ch. 3 What is Your Watershed Address

3. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
7. lasting for a very short time.
9. home to the Texas A&M Crew, Wake boarding and Sailing teams.
11. the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.
14. a source of energy, such as light or sound, which can be regarded as having negligible dimensions.
16. The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines a watershed as “an area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes to a common waterway.
17. a source of pollution that issues from widely distributed or pervasive environmental elements.
18. a the line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water.
19. the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
20. a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream.

1. the scientific study of the movement, distribution and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability.
2. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
4. a stream or river (channel) that has continuous flow in parts of its stream bed all year round during years of normal rainfall.
5. a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
6. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
8. the gradual destruction or diminution of something.
10. the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries.
12. river in east Texas, United States. It is about 125 miles long, beginning near Mount Calm and flowing south into the Brazos River at a point where Brazos, Grimes, and Washington counties converge.
13. the longest river flowing entirely in Texas, with its watershed stretching from New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico.
15. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.