Where Does a Raindrop Go? What is a Watershed? A watershed is an area of land that drains into a given river, lake or body of water. It is separated from other watersheds by high points in areas such as hills and slopes. EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH...
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Where Does a Raindrop Go? What is a Watershed? A watershed is an area of land that drains into a given river, lake or body of water. It is separated from other watersheds by high points in areas such as hills and slopes. EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH waukeganparks.org/signs Topography Topography is the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical Lake Michigan Watershed The Journey All water that falls to the features of an area. It determines ground east of Green Bay how and where water flows. If you Road in Waukegan, finds WAUKEGAN took an open umbrella and turned it Fox River its way to Lake Michigan. upside down in the rain, rain that Watershed Lake Lake The water that falls to Michigan Michigan hits anywhere within the umbrella Des Plaines the ground during a rain would go to the bottom at the River Watershed event soaks into the center of the umbrella. Any rain that North Branch Chicago River wetlands, streams, rivers, didn't hit the umbrella would Watershed and storm sewer systems
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