Question

Is soil part of a watershed? If so, how? I have to write an essay on watersheds and im confused

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:"A watershed is an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet such as the outflow of a reservoir, mouth of a bay, or any point along a stream channel. Watersheds can be as small as a footprint or large enough to encompass all the land that drains water into rivers that drain into Chesapeake Bay, where it enters the Atlantic Ocean. This map shows one set of watershed boundaries in the continental United States; these are known as National hydrologic units (watersheds). "

"The word "watershed" is sometimes used interchangeably with drainage basin or catchment. Ridges and hills that separate two watersheds are called the drainage divide. The watershed consists of surface water--lakes, streams, reservoirs, and wetlands--and all the underlying groundwater. Larger watersheds contain many smaller watersheds. It all depends on the outflow point; all of the land that drains water to the outflow point is the watershed for that outflow location. Watersheds are important because the streamflow and the water quality of a river are affected by things, human-induced or not, happening in the land area "above" the river-outflow point."

Answer 2

Answer:

I believe, Yes. Soil is part of watersheds.

(I could be wrong)

Explanation:

Soil is a complex mixture of inorganic materials (sand, silt, and clay), decaying organic matter, water, air, and a great array of organisms. It is sometimes incorrectly described as a physical, non-living entity; Soils often vary substantially from place to place within a watershed, and among different watersheds. They are classified into soil orders, basic differences among types of soils can be useful for understanding why they vary in their suitability for supporting different land uses and ecological communities.

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