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=Watersheds and Wetlands =

Sancya, Paul. WetlandsSt. Clair Flats. Photograph. 2003. __AP Images__. AP. 13 May 2008 .
 * Wetlands-** Wetlands are areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season. Wetlands can function as floodplains for rivers or streams called riparian wetlands. Wetlands are usually the lowest lying area so they collect runoff from the surrounding environment. Natural and man-made pollutants collect in wetlands.(epa.gov 2006).

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====**Watersheds**- A watershed is an area of land that contains streams and rivers that all drain into a single larger body of water. This includes all of the land where the water that is under it or drains off it goes into the same place (mgbnet.net 2002).==== Lane Corporation of Governments. __Diagram of a watershed__. 2007. __Environmental__ __Protection Agency__. 15 May 2008 .

Standards
4.1.10.A Changes That Occur From a Stream's Origin To Its Final Outflow 4.1.12.A Stream Order in a Watershed 4.1.10.B Relationship Among Landforms, Vegetation, and the Amount and Speed of Water 4.1.12.B pd.2 Relationships That Exist Within Watersheds in the United States 4.1.10.C pd. 2 Physical Characteristics of a Stream and Determine the Types of Organisms Found in Aquatic Environments 4.1.12.C pd 2 Parameters of a Watershed 4.1.10.D Mutiple Functions of a Watershed 4.1.12.D pd. 2 Complex and Diverse Ecosystems of Wetlands 4.1.10.E pd.2 Natural and Human Events on Watersheds and Wetlands 4.1.12.E pd.2 Trade-Offs, Costs, and Benefits of Conserving Watersheds and Wetlands

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