Watershed Crossword Puzzle

1234567891011121314151617181920
Across
  1. 6. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
  2. 9. stream or river (channel) that has continuous flow in parts of its stream bed all year round during years of normal rainfall.
  3. 10. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
  4. 12. a small body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking
  5. 14. an area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes to a common water
  6. 15. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
  7. 16. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream
  8. 18. the Río de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers
  9. 20. power plant cooling reservoir in Brazos County, 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bryan, Texas
Down
  1. 1. the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment.
  2. 2. a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
  3. 3. lasting for a very short time
  4. 4. a source of pollution that issues from widely distributed or pervasive environmental elements
  5. 5. a localized and stationary pollution source
  6. 7. beginning near Mount Calm and flowing south into the Brazos River at a point where Brazos, Grimes, and Washington counties converge.
  7. 8. is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries
  8. 11. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
  9. 13. land consisting of marshes or swamps
  10. 17. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
  11. 19. a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward