Watersheds Knowledge Quiz

1. What is a watershed?
2. Do you live in a watershed?
3. What is the name of your 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 watershed finally end up?

Write Your Watershed Address

Print the student handout. You are going to gather information using resources and links. Then write your own watershed address in the form, and answer the quiz questions.

print-ready handout

• Look at the sample watershed address below.
• How is a street address different from a watershed address?
• Can watersheds cross county and state lines?

Links and Resources:

Look for information in these pages. Each link will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.

• What is a watershed? Check out the slide show on this page.
• The Ozarks Divide A tale of two raindrops, and where they end up.
• Bryant Creek Watershed Map Do you live in this watershed?
• Local Watersheds Map Do you live in one of these watersheds?
• Check out these regional watershed maps too:
  • North Fork Watershed
  • Eleven Point Watershed
  • Spring River Tributaries Watershed

• What is the name of the local stream or creek near where you live?
  If you don't know, you can find out by using local maps such as highway maps or county maps. Or you can find it on Topozone. To use Topozone, click the link below. In the search form, type the name of your town and choose your state and county from the dropdown menu, then click on search. http://topozone.com/findplace.asp