1. Watersheds
Watershed - An area of land that is
drained by a river or other body of
water.
6 states make up the Chesapeake Bay
watershed: Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware, New York, &
Pennsylvania.

2. Chesapeake Bay
1. Drowned River Valley
which is the largest
estuary in N. America.
200 mi. long x 30 mi. wide.
2. Average depth is 20 feet
deep. Deepest spot is near
Annapolis, MD = 180 feet.
3. John Smith explored &
wrote a lot about the Bay.
He recorded that the
average size of oysters
here were the size of a
man’s boot!
“Chesapeake Bay” means
“Great Shellfish Bay.”

3. Chesapeake
Watershed
(Drainage
Basin at a
Local Level)
• A divide is a high
land area that
separates one
watershed from
another.

6. 1. Label States
VA
TX
FL

7. 2. Label Rivers
i Riv er
Mississipp

8. 3. Draw Drainage Basins
* There will be 5. Use a
different color for each basin!

9. 3. Draw Drainage Basins

10. 3. Draw Drainage Basins

11. 3. Draw Drainage Basins

12. 3. Draw Drainage Basins

13. 3. Draw Drainage Basins

14. 4. Shade Drainage Basins