What is a Watershed ?

1. What is a Watershed ?

2. When it rains, the water has to go somewhere. Where does all the water go? In the drains Down the sewer Downhill To the creeks and rivers

3. Watershed Watershed Divide 3 2 1 Watershed divide: Ridges that separate two watersheds Watershed : All of the land that drains water into one place 3 How many watersheds are pictured?

4. Watersheds can be very large – often called “river basins” Pacific Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Western Continental Divide: Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Eastern Continental Divide: Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico

5. What is the largest watershed (basin) in North America? Most of Kentucky is in what watershed? Pacific Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River Basin (Watershed) Ohio River Basin (Watershed)

6. Ohio River Basin – parts of 14 states MI NY PA IL OH IN MD WV KY VA NC TN

7. Kentucky Watersheds Lakes 1) Kentucky 2) Barkley 3) Cumberland 4) Dale Hollow 5) Barren River 6) Nolin River 7) Rough River 8) Cave Run B B I G H C 8 B 7 6 D F A 2 5 3 1 F 4 E Rivers A) Mississippi B) Ohio C) Kentucky D) Green E) Tennessee F) Cumberland G) Big Sandy H) Salt I) Licking

8. Watersheds of the Kentucky and Green Rivers By starting at the river mouth and drawing a line to separate two rivers from each other, the approximate watershed for that river can be drawn.

9. River Basins of Kentucky

10. Fayette Co. Watersheds 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Kentucky River Boone Cr. W. Hickman E. Hickman S. Elkhorn Town Branch N. Elkhorn Cane Run Wolf Run

11. Fayette Co. Watersheds

12. So, what is a watershed ? The land that drains water into a stream, river or lake. It can be very small or extremely large. The watersheds for Winburn MS are: Cane Run, N. Elkhorn Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky River, Ohio River, Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

13. Elkhorn Creek Watershed Elkhorn Cr. Dry Run N. Elkhorn Georgetown S. Elkhorn Frankfort Midway Town Br Cane Run Kentucky R. Versailles Lexington