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What is a nested watershed?
A nested watershed is simply a watershed within a watershed. An example might be the Platte River watershed which is a nested watershed within the Missouri River watershed which in turn is nested within the Mississippi River watershed.
What are the three regions of the southernmost watershed in Florida?
kissimmee, okeechobee and everglades
What watershed is in Virginia?
The main watershed in Virginia is the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are the largest estuary in the United States, and the watershed covers parts of six states including Virginia.
Within a watershed water can flow?
Downhill.
How does amount of rainfall affects watershed?
The amount of rainfall affects the flow of the streams within the watershed area, and ultimately how much water is stored in the watershed.
How many regions does the U.S. have?
It has six regions. what are the names of the six regions?
What is a watershed boundary?
A watershed boundary is the line separating one watershed from another. It marks the area where water flows into a particular river, lake, or ocean. Everything that falls within a watershed boundary ultimately drains to the same outlet point.
About what percent of US land is within the Mississippi river watershed?
40
How amount of rainfall affects watershed.?
The amount of rainfall affects the flow of the streams within the watershed area, and ultimately how much water is stored in the watershed.
What is hydrologic response?
Hydrological response units are areas within a watershed that respond hydrologically similarly to given input. It is a means to representing the spatial heterogeneity of a watershed.
What factors affects the help of the watershed?
Factors that affect the health of a watershed include land use practices, pollution from agriculture and urban runoff, natural disasters, climate change, and habitat destruction. These factors can impact water quality, biodiversity, and overall ecosystem function within the watershed.
What is the smallest watershed in Virginia?
The smallest watershed in Virginia is likely to be a small stream or creek that drains a very small area of land. These small watersheds may not be officially named or mapped, as they are not significant in terms of size or water flow.
