Why Care About Watershed?
All water is recycled water, whether by nature or by people. The quality and quantity of our water is always at risk. Changes in land use which increase the amount of impervious surfaces, such as more pavements and rooftops, increase runoff volume and velocity causing increased flooding and erosion. Impervious surfaces also prevent water from soaking into the ground and replenishing groundwater supplies within a watershed. What Is A Watershed? Our watershed is a complex set of locations determined by geography. The full Master Watershed was originally established by Lewis and Clark. On orders from President Jefferson, they were to map out a water route to the Pacific. Lewis and Clark actually were mapping out what is now called the Missouri Watershed of which our lake is a part.
