Talk:Drainage divide

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What category of divide would the main Pennine divide (ie the line runnning N to S along the backbone of Northern England) be ? Two raindrops on either side of this watershed (British meaning) end up on different sides of Great Britain, but in different "Seas" rather than different "Oceans" (Irish Sea versus North Sea). Chris Jones, 24/Jan/2007 (not logged in)

It's a major water divide, but not a continental divide. -- Avenue 11:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

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"Water divide" is a funny-sounding name, and without any context doesn't really help explain what this is. How about "hydrological divide", "drainage divide", "hydrological boundary", "watershed boundary", or something else? —Michael Z. 2006-03-30 16:22 Z

I don't recall hearing ""hydrological boundary" or "hydrological divide" before. "Watershed boundary" has the duality problem. I've heard "drainage divide" plenty - it's my preferred term. Though often the context is clear and I drop "drainage". Daniel Collins 22:56, 1 April 2006 (UTC)