Watershed

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What is a watershed?

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A watershed is an area of land where all the water that falls on it drains into a common outlet, such as a river, lake, or ocean.

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What is runoff?

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Runoff is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways.

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What is an estuary?

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An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water that has a mixture of salt water from the ocean and fresh water from rivers and streams.

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What is a tributary?

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A tributary is a stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water.

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What is a meander?

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A meander is a loop-like bend in the course of a river.

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What is a flood plain?

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A flood plain is the area of land adjacent to a river that is subject to flooding during high flows of water.

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What is surface water?

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Surface water is any body of water that is found on the surface of the earth, such as rivers, lakes, and streams.

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What is a delta?

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A delta is a landform that forms at the mouth of a river where it meets a body of water, characterized by sediment deposition.

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What is an alluvial fan?

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An alluvial fan is a fan-shaped deposit of sediment that forms where a river flows out of a mountain range onto a flatter plain.

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What is the water cycle?

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The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth, including processes like evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.