watersheds

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What are tributaries?

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Small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or lake.

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What does permeable mean?

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A property of rock or soil that allows water to pass through it.

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What is a floodplain?

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An area of land adjacent to a river that is subject to flooding.

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What is a watershed divide?

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The boundary that separates one watershed from another.

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What is an aquifer?

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A layer of permeable rock that can store and transmit water.

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What is surface water?

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Water that collects on the surface of the ground, such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.

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What is the water table?

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The upper surface of the zone of saturation, where the soil or rock is fully saturated with water.

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What is runoff?

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Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water.

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What is a drainage divide?

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A geographical boundary that separates different watersheds.

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What is impermeable rock?

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Rock that does not allow water to pass through it.