Quiz Watershed Management

What is watershed?

• A water parks

• A storm drains

• An area of land that drains into a stream, river or lake

• A place to store water for use in an emergency

Some people live in a watershed, but others do not.

• True

• False

A watershed includes everything in its borders, including the land, plants, animals, and people.

• True

• False

A watershed can have a lot of water, or just a little water.

• True

• False

A dam does not change the flow of water upstream or downstream.

• True

• False

What are tributaries?

• A lake or an ocean

• Smaller drains from development area that flow to main river

• Smaller drains that flow into larger rivers

• Smaller drains from development area that flow to municipal drains

Human activities does not effect the watershed.

• True

• False

Which of these would water run off of?

• Farmland

• Baseball field

• Lawn

• Parking Lot

Which of these would water soak into?

• Driveway

• Garden

• Street

• Sidewalk

What is a headwater?

• A large sea

• The source of a river

• A small river

• The mouth of river