Watershed
noun
An area of land that separates waters flowing to different bodies of water.
The Mississippi River watershed covers much of the United States.
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Geographical
noun
A turning point or critical point.
The invention of the computer was a watershed moment in history.
Often appears as...
- watershed moment
- watershed event
noun
An area of land that separates waters flowing to different bodies of water.
The Mississippi River watershed covers much of the United States.
Usage tips
Geographical
noun
A turning point or critical point.
The invention of the computer was a watershed moment in history.
Often appears as...
- watershed moment
- watershed event
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geographic Term
Used to describe the natural boundary for water flow in geography and ecology.
She's studying how the new dam will affect the watershed.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Visible
Watersheds aren't always marked by visible features; they're determined by terrain.
Maps help us identify watershed boundaries that we can't see on the ground.
Pro Tip 3/3Hydrological Importance
Understanding watersheds is crucial for water management and conservation efforts.
Regulations may be established to protect watershed areas from pollution.
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Why Four Cowboys Rode...
had just you know associated with life like we didn't really have a big wilderness area or a lot of public lands where I grew up and I thought man this is this is incredible we did like it ten mile hiking trip and just completely changed my perspective of what a watershed is a little landscape is so I
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Technology's epic story...
number of humans exploded and very quickly became the dominant species on the planet and they migrated into the rest of the world at two kilometers per year until within several tens of thousands of years we occupied every single watershed on the planet and became the most dominant species with a
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Wade Davis: Cultures at...
or a set of grammatical rules. A language is a flash of the human spirit. It's a vehicle through which the soul of each particular culture comes into the material world. Every language is an old-growth forest of the mind, a watershed, a thought, an ecosystem of spiritual possibilities.
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Steve Winter: On the...
villages out in the market during the day this is a market and they're showing the people about poaching and talking to them about wildlife talking to them to them about cutting down trees and the problem with mudslides and watersheds and things like this it was great I'm
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Garth Lenz: The true...
through the heart of the third largest watershed basin in the world, and the only one which is 95 percent intact. And building a pipeline with an industrial highway would change forever this incredible wilderness, which is a true rarity on the planet today.
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After Largest Dam...
shore is a very important bridge between the upland and marine systems and it is a critical link between the two that kind of make both work if you think about the Elwha watershed and marine systems as being a house the nearshore
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
watershed moment but for me it's energized as dream just said about the people who taken to the streets the amount of protests taking place but also incredibly frightened and frightened for the future of the country by watching
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Sylvia Earle: How to...
Imagine what that means to our life support system. Natural systems on the land are in big trouble too, but the problems are more obvious, and some actions are being taken to protect trees, watersheds and wildlife.
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The right brain vs. left...
two hemispheres are completely separate so as everybody here knows this was really a watershed moment for Ted and for Jill Bolte Taylor that was one of
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Canada's Wild Rivers -...
watersheds demand our respect and attention
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Why Four Cowboys Rode...
had just you know associated with life like we didn't really have a big wilderness area or a lot of public lands where I grew up and I thought man this is this is incredible we did like it ten mile hiking trip and just completely changed my perspective of what a watershed is a little landscape is so I
Video examples
Technology's epic story...
number of humans exploded and very quickly became the dominant species on the planet and they migrated into the rest of the world at two kilometers per year until within several tens of thousands of years we occupied every single watershed on the planet and became the most dominant species with a
Video examples
Wade Davis: Cultures at...
or a set of grammatical rules. A language is a flash of the human spirit. It's a vehicle through which the soul of each particular culture comes into the material world. Every language is an old-growth forest of the mind, a watershed, a thought, an ecosystem of spiritual possibilities.
Video examples
Steve Winter: On the...
villages out in the market during the day this is a market and they're showing the people about poaching and talking to them about wildlife talking to them to them about cutting down trees and the problem with mudslides and watersheds and things like this it was great I'm
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
through the heart of the third largest watershed basin in the world, and the only one which is 95 percent intact. And building a pipeline with an industrial highway would change forever this incredible wilderness, which is a true rarity on the planet today.
Video examples
After Largest Dam...
shore is a very important bridge between the upland and marine systems and it is a critical link between the two that kind of make both work if you think about the Elwha watershed and marine systems as being a house the nearshore
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
watershed moment but for me it's energized as dream just said about the people who taken to the streets the amount of protests taking place but also incredibly frightened and frightened for the future of the country by watching
Video examples
Sylvia Earle: How to...
Imagine what that means to our life support system. Natural systems on the land are in big trouble too, but the problems are more obvious, and some actions are being taken to protect trees, watersheds and wildlife.
Video examples
The right brain vs. left...
two hemispheres are completely separate so as everybody here knows this was really a watershed moment for Ted and for Jill Bolte Taylor that was one of
Video examples
Canada's Wild Rivers -...
watersheds demand our respect and attention
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Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
The death of Churchill at 90 was one of those watershed moments in which the obituary rises to a special calling beyond the sharing of remembered times. It gave an older generation a rare opportunity to explain something of itself to its children.
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Steve Breen
American Cartoonist
My parents always got a kick out of my art. I was always able to make them laugh. As I got older, I remember the thrill I got when I graduated from making my classmates laugh to making adults laugh. Kind of a watershed moment.
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Gene Green
American Politician
The Hunting Bayou and Greens Bayou watersheds have experienced major flooding over the years and are crying out for investment to protect the hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in those areas.
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George P. Bush
American Businessman
Texas has a pressing need for a single governmental body to provide overall flood control management for the watersheds affecting major population areas and guide state and local flood control policy.
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Peter Fenton
American Businessman
In open source, you really have to be near the watershed to have an impact on the source code. Customers want to be near the key contributors to the code, not a level removed.
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Greg Walden
American Politician
Removing substantial fuel loads from our forests helps prevent catastrophic fire and better protects species, watersheds and neighboring communities that call them home.
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Joe Baca
American Politician
As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.
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Faf de Klerk
South African Athlete
A World Cup is always a bit of a watershed for teams, so there will be new faces and players given the chance to perform at a higher level.
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Graeme Souness
Scottish Athlete
You know, there has never been a watershed moment with a coach when I've gone, 'Wow, I learned something today.
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Robert Morgan
American Poet
The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English.
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Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
The death of Churchill at 90 was one of those watershed moments in which the obituary rises to a special calling beyond the sharing of remembered times. It gave an older generation a rare opportunity to explain something of itself to its children.
Quote examples
Steve Breen
American Cartoonist
My parents always got a kick out of my art. I was always able to make them laugh. As I got older, I remember the thrill I got when I graduated from making my classmates laugh to making adults laugh. Kind of a watershed moment.
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Gene Green
American Politician
The Hunting Bayou and Greens Bayou watersheds have experienced major flooding over the years and are crying out for investment to protect the hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in those areas.
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George P. Bush
American Businessman
Texas has a pressing need for a single governmental body to provide overall flood control management for the watersheds affecting major population areas and guide state and local flood control policy.
Quote examples
Peter Fenton
American Businessman
In open source, you really have to be near the watershed to have an impact on the source code. Customers want to be near the key contributors to the code, not a level removed.
Quote examples
Greg Walden
American Politician
Removing substantial fuel loads from our forests helps prevent catastrophic fire and better protects species, watersheds and neighboring communities that call them home.
Quote examples
Joe Baca
American Politician
As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America.
Quote examples
Faf de Klerk
South African Athlete
A World Cup is always a bit of a watershed for teams, so there will be new faces and players given the chance to perform at a higher level.
Quote examples
Graeme Souness
Scottish Athlete
You know, there has never been a watershed moment with a coach when I've gone, 'Wow, I learned something today.
Quote examples
Robert Morgan
American Poet
The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English.
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