The whole area of land a river system and its tributaries drain, treated as a single geographic unit rather than the river channel alone, such as the Amazon Basin or the Congo Basin. Belongs here: a named drainage basin. Does not belong here: the river itself, which is a bodyofwater entity, not a landform.
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WikipediaLandform, fluvial landform list (River Basins and Drainage Basins)Quote, Landform, fluvial landform list (River Basins and Drainage Basins)
Fluvial landforms are listed (alluvial fan, beach, canyon, cave, channel, cliff, floodplain, lake, meander, river, waterfall, valley).
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