Watershed
Fill in the blank using the words from the word bank and come up with a definition for
Watershed..
Word Bank for
Definition
receives, body,
area, runoff,
land, water
Defintion:
A watershed is a (n) ________________ of _____________ surrounding a ___________ of
______________ that ______________ the _________________.
Rewrite the definition in your own words in the space provided below and draw a picture of what
you think a watershed looks like:
Definition:
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Picture of Watershed:
meander
Word bank:
Tributaries, divide, River mouth,
upstream, wetlands, watershed
boundary, main river, floodplain,
downstream
Components of Watershed:
Use this page to take down notes as you watch the Prezi.
Water that lands on the pavement runs across the pavement, following the slope down into the street or
into a storm drain.
Water that lands on grassy soil soaks in the ground and eventually makes its way to a near by creek or a
river.
River Systems: ___________________________________________________________________________
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Headwater: _____________________________________________________________________________
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Tributary: _______________________________________________________________________________
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Flood Plain: _____________________________________________________________________________
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Divide: _________________________________________________________________________________
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Major Sources of Water Pollution:
Point Source: ___________________________________________________________________________
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Non-Point Source: _______________________________________________________________________
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