1. The watershed, the natural division of water resources
1.1 Definition of watershed
Water management takes place on a territorial scale. For a number of years now, the most coherent territory for implementing this management has been the watershed.
A watershed, or drainage basin, also known as a drainage area, is a drained surface delimited by drainage divides (ridgelines) with a defined outlet (figure 1 ) . The drainage network that enables surface runoff to reach the...
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- (1) - Programme Mondial pour l'Évaluation des Ressources en Eau (WWAP) - Page consultée le 23 mars 2012 http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/index_fr.shtml
- (2) - International Groundwater Resources...
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