Watersheds of PA

Watersheds of PA

By Patricia Nolt

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An area of land that contributes water to a stream, river, or lake is

• a watershed

• a drainage river

• a tributary

• a divide

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An example of a divide in PA would be

• the Susquehanna River

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Rocky Mountains

• valleys

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Which ocean does all water in PA eventually drain to?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Gulf of Mexico

• Susquehanna

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The Great Lakes River Basin has small portions that extend into PA. This land drains into which 2 Great Lakes?

• Erie and Superior

• Erie and Ontario

• Michigan and Superior

• Huron and Michigan

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The Genesee River Basin has a very small portion in which PA county?

• York

• Lancaster

• Potter

• Philadelphia

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The watershed found on the western portion of PA is the

• Delaware

• Susquehanna

• Ohio

• Potomac

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The Ohio Watershed drains to the Ohio River, which is a tributary of

• the Mississippi River, which drains into the Chesapeake Bay before reaching the Atlantic Ocean

• the Mississippi River, which drains into the Gulf of Mexico before reaching the Atlantic Ocean

• the Delaware River, which drains into the Delaware Bay before reaching the Atlantic Ocean

• the Susquehanna River, which drains into the Chesapeake Bay before reaching the Atlantic Ocean

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The headwaters of the Susquehanna Watershed are

• at Ostego Lake NY

• in Harrisburg PA

• in Pittsburgh PA

• in Wilkes Barre PA

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Donegal HS in the

• Ohio Watershed

• Delaware Watershed

• Susquehanna Watershed

• Potomac Watershed

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One of the most flood prone regions in the eastern US is

• the Ohio watershed

• the Genesee Watershed

• the Delaware Watershed

• the Susquehanna Watershed

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The other states that make up the majority of the Potomac Watershed are

• Maryland and NY

• NY and Ohio

• Maryland and Virginia

• North Carolina and Virginia

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The Potomac Watershed has a small portion in _ PA.

• northcentral

• southcentral

• southeast

• western

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The watershed on the eastern portion of PA is the

• Susquehanna

• Potomac

• Ohio

• Delaware

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Which PA watershed supplies water to New York City?

• Delaware

• Ohio

• Erie

• Potomac

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The Delaware River forms a boundary between PA and

• Ohio

• New Jersey

• Maryland

• West Virginia