Drainage area definition

Drainage area means a geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving waterbody or to a particular point along a receiving waterbody.
Drainage area means a land area, water area, or both from which runoff flows to a common point.
Drainage area means that area contributing runoff to a single point measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a ridge line.

Examples of Drainage area in a sentence

  • Rational Method □ □ □ Drainage area no greater than 150 acres □ □ □ c value taken from Exhibit 5 □ □ □ DOTD HYDR6020 and HYDR6000 used for storm drain and inlet spacing □ □ □ 2.

  • Drainage area and basin runoff charac- teristics (indicating pending changes).b.

  • Inform the Requesting Agency the number of Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) that will be devoted to the requirement.

  • Drainage area of the dam, in square miles, which is defined as the area that drains to a particular point (in this case, the dam) on a river or stream.

  • Drainage area limits for private storm sewers of large sites will be examined on a case by case basis by the Jurisdiction.


More Definitions of Drainage area

Drainage area means the surface area draining storm water run-off.
Drainage area means a geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a BMP, a stormwater management system, a particular receiving waterbody or a particular point along a receiving waterbody.
Drainage area means any parcel or parcels of land within the area whose drainage causes or contributes to flood conditions upon or in the vicinity of a designated stream or body of water.
Drainage area means an area of land constituted or deemed to be constituted under this Act as a drainage area.
Drainage area means the contributing area to a single point of drainage concentration, expressed in units of area, also called catchment area, watershed, and river basin.
Drainage area means an area declared to be a drainage area pursuant to section 104;
Drainage area means an area that contributes runoff to a single point measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a ridgeline.