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Catchment area



 
  A catchment area may refer to:
  • Catchment area (human geography)
    Catchment area (human geography)

    In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school....
    , the area and population from which a region attracts visitors or customers
  • Drainage basin
    Drainage basin

    A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
    , an extent of land where water from precipitation drains into a body of water