Watersheds

Module 4 Lesson 8

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A Watershed describes an area of land where all water entering the system exits at a specific point

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Watersheds
Generally:
Waterowsfromhighlandtolowland Waterexistsataspecicpointinthesystem, usuallythroughariverorotherwaterbody Watershedscanbeconsideredonlargeorsmall scales Impervioussurfacescanincreasetheoverland owofwater,decreaseinltra?onintotheground water,upse@ngthenaturalbalanceofthe watershed

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