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catchment area

In earth sciences, the area from which water is collected by a river and its tributaries. In the social sciences the term may be used to denote the area from which people travel to obtain a particular service or product, such as the area from which a school draws its pupils.



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To include the combining of the two primary school catchment areas.
THE OPTIONS ARE.. by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Downpour in catchment areas of Kosi river had caused heavy pressure which washed away the coffer dam,'' Mr Yadav said adding such construction was temporary in nature and would not have any repercussion on the flood situation in the area.
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The first three catchment areas up for review in Gwynedd were expected to be revealed at a meeting of the young people's scrutiny committee in Caernarfon.
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