A “Watershed” is a geographical area (an area within a given boundary) in which water running off the land, runs to a common point. That common point could be quite small like a puddle, that expands to a larger drainage area that flows into a stream or lake. And in time expands to an area that reaches an ocean in many cases.
Example: The Upper Wakarusa Watershed, located about 50 miles west of Kansas City, has a geographical area of 367 sq. miles or 235,400 acres.
It culminates at a common point into Clinton Reservoir just outside of Lawrence, Kansas.
All activities (natural, animals, livestock, people, urban, industrial, farming), each can have a by-product that can harmful. Methods to contain those pollutants as a by-product of those activities need to be adopted to preserve good water quality.
In the world of conservation, sustaining natural resources and preventing pollutants from getting into those common points such as a stream or lake is where watershed management is so important. “Watershed Management” involves specific processes and conservation practices that if followed will help manage possible offsite effect of activities.
Here are two additional resources on this website surrounding this subject.
Key Conservation Practices
Non Point Source Pollution
In the world of conservation, sustaining natural resources and preventing pollutants from getting into those common points such as a stream or lake is where watershed management is so important. “Watershed Management” involves specific processes and conservation practices that if followed will help manage possible offsite effect of activities.
Here are two additional resources on this website surrounding this subject.
Key Conservation Practices
Non Point Source Pollution