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The Drainage Area of a Watershed

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Multiple Choice with justification.
Choose the single best Answer (a, b, c, or d) and explain/justify with a sentence or two.

Question: the drainage area of a watershed is defined as:
Answer:
1.
a. 500-2,000 square miles
b. 25,000 square miles
c. exactly 10 square miles
d. 20-100 square miles

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The drainage area of a watershed are examined.

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I actually don't think there is a correct answer to this. Instead the answer is likely "all of the above". The size of the drainage basin is completely dependent on the streams, the ...

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