Purpose and Use of Watershed

Watershed
- any sloping land surface that sheds water; more functionally-all land
enclosed by a continuous hydraulic drainage divide and lying upslope from
specific point on a stream.

Uses of Watershed
1. Stores water from rain
2. Serves as a funnel for water
3. Delivers water to rivers, lakes and other water bodies.

Purposes of watershed
A. Environment
1. To conserve water
2. To promote streamflow
3. To support sustainable streams, rivers, lakes and groundwater sources
4. To provide healthy soil for crops and livestocks
5. To provide habitat for wildlife and plants
B. Economy
1. To produces energy
2. To supply water for agriculture, industry and households
3. Forest and wetlands help to prevent or reduce costly climate change and
flooding impacts.
4. To manage drought
5. Contributes to tourism, fisheries, forestry, agriculture and mining industries.
C. Society
1. To provide safe drinking water
2. To provide food
3. Enables us to adapt to the impacts of climate change more easily by
cooling the air and absorbing greenhouse gas emissions
4. To provide natural areas for people to keep active

“Protect the watershed today and guarantee water for tomorrow!”