what is a watershed ?
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What is a Watershed ?. When it rains, the water has to go somewhere. Where does all the water go?. In the drains. Down the sewer. Downhill. To the creeks and rivers. Watershed. Watershed Divide. 3. 2. 1. Watershed divide: Ridges that separate two watersheds. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What
is a
Watershed ?
When it rains, the water has to go somewhere. Where does all the water go?
Down the sewer
In the drains
Downhill
To the creeks and rivers
Watershed divide: Ridges that separate two watersheds
Watershed : All of the land that drains water into one place
Watershed Divide
How many watersheds are pictured? 3
1
32
Watershed
Western Continental Divide: Pacific Ocean and Gulf of MexicoEastern Continental Divide: Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Watersheds can be very large – often called “river basins”
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Mississippi River Basin (Watershed)
Ohio River Basin (Watershed)
What is the largest watershed (basin) in North America?
Most of Kentucky is in what watershed?
Ohio River Basin – parts of 14 states
KY
IN
TN
OH
PA
NY
VA
WV
IL
NC
MI
MD
Rivers
A
B
B
B
C
D
G
F
FE
H
I
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Kentucky Watersheds
Lakes1) Kentucky 2) Barkley3) Cumberland 4) Dale Hollow5) Barren River 6) Nolin River7) Rough River 8) Cave Run
A) Mississippi B) Ohio C) Kentucky
D) Green E) Tennessee F) Cumberland
G) Big Sandy H) Salt I) Licking
Watersheds of the Kentucky and Green Rivers
By starting at the river mouth and drawing a line to separate two rivers from each other, the approximate watershed for that river can be drawn.
River Basins of Kentucky
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Fayette Co. Watersheds
Kentucky River
Boone Cr.
W. Hickman
E. Hickman
S. Elkhorn
Town Branch
N. Elkhorn
Cane Run
Wolf Run
Fayette Co. Watersheds
So, what is a watershed ?The land that drains water into a stream, river or lake. It can be very small or extremely large.
The watersheds for Winburn MS are: Cane Run, N. Elkhorn Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky River, Ohio River, Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Kentucky R.
Elkhorn Cr.
Lexington
Georgetown
Frankfort
Versailles
Midway
N. Elkhorn
S. Elkhorn
Cane RunTown Br
Dry Run
Elkhorn Creek Watershed