The rainwater collection area of a river is not only its basin area, but also the rainwater collection area of a reservoir is the sum of the rainwater collection areas of all rivers that converge to this reservoir. A sub-basin refers to a tributary basin of a river or water system.
2. Rainwater collection area of the reservoir: it is the inflow area of the reservoir, and any area where water can flow into the reservoir is a range on the plane.
3. Sketch of rainwater collection area
Determining the catchment on the topographic map usually has the following characteristics:
The (1) boundary starts from a designated point on the river and finally returns to the origin, forming a closed loop.
(2) The boundary line passes through each saddle that separates different watersheds.
(3) The boundary line should be perpendicular to the contour line everywhere.
(4) The boundary line often coincides with the ridge line.
(5) The boundary line can suddenly change direction only at the top of the mountain.