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A drainage divide is a ridge of land that separates adjacent drainage basins.
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Is it true that a drainage divide is a ridge of land that separates adjacent drainage basins?
Yes. Multiple geographical references and encyclopedias confirm that a drainage divide is indeed a ridge or elevated terrain separating adjacent drainage basins.
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Wikipedia: Drainage divide. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_divide
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Wikipedia: Drainage basin. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_basin
Defines a drainage divide as a ridge or elevated area separating two drainage basins.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 18.08%3A Detailed Figure Descriptions. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Geology_of_California/18%3A_California's_Water/18.08%3A_Detailed_Figure_Descriptions
Discusses basin dividers separating drainage basins.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: EXPLORATIONS INTO THE FORMAL-STRUCTURE OF DRAINAGE BASINS. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://escholarship.org/content/qt7255732h/qt7255732h.pdf?t=oc1xkr
Explains that drainage basins are separated from adjacent basins by a geographical barrier like a ridge.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: List of drainage basins of South Africa. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drainage_basins_of_South_Africa
Notes watershed can mean the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Drainage basin. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage_basin
Provides an example of a ridge separating different drainage systems.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Mississippi. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Mississippi
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