Colorado Watersheds
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A watershed (also called a drainage basin) is a region of land where water from rain and snowmelt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, wetland, sea, or ocean. A watershed divide is the boundary that physically separates one watershed from another. Precipitation that falls on one side of a divide will drain into one watershed, while precipitation that falls on the other side will drain into a another watershed. Some watersheds are very small — only a few square acres, while others extremely large — millions of square miles. We all live in a watershed, but unlike a political boundary, it is determined by the topography of the earth. (Boulder Creek / St. Vrain Watershed Ed Education Guide)
Boulder Creek / St. Vrain Watershed Ed Education Guide – (Grades 6-12) is a resource guide for teachers and students. It provides you with the information needed to learn more about the creek or wetland near your school. It gives suggestions for what your class can do to preserve and protect waterways in the local Boulder County region. The WatershED curriculum was developed by the Boulder Creek Watershed Initiative and the City of Boulder’s Stormwater Quality Office with the help of teachers in the Boulder area.
Wad-a-Watershed Student Activity – (Grades 3-5) Students will be able to understand the basic geography of a watershed, how water flows through the system, and how people can impact the quality of our water.
Watershed Impact Learning Activity: By reflecting on their own lives and activities, students start to recognize their place in the watershed— how they depend on water and the impact their activities may have on water around them. Students explore their own power to reduce their impact on the watershed.
Student Guide – Teacher Guide – Watershed Map
Boulder Creek-St. Vrain Creek Watershed Information
Colorado Watershed Map
Colorado Watershed Map
Boulder County Watershed Map
Boulder County Watershed Map
Boulder County Land Use Map
Boulder County Land Use Map
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