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Defining Factors- Watershed1. Gravity: force of
nature that pulls water downhill.
2. Topography: the form of the land; hills, valleys, plains and other features that influence where and how water will flow.
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Definition- WatershedAKA: water basin & catchment basin
The entire physical area/basin drained by a distinct stream system, separated from other watersheds by ridge-top boundaries.
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Watershed Puzzles Cross county,
state and national lines.
Each is a part of a larger picture.
Larger watersheds contain smaller watersheds.
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The Great DivideAn area of high elevation that
runs through:• North America • Central America • South America
From the Seward peninsula in North Western Alaska through the Isthmus of Panama and finally through the Tierra del Fuego , near the southern tip of South America.
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Continental Divide
All the water in North America eventually empty into 3 oceans:
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
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DivergenceThis peak, shed waters to the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
Triple Divide Peak- Montana
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United StatesThere are 2,267 watersheds in the
United states including Alaska and Hawaii.
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Tale of Three RiversMississippi- 4th largest in the world- drains
into the Gulf of Mexico.
Columbia- 4th largest river in U.S.- It has the greatest flow of any river draining into the Pacific Ocean.
Chesapeake – largest watershed of the Atlantic Seaboard. It drains into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mississippi River 4th longest in the
world.10th largest in the
world. Largest drainage
system in North America. Drains all or parts of 31 states. Its headwaters are in Northern
Minnesota and its mouth is Mississippi river delta at the Gulf of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico is part of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Columbia River4th largest River in
the United States.Basin includes parts
of 7 states.Headwaters are in
British Columbia, Canada.
Mouth is in Astoria, Oregon.
Drains into the Pacific Ocean.
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Chesapeake RiverDrains portions of 6
states including Washington D.C.
Largest East coast basin draining into the Atlantic Ocean.
Chesapeake bay is the largest estuary in the United States.
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Texas WatershedsThere are 23 major river
basins that are confined within the state, shared with neighboring states, or shared along an international border.
All of the state’s water drains into:
Mississippi River Gulf Coast Rio Grande River
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Texas Rivers15 Major Rivers.3,700 named streams
Texas river mouths are located in 7 major estuaries including:Colorado RiverGuadalupe River
All of the state’s water drains into:
Mississippi river- such as: Red river
Gulf Coast- such as: Sabine, Brazos and Colorado.
Rio Grande such as: Pecos River.
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Dripping Springs: Onion Creek Watershed
Onion Creek is a small tributary of the Colorado
River. Onion Creek watershed
spans an area of 211 sq. miles
Headwaters- Dripping Springs, TX
Mouth – Colorado River (elevation 374 ft.)
Length- 79 miles (127 km)
Source of falls at McKinney State Park.
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Colorado River TX- Watershed 18th longest river in the United
States. 5th longest river in Texas (862
mi.) Longest river in Tx. having
both the headwaters and the mouth located within the state.
Headwaters- on the Llano Estacado near Lamesa. (south of Lubbock)
Mouth- Matagorda Bay- near Bay City.
Estacado-large, semi-arid plateau (plain) in the S. Western U. S.
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Watershed Vocabulary Tributary- a river or stream
flowing into a larger river or lake.
Mouth of River- where water and sediments empty into a larger body of water.
Headwater- source of the river or stream.
Estuary-tidal mouth of a large river- where the tide meets the stream. (A type of wetland)
Watershed Divide- a relatively high ground that separates watershed basins.