Question

what is a river basin?

Answer 1

River basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water. The drainage basin includes all the surface water from rain runoff, snowmelt, and nearby streams that run downslope towards the shared outlet, as well as the groundwater underneath the earth's surface. Drainage basins connect into other drainage basins at lower elevations in a hierarchical pattern, with smaller sub-drainage basins, which in turn drain into another common outlet.

Other terms used interchangeably with drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, and water basin.

Answer 2

Answer:

A large stretch of land lying on both sides of the river bed, which is influenced by the river