Watershed

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Watershed may refer to

  • A drainage basin, especially in North American usage, meaning the region of land whose water drains into a specified body of water
  • A drainage water divide, especially in Britain and other Commonwealth countries, meaning the ridge of land that separates two adjacent drainage basins
  • watershed (television), in Canada, Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom, the time of day before which programme content of a specified or implied kind may not be screened and after which it is permissible
  • Watershed (insulation), the upper surface of a ribbed high voltage electrical insulator that deflects and drains ice and water away from the bottom portions and central body of the insulator
  • Any moment or event separating two distinct periods of time
  • Watershed (South African band), a South African band featuring lead singer Craig W. Hinds, most famous for their signature tune "Indigo Girl"
  • Watershed (Columbus Ohio band), an American band based in Columbus, Ohio
  • Water Shed 5tet, a band led by saxophonist Ben Opie, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • The Watershed Media Centre, a media and arts centre in Bristol, England
  • Watershed (company), a maker of submersible waterproof duffels, backpacks, and other soft cases
  • Watershed Records, a record publishing label
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