WATERSHEDS
What do you think a
WATERSHED
is?
If you guessed that they have to do with WATER...
You’re right!
To be real, most people DON’T know what a watershed is, so don’t worry. It’s a weird word.
A watershed is...
AN AREA OF LAND
WHERE ALL THE WATER FLOWS
DOWNHILL, BABY!
TO A
COMMON
POINT
This is a picture of the Columbia Slough, a
Small, Slow,
Skinny, Shallow body of water
that runs parallel to
the Columbia River
Henrietta
A WATERSHED IS
AN AREA OF LAND .
WHERE ALL THE WATER FLOWS
TO A COMMON POINT .
What is A COMMON POINT?.
It’s a body of water!
RIVER
LAKE
CREEK
WATER ALWAYS WANTS TO GO DOWN
WATER +
LAND +
GRAVITY =
WATERSHED
In this drawing:
Hill A and Hill B are
BOTH part of the
C CREEK WATERSHED
Because when rain falls on them, they BOTH flow down to…
C CREEK
If you go over a hill…
You are in a different watershed because water flows to a DIFFERENT place
POLLUTION is something that gets in the
AIR
WATER
LAND
that hurts...
PLANTS
ANIMALS
PEOPLE