What is the difference between a drainage basin and a watershed?

What is the difference between drainage divide and drainage basin?

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    Drainage Basis is an area where all the rivers flow to the lowest point of elevation. Think of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, (Missouri River, Red River, etc) and how it flows down to New Orleans, the lowest point of elevation. Drainage Divide is simply a boundary that separate two drainage basins.

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