What is a watershed?
A watershed is an area of land where all the water drains
to one point. In our watershed, this point is where the
Lake Fork of the Gunnison drains into Blue Mesa
Reservoir, on the Gunnison River in western Colorado,
and is fed by numerous upstream tributaries, most
notably Henson Creek.
A watershed is the ideal unit for management, intertwining
all the elements of culture and landscape. As so aptly
stated by John Wesley Powell:
A healthy watershed provides a sustainable economic
base, protects community and cultural values, and
sustains ecological integrity.
A watershed is an area of land where all the water drains
to one point. In our watershed, this point is where the
Lake Fork of the Gunnison drains into Blue Mesa
Reservoir, on the Gunnison River in western Colorado,
and is fed by numerous upstream tributaries, most
notably Henson Creek.
A watershed is the ideal unit for management, intertwining
all the elements of culture and landscape. As so aptly
stated by John Wesley Powell:
- "[a watershed is] that area of land, a
bounded hydrologic system, within which all
living things are inextricably linked by their
common water course and where, as humans
settled, simple logic demanded that they
become part of a community."
A healthy watershed provides a sustainable economic
base, protects community and cultural values, and
sustains ecological integrity.
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| BREAKING NEWS! *** The LFWS receives the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Achievement Award for 2008! |