Watersheds, rivers, streams and lakes - King County, Washington
Countywide watershed information. Learn about watersheds and how to take care of your watershed, look up your basin steward for help and find out what King County is doing to monitor and improve watersheds across King County.
Watershed look-up - Washington State Department of Ecology
You can use an address to look up your watershed, also known as a Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA). We typically study and regulate water resources by WRIAs. There are 62 WRIAs in Washington. Knowing your WRIA can help you find information about water availability, regulations, and more.
What is a watershed? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
What is a watershed? It’s a land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, and eventually to outflow points such as reservoirs, bays, and the ocean.
Cedar River Watershed - Utilities - Seattle.gov
Cascade Crest: At 5414 feet, Meadow Mountain is the highest point in the Cedar River Watershed. Cascade Crest: At the crest of the Cascades, the headwaters of the Cedar River begin near Yakima Pass.
Watersheds and Drainage Basins | U.S. Geological Survey
2019年6月8日 · 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.
Watershed health - Washington State Department of Ecology
Since 2009, we've been collecting data on overall river and stream health to answer questions about the condition of Washington’s watersheds. We follow strict measurement, quality-control, data-management, review, and validation procedures to gain an …
Introduction - watersheds of King County
A watershed is measured by the hilltops and ridges that are its boundaries. It is shaped by the hills, valleys and plains that are the landscape and is tempered by the forests, fields, lakes, and marshes that are habitats for its creatures.