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?

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