Watershed Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico, in northwest Texas generally southwest of Galveston
  2. 4. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
  3. 6. water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
  4. 8. a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
  5. 9. is the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations
  6. 10. lasting for a very short time
  7. 11. Calm and flowing south into the Brazos River at a point where Brazos, Grimes, and Washington counties converge
  8. 14. a power plant cooling reservoir in Brazos County
  9. 16. of small width
  10. 17. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  11. 18. A perennial stream or perennial river is a stream or river that has continuous flow in parts of its stream bed all year round during years of normal rainfall
  12. 19. a small, narrow river
  13. 20. a source of pollution that issues from widely distributed or pervasive environmental elements
Down
  1. 1. a source of energy, such as light or sound, which can be regarded as having negligible dimensions
  2. 3. a tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source
  3. 5. occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady
  4. 7. an area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes to a common waterway, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, aquifer, or even the ocean
  5. 12. the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment
  6. 13. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
  7. 15. the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries