Where is Your Watershed?

Multiple Choice

What is a watershed?

• a shed you put water in

• an area of land that water flows across on its way to a stream, river, or lake

• fresh water from a river or stream that combines with salt water

• a large stream that flows across land

Virginia has 3 major regional watershed systems:

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

• Gulf of Mexico​

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Virginia is not flat. Elevation varies from sea level in Tidewater Region (east of the Fall Line) to the tallest peak, Mount Rogers in Grayson County, at 5,729 feet. Watersheds have areas of higher elevations, such as ridge lines or divides, that separate watersheds.