watershed divide
C10030
concept
A watershed divide is a geographical boundary, often a ridge or highland, that separates adjacent drainage basins so that precipitation on each side flows into different river systems.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| watershed divide canonical | 5 |
| drainage divide | 3 |
| hydrological divide | 2 |
| hydraulic divide | 1 |
| hydrological boundary | 1 |
| interfluve | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: watershed divide
Generated description
A watershed divide is a geographical boundary, often a ridge or highland, that separates adjacent drainage basins so that precipitation on each side flows into different river systems.
Instances (11)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Continental Divide | hydrological divide |
| Pennine watershed | drainage divide |
| Great Basin–Pacific watershed divide region | hydrological boundary |
| Naurouze watershed summit | hydraulic divide |
|
Lesser Zab–Greater Zab interfluve (region between rivers)
surface form:
Lesser Zab–Greater Zab interfluve
|
interfluve |
| Rhine–Danube watershed | drainage divide |
| Clyde–Solway watershed area | drainage divide |
| Northern Divide | hydrological divide |
| Cascade crest | — |
| Andean crest line | — |
| Nile–Congo divide | — |