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What is a Watershed?

What is a Watershed?

HENV-204: What is a Watershed?

Authored by: Ashley Osborne

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Abstract

A watershed is an area of land that drains water to a single water body.
Watersheds are as small as a few acres draining into a stream or as large as several states draining into the ocean. Smaller watersheds join together to make larger watersheds.
Kentucky is divided into seven major watersheds, or basins. Knowing what watershed you live in is a first step toward protecting water quality.
To find your watershed, visit How’s My Waterway?
https://mywaterway.epa.gov/

Core Details

Publication ID

HENV-204

Status

Minor Revision

Publication Date

Sep. 13, 2024

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


Categorical Details

Department(s)

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Keywords

Watershed, Kentucky, Water, Basin

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu