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Virginia’s Water ResourcesBy Miss Oberlander
WatershedAn area over which surface water (and the
materials it carries) flows to a single collection place.
Virginia’s 3 WatershedsMatch the watershed name with its location on
the map.
A. Chesapeake BayB. Gulf of MexicoC. NC Sounds
Our Watershed AddressSchool Creek
Algonkian CreekPotomac River
Chesapeake Bay
How can you identify a place’s watershed address?If there is a creek or river nearby that would
be the beginning of that place’s watershed address. If there is a bigger creek or river or bay that it flows into, that will be the second part. When you get as general as possible, that is the end of the watershed address.
Virginia’s Water Resources include:
1. Groundwater2. Lakes3. Reservoirs4. Rivers5. Bays6. Atlantic Ocean
GroundwaterWater that
exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
LakesA body of water that
is usually fresh.
Lake Drummond Smith Mountain Lake
Lakes are considered resources because they provide sources of food, water and recreation.
Reservoirsan artificial or
natural lake where water is collected as a water supply
Nearly all lakes in Virginia are man-made reservoirs, created by dams that block streams and flood land to form a lake.
Riversa large stream that flows across land.
What are Virginia’s 4 major rivers?
James RiverYork RiverRappahannockPotomac
Baysan inlet of the sea or some
other body of water, usually smaller than a gulf.
The Chesapeake Bay is Virginia’s largest water resource.
Bays are extensions of larger bodies of water, such as lakes or oceans. The Chesapeake Bay is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean and it is salt water.
Atlantic Ocean
We all live Downstream….
Everything we throw away or dump down the drain affects us.
The pollutants flow into the watershed and into the rivers and oceans.
We all live Downstream (continued)…The polluted water then
evaporates and comes down as rain which we drink.
We need to take care of the
earth because humans and animals need clean water.
A River Ran Wild
“Pollute the Potomac” Simulation