Raindrop to the Bay By Kathy Woodard Lessons from the Bay
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Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Raindrop to the Bay By Kathy Woodard Presentation by LEEP: Lake Anna Environmental Education Program As we… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Follow a raindrop’s journey… Lake Anna … from Louisa to the Bay! Chesapeake Bay Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Lessons from the Bay Downhill: this map shows elevation— tan parts mountains, then foothills, green parts closer to sea level Downhill! Virginia Department of Education http://www.maps.com/explore/atlas/physical/North_America_United_States_Virginia.html Lessons from the Bay So when it rains some of the water soaks into the ground (which we then pump up with our wells). The rest flows over the ground into streams, ponds, creeks, and into this river. So all this land is part of the watershed of this river.— Not this part because that flows down this way. That would be part of a different watershed. Virginia Department of Education A watershed is all the land that drains into a body of water. http://www.epa.gov/win/what.html Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education EPA has a great website—Surf your Watershed– we click on VA What watershed are we a part of? http://www.epa.gov/surf3/locate/map2.html Lessons from the Bay Then we click on where Louisa is… Virginia Watersheds Virginia Department of Education Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Here is our local watershed- see Louisa, Lake Anna--- all creeks/streams flow to N/S Anna Rivers– which join to form the Pamunkey River Pamunkey River Watershed http://www.epa.gov/surf3/hucs/02080106/ Lessons from the Bay Here are some people frp, the MPRA kayaking on the Pamunkey River, and all the water in the Pamunkey comes from our local watershed. Virginia Department of Education Kayaking on the Pamunkey River http://www.mpra.org/celebrat.htm#gallery Lessons from the Bay The water doesn’t stop there. See, the yellow area is our Pamunkey Watershed. The P joins the M to form the York. So we are also part of a bigger watershed: The York Watershed. Virginia Department of Education Pamunkey Joins the Mattaponi River to Form the York River Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Canoeing at the York River State Park http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto Lessons from the Bay You can see how huge it is, here is Virginia… Virginia Department of Education The Pamunkey Watershed is a small part of the 64,000 square miles of land that drain into the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.mpt.org/learningworks/baytrippers/ explore/forests.htm Lessons from the Bay Everyone has a Watershed Address: Virginia Department of Education R. Drop Cloud 9, Sky 33 Louisa County Library, Parking lot, High School pond, creek behind High School, Northeast Creek Reservoir, Northeast Creek, South Anna River, Pamunkey River, York River, Chesapeake Bay Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Let’s follow the path of a raindrop that falls on Brackett Farm! Photos, this page, courtesy of Brackett Farm Lessons from the Bay Brackett Farm’s Watershed Address: Virginia Department of Education R. Drop Cloud 9, Sky 33 Brackett Farm, Bunch Creek Nolting Pond, Hudson Creek, South Anna River, Pamunkey River, York River, Chesapeake Bay Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Bunch Creek… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education …flows into Nolting Pond. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education The pond flows into Hudson Creek. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Hudson Creek flows into the South Anna River. Lessons from the Bay Trees slow the raindrops. Virginia Department of Education Lessons from the Bay Roots hold the soil and reduce erosion. Virginia Department of Education Tree cover cools the water. Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Confluence of the North Anna and South Anna Rivers North Anna South Anna Pamunkey Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education Paddling the Pamunkey Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education We drive past the York River… http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education …to take the Ferry to Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay! Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education A few hours later we spot land… Lessons from the Bay Virginia Department of Education …just barely above sealevel! Lessons from the Bay Photos by Kathy Woodard Brackett Farm (farmhouse, feeding calf, Nolting Pond) URL’s cited for online maps and photos Virginia Department of Education
