Watershed Vocabulary Part 1

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Watershed

An area of land where precipitation collects and then flows and drains into one body of water

<p>An area of land where precipitation collects and then flows and drains into one body of water</p>
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Divide

An area of higher ground (mountains) separating two streams or watersheds

<p>An area of higher ground (mountains) separating two streams or watersheds</p>
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Tributaries

Smaller rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream

<p>Smaller rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream</p>
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Runoff

Water that travels down, across the surface of the Earth in uncontrolled streams, rivers, drains or sewers

<p>Water that travels down, across the surface of the Earth in uncontrolled streams, rivers, drains or sewers</p>
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Aquifers

An underground bed or layer of the Earth or gravel that contains water

<p>An underground bed or layer of the Earth or gravel that contains water</p>
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Ground Water

Water that is stored underground that seeped into the soil

<p>Water that is stored underground that seeped into the soil</p>
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Estuary

A place where fresh water and salt water mix

<p>A place where fresh water and salt water mix</p>
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Bay

A body of water partly surrounded by land, but has a wide outlet to the sea

<p>A body of water partly surrounded by land, but has a wide outlet to the sea</p>
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Sediment

Materials such as rock, sand, or dirt that have been transported by wind, water, or glaciers

<p>Materials such as rock, sand, or dirt that have been transported by wind, water, or glaciers</p>
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Turbidity

Dirtied water, measured by the amount of dirt floating in water

<p>Dirtied water, measured by the amount of dirt floating in water</p>
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Erosion

Process by which Earth materials (sand/dirt/rock) are moved from one area to another by water or wind

<p>Process by which Earth materials (sand/dirt/rock) are moved from one area to another by water or wind</p>
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Ecosystem

A collection of living things and the environment they live in

<p>A collection of living things and the environment they live in</p>
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Wetland

A marsh or swamp that has a shallow layer of water which allows things to continue growing

<p>A marsh or swamp that has a shallow layer of water which allows things to continue growing</p>