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Watershed and Topography

The document discusses watersheds and topography. It defines a watershed as land that captures water through rain or snowmelt, stores it, and releases it into river systems. Watersheds are separated by ridges of higher elevation and can collect pollution from both natural events like fires or floods and human activities such as car emissions, fertilizers, and stormwater runoff. The document also notes that the local watershed is the Great Basin Watershed, which extends from Summit to the New Harmony Exit.

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Watershed and Topography

The document discusses watersheds and topography. It defines a watershed as land that captures water through rain or snowmelt, stores it, and releases it into river systems. Watersheds are separated by ridges of higher elevation and can collect pollution from both natural events like fires or floods and human activities such as car emissions, fertilizers, and stormwater runoff. The document also notes that the local watershed is the Great Basin Watershed, which extends from Summit to the New Harmony Exit.

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Watershed and

Topography
Unit 7
Hydrology

1
Watershed

The land that


captures
water in any
form, stores
it, and
releases it
into a river
system 2
Watershed
 Collects from rain,
or snow melt

3
Watershed
 Stores in
reservoirs
 Releases by
evaporation

4
Watershed
 Separated by
areas of higher
elevation called
ridges

5
What is the name of the
watershed that we live in?
The Great
Basin
Watershed

 Boundaries extend
from Summit to
the New Harmony
Exit

6
Topographical Map
(Topo Map)
 A map that shows
how the surface
of the land is
arranged
regarding
elevation

 Shows branching
patterns of
drainage
7
How do watersheds
become polluted?
1. Natural Impacts
• Fire
• Drought
• Erosion
• Floods
• Spruce bark
beetle

8
How do watersheds
become polluted?
2. Human Impacts
• Car oil, antifreeze, grease, fertilizers,
pesticides, pet waste, soap from
washing car, litter, radioactive
waste, storm water (run off, or
moving over, parking lots, streets)
building, excavation, bacteria,
metals, exhaust, smoke

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