Watersheds Activity Worksheet

What is your watershed address?
Using the information you've gathered, write your own watershed address in the form.

STREET ADDRESS

WATERSHED ADDRESS

Street/road


Local stream/creek

Town/city


Larger stream/creek

County


Large stream/river

State


Major river

Country


Ocean/Gulf

Optional: On the back of this sheet, draw your watershed address, labeling each waterway.
Use the maps as guides.

Watersheds Knowledge Quiz
Using the information you've gathered, answer the questions:

1. What is a watershed?________________________________________________________

2. Do you live in a watershed?__________

3. What is the name of your local watershed?_______________________________________

4. How are watersheds named?__________________________________________________

5. What is the Mississippi River Basin?_____________________________________________

6. What are the east and west boundaries of the Mississippi River Basin?

___________________________________________________________________________

7. Where does the water from your local watershed finally end up?______________________