Essay on The Genesee River Watershed

“Only communities located downstream in a watershed need to be concerned about how the water resources are managed in the watershed.”

The Flint River begins as a small groundwater seepage in Hapeville in west central Georgia. It travels down the state getting wider and deeper until it reaches its final destination, Lake Seminole. This river is 349 river miles long and has a watershed area of 8,460 square miles. Known to be very scenic, it is one of only forty rivers in the United States to flow more than 200 miles without man-made interference. The Flint River also is the home of a new species of fish, the Halloween Darter, which is only found in the Flint, Chattahoochee, and Apalachicola Rivers. There are three hydropower dams along the Flint: the Crisp County Power dam, the Flint River dam, and the Jim Woodruff dam. These dams create Lake Blackshear, Worth, and Seminole.

This photo was taken more than 100 years later and quite a bit further upstream, just south-east of St. Clair and Spadina. There, the brook runs through the Nordheimer Ravine, named after the family who used to own the land. Samuel Nordheimer made his fortune importing pianos and then married Edith Boulton of the super-crazy-important Boultons: one of the first families to move here when the city was founded, they were leaders of the Family Compact and the people who built the Grange. In the 1870s, the newlywed Nordheimers built a mansion on the hill overlooking the ravine and damned the brook at this spot to create a little pond and waterfall.

The processes of water erosion that were listed above are also main contributors to the elevation levels of Michigan.

a canoe or kayak trip, the Ogeechee Tiver is a great place to spend an afternoon outdoors. Put a boat in one of the many landings or stay along the banks; anyone with a fishing license can fish legally along the banks of public rivers. Find your lucky fishing hole as the river is filled with red breast, suckers, shad, rock crappie, bass, and catfish. Enjoy the scenic views of high bluffs and wildlife as you drift down the river that runs wild across the flat land of Jenkins County. Public access to the river is available at the Bull Hole located in the Herndon Community, Scarboro Landing located at the Scarboro Community just off Highway 17 South, Old

Completely clear mountain streams and waterfalls, for example, Coopers Creek, Suches Creek, Mauldin Creek and plentiful others all through the Suches Area, which are brimming with a wide range of mountain trout. Outdoors, picnicking, paddling, kayaking, angling, chasing and mountain bicycle riding are offered all through the National Forest. Particularly included are Lake Winfield Scott, Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area, Rock Creek, Deep Hole Recreational Area, Benton McCaye Trail, Swinging Bridge over the Toccoa River and the Appalachian

1,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level. The rivers in this area are almost all classified as National Wild and Scenic Rivers and eventually flow into the Hudson River or Lake Champaign. The water surface waters in this area are considered of excellent quality and the large undeveloped area protects the headwaters of many rivers. Sandy glacial outwash has been

Croix, Herbert and Kennetcook Rivers in the Minas Basin, and the Salmon River in Truro.

The Au Gres River drains approximately 245 square miles. The river starts in Ogemaw County and flows south to its discharge into Lake Huron, similar to the Rifle River. The upper sections of the river flows through forested land; and agricultural land becomes more apparent as you reach Iosco County.

The Central Pine Barrens is a part of a designated source for Long Islands water. All of Long Island's drinking water comes from ground water wells, none of the water comes from reservoirs. Almost all of the Peconic River and Carmans River.

The monitoring program includes field and laboratory components to identify sources of materials (nutrients, sediment, microorganisms, and chemicals) to the lake, evaluate in-lake water quality conditions, and examine the interactions between Onondaga Lake and the Seneca River. Onondaga County’s trained technicians collect water quality and biological samples at a number of key locations in the watershed. Streams flowing into Onondaga Lake are monitored to estimate the annual input of water and materials including nutrients, sediment, salts, and bacteria. Samples are collected upstream of the lake to help pinpoint sources of pollution. Accurate estimates of inflows are a critical component of the AMP, since they underlie many of the management

This policy memo is addressed to Congressman David Joyce who represents the 14th District of Ohio. Congressman Joyce is a Republican who could be considered a moderate conservative on an ideological scale, meaning that he is about halfway between moderate and far-leaning right (Rep. David Joyce, 2016). Issues that Joyce works toward are the economy and jobs, which is his number one priority, and is also against regulations and taxes. Joyce is heavily involved in energy with a focus on supporting the coal, wind, and natural gas industries, in addition he is against policies that may burden small businesses. The Great Lakes and environment are a priority for Joyce as he wants to protect the Great Lakes, but mainly for economic purposes. Joyce has sponsored three bills that work to protect and/or restore the Great Lakes. He has not been vocal in regards to whether or not he believes in climate change, although his stance toward coal and natural gas would suggest that he may not, although this may be solely to protect Ohioan jobs. Additional issues that he works toward are defense & national security, health care, the national debt, tax reform, veterans, and seniors (Issues & Legislation, 2016).

With human development, industrial pollution and other factors all contribute to the deteriorated condition of the river, which makes it difficult to determine the dams’ environmental impact in isolation. CITE That said, the current operations of the dam hamper and potentially prevent environmental improvement of the Colorado. In order to preserve some semblance of the Colorado ecosystem, man must restore the natural processes that created the ecosystem. The real question is how to do that, whether via dam decommission or a less extreme policy change.

Many people may not know what watersheds are, but they play a critical role in the balance of nature and circulation of the water found all around the world. These watersheds are used to catch precipitation, later draining it into a larger body of water, such as a river, marsh, lake, or ocean. After precipitation, the water or snow flows into the tributaries which are connected to other tributaries forming confluences that finally lead down to the river. The tributaries are formed on hills and mountains which create the downwards flow into the river. The tributaries are located at higher elevations allowing water to be taken downwards through gravity. The rivers sometimes form valleys creating low points within the hills, letting water erode land and create river banks. Groundwater can also be formed by absorbing water through soil and dropping it into caverns which eventually lead to a river. The river, as well as confluences and groundwater, then flow into the larger bodies of water, merging with lakes and sometimes oceans. These steps are represented in the Loire Watershed because it flows down tributaries like; Allier and Besbre, down the hills and leads into the estuary of Atlantic.

Pollution, invasive species, global warming; these are all aspects that affect 21% of the freshwater system in the world. The five Great Lakes and their surrounding land; Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Erie provide fresh drinking water for millions of people across the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes basin, provides fishing, hunting, and other recreational activities to the more than 33 million people living around basin of the Great lakes.