Basin may refer to:

Geography and geology

Depression (geology) In geology, a depression is a landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area. Depressions form by various mechanisms. Types Erosion-related: * Blowout (geomorphology), Blowout: a depression created by Aeolian processes, wind erosion t ...

Back-arc basin A back-arc basin is a type of geologic Structural basin, basin, found at some convergent boundary, convergent plate boundaries. Presently all back-arc basins are submarine features associated with island arcs and subduction zones, with many found ...

, a submarine feature associated with island arcs and subduction zones **

Debris basin Debris flows are geological phenomena in which water-laden masses of soil and fragmented rock flow down mountainsides, funnel into stream channels, entrain objects in their paths, and form thick, muddy deposits on valley floors. They generally ...

, designed to prevent damage from debris flow **

Drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

(hydrology), a topographic region in which all water drains to a common area **

Endorheic basin An endorheic basin ( ; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water (e.g. rivers and oceans); instead, the water drainage flows into permanent ...

, a closed topographic low area with no drainage outlet **

Impact basin An impact crater is a depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact craters typically h ...

, a large impact crater **

Retention basin A retention basin, sometimes called a retention pond, wet detention basin, or storm water management pond (SWMP), is an artificial pond with vegetation around the perimeter and a permanent pool of water in its design. It is used to manage ...

, stormwater runoff to prevent flooding and downstream erosion which includes a permanent pool of water **

Detention basin A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time. ...

, a man-made basin used to temporarily store surplus water from rivers. **

Sedimentary basin Sedimentary basins are region-scale depressions of the Earth's crust where subsidence has occurred and a thick sequence of sediments have accumulated to form a large three-dimensional body of sedimentary rock They form when long-term subsidence ...

(sedimentology), a low and usually sinking region that is filled with sediments from adjacent higher areas **

Structural basin A structural basin is a large-scale structural geology, structural formation of rock stratum, strata formed by tectonics, tectonic warping (Fold (geology), folding) of previously flat-lying strata into a syncline fold. They are geological dep ...

, rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat-lying strata ***

Oceanic basin In hydrology, an oceanic basin (or ocean basin) is anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater. Geologically, most of the ocean basins are large Structural basin, geologic basins that are below sea level. Most commonly the ocea ...

, a structural basin covered by seawater ***

Pull-apart basin In geology, a basin is a region where subsidence generates accommodation space for the deposition of sediments. A pull-apart basin is a structural basin where two overlapping (en echelon) strike-slip faults or a fault bend create an area of crust ...

, a section of crust separated by the action of two strike-slip faults ** Tidal basin, an area that fills with water at

high tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables ...

Tropical cyclone basins Traditionally, areas of tropical cyclone formation are divided into seven basins. These include the North Atlantic Ocean, the eastern and western parts of the North Pacific Ocean, the Southwest Pacific, the Southwest and Southeast Indian Oceans, ...

, oceans or areas of oceans used for classifying tropical cyclones

Objects

Bowl A bowl is a typically round dish or container generally used for preparing, serving, storing, or consuming food. The interior of a bowl is characteristically shaped like a spherical cap, with the edges and the bottom, forming a seamless curve ...

, a round container ** Pudding basin, a bowl in which raw pudding dough or batter is placed for cooking * Emesis basin, a kidney-shaped bowl used in hospitals etc. for vomit *

Sink A sink (also known as ''basin'' in the UK) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes. Sinks have a tap (faucet) that supplies hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for fas ...

, a plumbing fixture * Toilet basin, an alternate name for the bowl (pan) of a flush toilet *

Wash basin A sink (also known as ''basin'' in the UK) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture for washing hands, dishwashing, and other purposes. Sinks have a tap (faucet) that supplies hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for fas ...

, a sink or bowl to contain water for cleaning hands and other minor washing ** Basin stand or

washstand A washstand or basin stand is a piece of furniture consisting of a small table or cabinet, usually supported on three or four legs, and most commonly made of mahogany, walnut, or rosewood, and made for holding a wash basin and water pitcher. Th ...

, an obsolete piece of furniture to hold a wash basin, jug, towel, etc.

Place names

Oceania

Basin Reserve The Basin Reserve, also known as the Cello Basin Reserve for sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as the Basin, is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand. It is used for Test cricket, Test matches, and is the main home ground of t ...

, New Zealand, a cricket ground in Wellington *

The Basin (Rottnest Island) The Basin is a popular ocean swimming location at the northeast of Rottnest Island, between Pinky Beach and Longreach Bay in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean t ...

, Western Australia *

The Basin, New South Wales The Basin is a locality in northern Sydney, in the Australian state of New South Wales. The Basin is located 42 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council. The Basin is located in ...

, Australia, a locality in northern Sydney *

The Basin, Victoria The Basin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. The Basin recorded a population of 4,497 at the 2021 census. History Tr ...

, Australia, a suburb in Melbourne

United States

Basin, Alabama Basin is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. Basin is located along Alabama State Route 189, southwest of Elba Elba (, ; ) is a Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coasta ...

* Basin, California, an unincorporated community now named

Huntington Lake, California Huntington Lake (formerly, Basin) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on the west end of Huntington Lake north of Big Creek, at an elevation of 7027 feet (2142 m). The Basin post office opened in 1913, ...

Basin Mountain (California) Basin Mountain in California's eastern Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada range is a large and visually prominent peak near the city of Bishop, California, Bishop. Basin Mountain is not as tall as its neighboring peaks, Mount Tom (California), Mo ...

Basin, Mississippi Basin (originally Helveston) is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit ...

Basin, Montana Basin is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Montana, Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It lies approximately southeast of the Continental Divide in a h ...

Basin, Wyoming Basin is a town in the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2020 census. The community is located near the center of the Bighorn Basin with the Big Horn River east of the town. Basin's post ...

, seat of Big Horn County *

Basin Mountain (New York) Basin Mountain is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the ninth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of , and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Kee ...

, a summit of the Adirondack Park *

Basin Street Basin Street or Rue Bassin in French, is a street in New Orleans, Louisiana. It parallels Rampart Street one block lakeside, or inland, from the boundary of the French Quarter, running from Canal Street down 5 blocks past Saint Louis Cemetery. ...

, New Orleans, Louisiana *

Mill Basin, Brooklyn Mill Basin is a residential neighborhood in southeastern Brooklyn, New York City. It is on a peninsula abutting Jamaica Bay and is bordered by Avenue U on the northwest and the Mill Basin/Mill Island Inlet on its remaining sides. Mill Basin i ...

, in New York * The Basin, a river pothole in

Franconia Notch State Park Franconia Notch State Park is a public recreation area and nature preserve that straddles of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman Range and Franconia Range in the White Mountains of norther ...

Elsewhere

* Basin (Martian crater) * Basin, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland *

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, Serbia * Basin, Polish name for

Basina, Belarus Basina (; ; ) is a village in Novogrudok District, Grodno Region, in west-central Belarus. History It was a former possession of the O'Rourke and Michalkiewicz families. In the interbellum, Basin, as it was known in Polish, was administrativel ...

* Amazon Basin (sedimentary basin)

Other uses

* "Basin" (chanson de geste), a poem about Charlemagne's childhood * Basin, the area of a

dry dock A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, ...

which can be flooded and drained *

Basin of attraction In the mathematical field of dynamical systems, an attractor is a set of states toward which a system tends to evolve, for a wide variety of starting conditions of the system. System values that get close enough to the attractor values remain c ...

, in mathematics, an area of a nonlinear system with an attractor *

Canal basin A canal basin is (particularly in the United Kingdom) an expanse of waterway alongside or at the end of a canal, and wider than the canal, constructed to allow boats to moor or unload cargo without impeding the progress of other traffic, and to al ...

, a docking section of canal wide enough to allow for uninterrupted canal traffic * Basin (horse), American Thoroughbred racehorse *

Thomas Basin Thomas Basin (1412–1491) was a French bishop of Lisieux and historian. Biography Basin was born at Caudebec in Normandy, but in the devastation caused by the Hundred Years' War, his childhood was itinerant. He was taken from Caudebec in 1415 ...

(1412–1491), French bishop of Lisieux and historian * Water resource basin, a subdivision of the U.S. hydrologic unit system