Raindrop to the Bay

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Raindrop to the Bay
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By Kathy Woodard Presentation by LEEP Lake Anna
Environmental Education Program
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Follow a raindrops journey
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As we
Lake Anna
from Louisa to the Bay!
Chesapeake Bay
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When it rains,
where does
the water go?
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Downhill!
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Downhill this map shows elevation tan parts
mountains, then foothills, green parts closer to
sea level
http//www.maps.com/explore/atlas/physical/North_A
merica_United_States_Virginia.html
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A watershed is all the land that drains into a
body of water.
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So when it rains some of the water soaks into the
ground (which we then pump up with our wells).
The rest flows over the ground into streams,
ponds, creeks, and into this river. So all this
land is part of the watershed of this river.Not
this part because that flows down this way. That
would be part of a different watershed.
http//www.epa.gov/win/what.html
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What watershed are we a part of?
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EPA has a great websiteSurf your Watershed we
click on VA
http//www.epa.gov/surf3/locate/map2.html
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Virginia Watersheds
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Then we click on where Louisa is
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Pamunkey River Watershed
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Here is our local watershed- see Louisa, Lake
Anna--- all creeks/streams flow to N/S Anna
Rivers which join to form the Pamunkey River
http//www.epa.gov/surf3/hucs/02080106/
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Kayaking on the Pamunkey River
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Here are some people frp, the MPRA kayaking on
the Pamunkey River, and all the water in the
Pamunkey comes from our local watershed.
http//www.mpra.org/celebrat.htmgallery
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Pamunkey Joins the Mattaponi River to Form the
York River
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The water doesnt stop there. See, the yellow
area is our Pamunkey Watershed. The P joins the
M to form the York. So we are also part of a
bigger watershed The York Watershed.
Mattaponi
Pamunkey
York
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Canoeing at the York River State Park
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http//www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto
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The Pamunkey Watershed is a small part of the
64,000 square miles of land that drain into the
Chesapeake Bay.
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You can see how huge it is, here is Virginia
http//www.mpt.org/learningworks/baytrippers/explo
re/forests.htm
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Everyone has a Watershed Address
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R. Drop Cloud 9, Sky
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Louisa County Library, Parking lot,
High School pond, creek behind High School,
Northeast Creek Reservoir, Northeast Creek,
South Anna River, Pamunkey
River, York River,
Chesapeake Bay
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Lets follow the path of a raindrop that falls on
Brackett Farm!
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Photos, this page, courtesy of Brackett Farm
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Brackett Farms Watershed Address
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R. Drop Cloud 9, Sky
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Brackett Farm, Bunch Creek Nolting Pond, Hudson
Creek, South Anna River, Pamunkey
River, York River,
Chesapeake Bay
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Bunch Creek
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flows into Nolting Pond.
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The pond flows into Hudson Creek.
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Hudson Creek flows into the South Anna River.
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Trees slow the raindrops.
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Roots hold the soil and reduce erosion.
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Tree cover cools the water.
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Confluence of the North Anna and South Anna Rivers
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North Anna
South Anna
Pamunkey
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Paddling the Pamunkey
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We drive past the York River
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http//www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/pictures/yorkfoto
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to take the Ferry to Smith Island in the
Chesapeake Bay!
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A few hours later we spot land
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just barely above sealevel!
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Photos byKathy WoodardBrackett Farm (farmhouse,
feeding calf, Nolting Pond)URLs cited for
online maps and photos