page_title: European watershed
hierarchical_section_title: European watershed
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Grafik zeigt die Europäischen Flusseinzugsgebiete und Hauptwasserscheiden. Zeichnung erstellt 06/2004 von Sansculotte. Bild ist unter der Creative Commons Share Alike zur weiteren Verwendung freigegeben. Quellenangabe und Beleg an sansculotte@despammed.com erbeten. English: The map shows the European rivers' catchment areas and main watersheds. Chart made on 06/2004 by de:Sansculotte. The image is released under the Creative Commons Share Alike license for futher use. Reference and sources can be requested from sansculotte@despammed.com Français&#160;: Carte des bassins fluviaux d'Europe. Carte établie en juin 2004 par le contributeur de:Sansculotte Sources (!) disponibles par demande à sansculotte@despammed.com Fluß = River = Fleuve Flußeinzugsgebiet = River drainage basin = Bassin fluvial Europäische Hauptwassercheide = European main drainage divides (GB: watersheds)
context_page_description: The main European watershed is the drainage divide which separates the basins of the rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from those that feed the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea. It stretches from the tip of the Iberian Peninsula at Gibraltar in the southwest to the endorheic basin of the Caspian Sea in Russia in the northeast.
context_section_description: The main European watershed is the drainage divide ("watershed") which separates the basins of the rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from those that feed the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea. It stretches from the tip of the Iberian Peninsula at Gibraltar in the southwest to the endorheic basin of the Caspian Sea in Russia in the northeast.
caption: Main European drainage divides (red lines) separating catchments (green regions).
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