Watershed Crossword

3. Contaminants that degrade water quality, often from industrial activities, agriculture, and improper waste disposal
6. Cycle The continuous movement of water through the atmosphere, surface, and groundwater
7. Excessive withdrawal of water for agricultural, industrial, or domestic use
8. The source of a river or stream
10. The process by which water enters the soil and becomes groundwater
11. The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor
14. The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
16. Services Benefits provided by natural systems, including clean water, flood regulation, and habitat provision
17. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than infiltrating into the soil
19. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
20. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area

1. Strategies to protect and manage water resources, including sustainable practices and reducing pollution
2. Water Water that is found on the surface of the Earth, such as rivers, lakes, and reservoirs
4. An area of land that drains into a particular water body
5. Smaller streams or rivers that flow into a larger one
9. Harvesting Collecting and storing rainwater for future use
12. Water stored in aquifers beneath the Earth's surface
13. A geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater
15. The end point where the watershed drains into a larger body of water
18. Channel The primary pathway through which water flows in a watershed