How do I find my watershed?

How do I find my watershed?

What is my watershed address and how will it help me find USGS data? (or What is a Hydrologic Unit?)

1. Go to the Watersheds web page at https://www.epa.gov/waterdata/surf-your-watershed.
2. Enter a Zip Code to Find Your Watershed, or use any of the other search options provided by the More info link.

What watershed does the Grand River contribute to?

Enjoying our Grand River Watershed: Connecting Water with Life. The Lower Grand River Watershed covers the lower portion of the Grand River that drains into Lake Michigan from Ionia County. There are many subwatersheds within the Lower Grand River Watershed (see map).

Is the Grand River a watershed?

The Grand River watershed is the largest in southern Ontario and includes all the land drained by the Grand River and its tributaries. About a million people live within the watershed, with most residing in the larger urban areas of Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge and Brantford.

What is the biggest watershed in Michigan?

the Grand watershed
Michigan has 86 major watersheds. The longest watershed in the state, the Grand watershed, is 260 miles long. The largest drainage basin is the Saginaw River watershed which is approximately 8,709 square miles. Michigan has 26,266 inland lakes throughout the state that are greater than one acre in size.

When it rains at your home to what creek and river does the water travel?

When it rains or snows at your home, that water eventually drains down to an arroyo, river, lake or other water body. All of the land that drains to that particular body of water is your watershed.

Why are Michigan rivers Brown?

Heavy rains routinely turn the Grand River the color of cappuccino in Grand Haven, where the river sends a large plume of light brown filth into the clear blue water of Lake Michigan. It turns out that tiny particles of light brown clay, not sewer overflows, change the river’s hue when it rains.