Watersheds, Wetlands, Estuaries

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Across
  1. 2. State that is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with abbreviation DE.
  2. 4. The largest watershed in the Northeast region of the United States.
  3. 5. An area of land that is covered with water for at least part of the year.
  4. 8. One of the three major watersheds in Virginia is called the Gulf of _________________.
  5. 9. State that is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with abbreviation NY.
  6. 11. An area where fresh and saltwater mix, when a river meets an ocean.
  7. 12. One of the three major watersheds in Virginia is called the North _________________ Sound.
  8. 14. A mixture of fresh and saltwater.
  9. 16. The source of a stream or river. Where a watershed begins at the highest elevation point.
  10. 18. True or False: Smaller watersheds make up larger watersheds.
  11. 19. State that is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with abbreviation MD.
  12. 20. Part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed that is NOT a state.
Down
  1. 1. Streams or rivers that flow into a main river.
  2. 3. The measure of how steep the slop of a hill/mountain is.
  3. 5. State that is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with abbreviation WV.
  4. 6. An area of higher ground that separates watersheds. Also called ridges.
  5. 7. The amount of water that moves through a stream or river, in a certain amount of time.
  6. 10. The land from which water drains into a river system.
  7. 13. State that is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with abbreviation VA.
  8. 15. State that is a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed with abbreviation PA.
  9. 17. The amount of material (such as sediments) that is carried by a stream.