The document discusses watersheds in the Philippines. It explains that watersheds are areas of land that drain water into streams and rivers. They come in various shapes and sizes, from small cross-town areas to larger provinces. The Philippines has many important watersheds, such as those located at Mt. Apo, Mt. Makiling, Tiwi, and others that feed dams and provide fresh water to communities. The main function of a watershed is to produce a continuous water supply that sustains life within the watershed and in surrounding areas.

4.  There’s a lot of water forms here in
the Philippines such as bays, rivers, lakes,
fall, streams and swamps. Because the
country’s coastline is made up of islands.
And these coastlines supports the
survival of diverse organisms for food
and for other economic activities.

5.  Do you know where
typhoons in our country
comes from?

6. The Pacific Ocean and South China Sea
are both bodies of water that surrounds
the Philippines are the origin of the
typhoons in our country which on the
average of about 20 a year, according to
PAGASA. These typhoons and monsoons
(Habagat & Amihan) brings a lot of rain
in the Philippines.

7. What is your
association with too
much rainfall?

8. For some, rain and typhoons result in
flooding, landslides and health related
problems. But water is nature’s gift to us.
People need fresh water from many
purposes. We use water for domestic
purposes, for irrigation and for industries.
We need water to generate electricity. We
use water for recreation or its aesthetic
value. Many resorts are located near
springs, waterfalls or lakes.

9. Where does natural
water forms
originate?

10.  an area of land on a slope which
drain its water into a stream and its
tributaries. This is the reason why a
watershed is sometimes called a
catchment area or drainage basin. It
includes the surface of the land and
the underground rock formation
drained by the stream.

11.  Watershed resemble a network similar to
the branching pattern of a tree. Tributaries,
similar to the small branches that flow in
the streams, the main branch of a tree.
Streams eventually empty into a large river
comparable to the trunk. Watersheds come
in all shapes and sizes. They come in cross
towns and provinces.

12. Do you know that
there’s a lot of watersheds
in the Philippines?

13. Basically because we have an abundant rainfall
here. Mt. Apo in Davao, Mt. Makiling in
Banahaw, and Tiwi in Albay are watersheds. And
you must be heard about La Mesa Dam in
Metro Manila, Angat Dam in Bulacan and
Pantabangan Dam in Pampanga. These
watersheds are sources of water of many
communities in the area. And also Maria
Chrisrina Falls in Iligan City is also a watershed
that is used to generate electricity.

14. What is the
main function of a
watershed?

15. Production of a
continuous water supply that
would maintain the life forms
within it and in the area fed
by its stream.