PPT-Watersheds and River Systems

Jennifer Naples Environmental Science River System A river system is made up of a river an all of its tributaries Rain running downslope eventually reaches a permanent body of water Delaware River. A STAC Workshop Proposal from the Maintain Healthy Watersheds GIT. Mark Bryer. , TNC, GIT Chair. Mike Fritz. , EPA, GIT Coordinator. Anna Stuart Burnett. , CRC, GIT Staffer. In March GIT 4 Asked STAC to:. – . 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. States in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Potomac river is found between Montgomery County Maryland and Loudoun County Virginia.. North Carolina has it’s own watershed, the Albemarle Sound, below the Chesapeake Bay.. 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. The Integrated . Watershed Management . Approach. A Green Belt Movement Experience. Overall . Objective. To restore the degraded watersheds . of . key water catchments / forest . ecosystems . so . as to improve their functions . 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 . Why are rivers important?. Boats travel on rivers to move supplies and crops.. Rivers are habitats for many animals.. People use rivers for fun: fishing, swimming, boating. Some rivers help make electricity.. 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 Rivers As a stream forms, it erodes soil and rock to make a channel. Over time the stream transports rock and soil downstream, making it longer and wider A streams ability to erode is influenced by 2 factors 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” OurTijuanaWatershedWatersheds areThe Tijuana Watershed is 1 of 11 watersheds within We rely on ourwatershed morethan you might thinkWhenever we walk along the Tijuana River Valley Park camp and 31sh a Page1done forMANAGEMENT AUTHORITYESTIMATING SEDIMENTAND WATER YIELD FROM HILLS OF GUWAHATI CITYINDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATINorth GuwahatiGuwahati 781 039ASSAM INDIA 2017Page2FinalReportESTI