Watershed Area
A topographic area within a line drawn connecting the highest points uphill of a drinking waterintake into which overland flow drains.
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watershed - a region or area over which water flows into a particular lake, reservoir, stream, or river.
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well - a dug or drilled hole used to get water from the earth.
Watershed: The land area that drains into a stream; the watershed for a major river may encompass a number of smaller watersheds that ultimately combine at a common point.
Watershed: The land area from which surface water and runoff drains into a stream, channel, lake, reservoir, or other body of water; also called a drainage basin.
Watershed
The lands above a given point on a waterway that contribute water run-off.
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Watershed: Land area from which water drains toward a common watercourse in a natural basin.
Watershed: All the land area and water within the confines of a drainage divide in which all surface runoff will drain through one point, such as a stream or river. Determined by topographic high points.
WATERSHED: An area from which water drains and contributes to a given point on a stream or river.
Watershed. The total land area that from which water drains or flows to a river, stream, lake or other body of water.
Weir box. A device to measure and/or control surface water flows in streams or between a series of ponds.
Watershed: The land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream, channel, lake, reservoir, or other body of water; also called a drainage basin.
Watershed (Drainage Basin): all land and water that drains runoff to a stream or other surface water body.
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The area of land from which rainfall (and/or snow melt) drains into a single point. Watersheds are also sometimes referred to as drainage basins or drainage areas. Ridges of higher ground generally form the boundaries between watersheds.
watershed : The land area that drains into a stream. An area of land that contributes runoff to one specific delivery point; large watersheds may be composed of several smaller "subsheds", ...
Watershed Approach
A coordinated framework for environmental management that focuses public and private efforts on the highest priority problems within hydrologically-defined geographic areas taking into consideration both ground and surface ...
Subwatershed: Topographic perimeter of the catchment area of a stream tributary.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2): A pungent, colorless, gas formed primarily by the combustion of fossil fuels; becomes a pollutant when present in large amounts.
Watershed: The entire drainage area or basin feeding a stream or river. Includes surface water, groundwater, vegetation, and human structures.
Water Rights: Legally established right to appropriate water from a given stream.
A watershed on the Virginia Tech Fishburn Forest is outlined in blue (left). This watershed is small (106 acres), and drains into an perrenial stream.
Catchment An area of land drained by a river system also referred to as a drainage system or watershed. Identifying catchment areas is now a primary tool for environmental planning.
"Today's ruling is a watershed moment in the fight against global warming," said Carl Pope, Sierra Club Executive Director.
Seacoast Area - For this Website, includes the Coastal watersheds from the Kennebunk River in Maine south and west to and including the Cocheco River in New Hampshire- for details, see the watershed map (hot link) ...
US EPA. Glossary: Overview of watershed monitoring.
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Multiple Use- Use of land for more than one purpose; e.g., grazing of livestock, watershed and wildlife protection, recreation, and timber production. Also applies to use of bodies of water for recreational purposes, fishing, and water supply.
divide The high ground that forms the boundary of a watershed. A divide is also called a ridge and a drainage divide.
division A primary category of the plant kingdom.
dna See deoxyribonucleic acid.
watershed the area drained by a river system.
weathering the breaking down of rock, soil, and other materials by exposure to sun, wind, rain, and other conditions, both natural and of human origin, such as acid rain.
Assessment Report - A comprehensive record of historical, existing and projected water quality conditions of a particular watershed.
Assimilation - The ability of a body of water to purify itself of pollutants.
watershed The area drained by a given stream. water table The upper level of groundwater. wetlands Areas such as tidal flats or swamps covered by shallow water, or where the water table is at or near the surface.
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