PPT-River Basins and Watersheds

A R iver B asin is the portion of land that drains into a river Water flows downhill over the land into streams creeks and eventually into one river The water eventually . (Catchment Areas). Overview. Key Parts – Review. Watersheds and Drainage Basins. Water Cycle of a Drainage . B. asin. Water Volume . Drainage Basins of Australia. Stream Order. Key Parts - Review. Watersheds and Drainage Basins. http://. www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/watersheds-and-drainage-basins/3238.html. . http://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfEi8CoPVgc&safe=active. . All of you will create a 3D model of a drainage basin. The Thames Basin. It is the most developed part of the UK, with a population of about 12 million (approx 1/5 total UK population).. Covers an area of over 13000km. 2. and includes 14 counties, 58 district councils, 33 local planning authorities.. – . 9/25/15. Topic. : Groundwater & Watersheds. Objective. : students will identify sources and . determine the amounts of water in a watershed, including rainfall, groundwater, and surface water. Factors promoting flooding. Seasonal snow melt. Prolonged heavy rain. Areas of intense convectional rainfall. Basins with large areas of impermeable surfaces due to urbanisation and industrial development. Notebook Page 28. How exactly DOES water “run-off?”. Remember our WATER CYCLE?. Remember our WATER CYCLE?. Do you remember the awful dance Mr. G does?. Most precipitation falls where?. Most precipitation falls where?. WATERSHEDS. Watershed. :. . The land area that supplies water to a RIVER SYSTEM. * Can also be called a . DRAINAGE BASIN. Appalachian Mountains. Yadkin. North Carolina Sounds. To Gulf of Mexico. DIVIDES:. 19. TODAYS MATERIAL:. Supplemental . Reading . (3 parts) on week 10 website. Hydrology. PREVIEW MATERIAL:. Hydrology. Annual precipitation across the USA during 1996. .. Source: Redrawn with data from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program. Overview. . – . The Northernmost watershed of Mendoza province in Argentina encompasses the drainage basin of the Mendoza. . and Lower Tunuyán rivers. These provide water for the city of Mendoza and its surrounding irrigated lands, composed of vineyards and other crops. The basin provides approximately 60 percent of the water demand in Mendoza province. (1). Global climate change has reduced streamflow from snowmelt in the Andes and heightened groundwater. Our Hazardous Environment. GEOG 1110. Dr. Thieme. Drainage Basin. the fundamental landscape unit for collection and distribution of water and sediment.. separated from the adjacent basin by a . divide. Jennifer Naples. Environmental Science. River System. A river system is made up of a river an all of it’s tributaries. Rain running downslope eventually reaches a permanent body of water. Delaware River. Paras Vaid. MS- Civil & Environmental Engineering, UT Austin. Why this study?. Spatial and temporal patterns of changes in. consumptive water use in Texas river basins during a period of rapid shale. Watersheds and River Systems Jennifer Naples Environmental Science River System A river system is made up of a river an all of it’s tributaries Rain running downslope eventually reaches a permanent body of water T ell me everything you know about the Tuckasegee river SI #4 due FRIDAY River Systems River systems are divided into regions called watersheds/river basins. River systems appear dendritic meaning “tree like”