Water in Canada

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Across
  1. 2. rate amount of water that flows through a drainage basin. The discharge rate of a drainage basin may vary greatly from season to season depending on the weather conditions.
  2. 3. swamp, marsh, and bog; places where the water table is at ground level
  3. 5. chemicals that are harmful to humans or to the environment.
  4. 7. water found below the earth's surface in the spaces in soil and bedrock
  5. 10. table top of the soil zone in which all pore spaces are filled with water, called the saturated zone. Above the water table, the pore spaces are filled with air.
  6. 12. basin area drained by a river and it's tributaries. One drainage basin is separated from another by an area of higher land called a watershed
Down
  1. 1. cycle pathway followed by water from oceans and lakes through the atmosphere and then back to the land and waterways
  2. 4. water that it permanently removed from a river for consumption in homes, industries, agriculture, or business.
  3. 6. use of water without removing it from its source for activities, e.g., fishing and hydro electrical power.
  4. 8. an area of higher land that separates one drainage basin from another
  5. 9. a small stream or river that joins a larger stream or river
  6. 11. water that flows off the land through lakes and rivers into oceans.