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catchment area

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 714761 Last modified 10.03.2026
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Domain hydrogeologyhydrography & oceanography
valgla preferred
catchment area preferred
water catchment area
  • maa-ala, kust veekogu (jõgi, järv) või selle osa saab oma vee
valgla preferred
valgala
catchment area preferred
Usage examples
  • This analysis may employ existing hydrological, geological, pedological, land use, discharge, abstraction and other data but shall identify: ... the general character of the overlying strata in the catchment area from which the groundwater body receives its recharge ...
water catchment area
drainage area
Einzugsgebiet
valuma-alue

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 697183 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain maritime traffic; seaborne traffic
catchment area
Usage examples
  • 1. Trade between Member States may be affected where restrictive practices or abuses concern international maritime transport, including intra-Community transport, from or to Community ports; whereas such restrictive practices or abuses may influence competition, firstly, between ports in different Member States by altering their respective catchment areas, and secondly, between activities in those catchment areas, and disturb trade patterns within the common market.
  • 2. Furthermore, the parties contend that the catchment area of the northern European ports covers Ireland, the UK, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, most of Germany, northern and central France, Portugal and northern Italy. Similarly that the Mediterranean catchment area covers, at least, southern and central France, Spain, Italy and Portugal.

Geoinformaatika

ID 1144205 Last modified 23.08.2026
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Domain geoinformatics & cartography
catchment area
  • geograafilise objekti see ümbrus, mille jaoks antud objekt on lähim; lihtsaim tagamaa määramise viis
Good to know
  • Nt punktipilve puhul määravad lähikonna Thiesseni polügoonid
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lähikond
Usage examples
  • Kui lähtuda reeglist, et iga tarbija saab oma teenuse lähimalt pakkujalt, siis on lähikonnad lihtsaks geomeetriliseks lahenduseks komplekssele geograafia ülesandele[...].
catchment area
Usage examples
  • In human geography, a catchment area is the area from which a location, such as a city, service, or institution, attracts a population that uses its services and economic opportunities.
Good to know
  • In hydrology, terms for catchment area are: catchment basin, drainage area, drainage basin, river basin, water catchment, water basin, watershed
vicinity
Usage examples
  • A vicinity map is a type of map that shows the location of a specific site or area in relation to its surrounding environment.
Good to know
  • Kartograafias kasutatav, aga sisuliselt 'lähikonnast' erinev mõiste, millele võiks vastata 'lähestik'

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 458463 Last modified 14.05.2024
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Domain limnologyhydrography & oceanography
valgala preferred
drainage basin preferred
drainage area
watershed
catchment
river basin
catchment area
water catchment
river-basin
drainage
catch basin
catchment basin
gathering ground
feeding ground
hydrographical basin
cuenca hidrográfica preferred
cuenca de drenaje
cuenca vertiente
cuenca imbrífera
cuenca de desagüe
cuenca receptora
cuenca de captación
bassin versant preferred
bassin hydrographique
bassin récepteur
bassin hydrologique
bassin d'alimentation
bassin de drainage
Einzugsgebiet preferred
Abflussgebiet
Entwässerungsgebiet
водосбор preferred
водосборный бассейн
  • ala, millelt veekogu (jõgi, järv, meri) või selle osa (laht) saab oma vee; jaguneb maapealseks ja maa-aluseks valglaks, mis ei tarvitse ühtida
  • an area of land, sometimes extremely large, that collects and drains the rainwater that falls on it, e.g. the area round a lake or the basin of a river
  • el conjunto de aguas (ríos, quebradas, arroyos, aguas subterráneas y aguas (lluvias), que bajan de las montañas hasta desembocar en un río principal
  • surface d’alimentation d’un cours d’eau ou d’un lac
  • ein Gebiet, das von einem Gewässer und seinen sämtlichen Zuflüssen ober- und unterirdisch entwässert wird
  • часть земной поверхности, включающая толщу водоносных пород, откуда воды стекают в реку, озеро или море
valgala preferred
valgla
drainage basin preferred
drainage area
watershed
US
catchment
river basin
US
catchment area
water catchment
river-basin
UK
drainage
catch basin
catchment basin
gathering ground
feeding ground
hydrographical basin
cuenca hidrográfica preferred
cuenca de drenaje
cuenca vertiente
cuenca imbrífera
cuenca de desagüe
cuenca receptora
cuenca de captación
bassin versant preferred
bassin hydrographique
bassin récepteur
bassin hydrologique
bassin d'alimentation
bassin de drainage
bassin-versant
Einzugsgebiet preferred
Abflussgebiet
Entwässerungsgebiet
Wassereinzugsgebiet
водосбор preferred
водосборный бассейн

Riigi Teataja seadustes määratletud terminid (legaaldefinitsioonid)

ID 738776 Last modified 21.03.2024
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  • (2) Valgala käesoleva seaduse tähenduses on maa-ala, millelt kogu äravoolav pinnavesi voolab jõgede, ojade, paisjärvede, peakraavide, kanalite või järvede kaudu ühes jõesuudmes merre.
  • defineeritakse selle seaduse ulatuses
  • (2) A catchment area for the purposes of this Act means an area of land from which all surface run-off flows through a sequence of rivers, streams, reservoirs, main ditches, canals or lakes into the sea at a single river mouth.
  • defined within the scope of this Act
valgala
catchment area

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