What is your watershed address?

Using the information you've gathered, write your own watershed address in the form.
Help? See the example below.

Bonus: Watersheds Knowledge Quiz or Discussion Questions

STREET ADDRESS	WATERSHED ADDRESS
School	Local river/creek
Town/city	Regional river
County	River basin
State	Largest river
Country	Ocean/Gulf

Example Watershed Address

STREET ADDRESS	WATERSHED ADDRESS
School: Alton R-IV	Local river/creek: Piney Creek
Town: Alton	Regional river: Eleven Point
County: Oregon	River basin: White River
State: Missouri	Largest river: Mississippi
Country: United States	Ocean/Gulf: Gulf of Mexico

Watersheds Knowledge Quiz or Discussion Questions

Using the information you've gathered, answer the questions:

1. What is a watershed?
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2. Do you live in a watershed?__________

3. What is the name of your local watershed?
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4. How are watersheds named?
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5. What is the Mississippi River Basin?
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6. What are the east and west boundaries of the Mississippi River Basin?
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7. Where does the water from your local watershed finally end up?
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This project was developed with funding from the University of Missouri Extension, South Central Region, and in collaboration with the South Missouri Water Quality Project of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

This is the Web site of the Bryant Watershed Education Project, based in West Plains, Missouri. Our site is a toolkit for exploring the Bryant Creek, North Fork, Eleven Point and Upper Spring watersheds in the southern Missouri Ozarks.
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