Question

What is the significance of the term "water divide"? Give an example​

Answer 1

$\fbox\pink{A}\fbox\blue{n}\fbox\purple{s}\fbox\green{w}\fbox\red{e}\fbox\orange{r}$Any elevated area, such as mountain or an upland, separated two drainage basin such an elevation is known as a water divide—for example, Indus and the Ganga river. 1. Comments. Saksham Jaiswal 07/12/2019. The high mountain or plateaus region where the water of the river flows in two opposite direction.

Answer 2

Answer:

Any elevated area such as a mountain or a plateau that separates two drainage basins is known as a 'water divide'. • For example, Ambala is located at the water divide between the Indus and Ganga rivers. It does not receive water from either of the two rivers.