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Farmer with a cap and corn
Farmer with corn
Top-down (2d) illustration of a storm drain.
Storm drain 2
An icon representing new ideas and innovation.
New ideas icon
Illustration of clouds with rain falling down
Weather: rain 2
An image illustrates how lawn fertilizer can negatively impact the watershed when rain washes it into the water system.
Lawn Fertilizer Limitation as a Key Stewardship…
An image depicts a rain barrel attached to the downspout on the side of a house. These barrels collect rain to be reused at a later time.
Rain Barrels as a Key Watershed Stewardship…
An image depicts a rain garden, which is a bed of vegetation planted for the specific purpose of retaining rainwater and limiting runoff.
Rain Gardens as a Key Stewardship Behavior
An image depicts a house where an impervious concrete driveway has been replaced by special pavers that allow the ground below to retain water.
The Reduction of Hard Surfaces as a Key Watershed…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the seven key stewardship behaviors that can greatly impact the health of the watershed.
The Seven Key Stewardship Behaviors to Promote…
This diagram illustrates the main threats from hurricanes and tropical storms. The counterclockwise circulation of winds in the Northern Hemisphere causes maximum winds and maximum storm surges.
Threats from Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
A diagram illustrates the flow capacity for the Mississippi River in thousands of cubic feet per second, based on the 1956 project design flood. The Ohio river is the 200,000 square-mile eastern drainage of the Mississippi River watershed. Diagram from
Flow Capacity for the Mississippi River
The Chesapeake Bay watershed received an above average annual amount of precipitation in 2013. This accompanied degrading conditions in some regions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and improving conditions in others.
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Percipitation Map 2013
Gutters and downspouts installed onto buildings direct rainwater from roofs to rain gardens. Plants with deep root systems encourage stormwater infiltration and absorbs excess nutrient runoff.
Multiple Benefits of Rain Gardens
Illustration of a pumping station for sewage
Water: sewage pumping station
Conceptual diagram illustrating tabulated Best Management Practices (BMPs).
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Stormwater ditch full during heavy rains.
Stormwater ditch
Cows grazing along a stormwater ditch during heavy rains.
Stormwater ditch with cows
Stormwater trash in parking lot, in Maryland.
Stormwater trash in parking lot
Rain barrel in Fleet Street, Eastport, Annapolis in Maryland.
Rain barrel
Rain barrel in Fleet Street, Eastport, Annapolis in Maryland.
Rain barrel
Rain barrel with downspout in Fleet Street, Eastport, Annapolis in Maryland.
Rain barrel with downspout
Mining activities with drainage
Mine drainage
The pipes seen in this photo are called tiling. They help transfer excess water from the fields to the creek. Many areas of Old Woman Creek in the headwaters portion are very shallow streams surrounded by farm fields. This small creek area has a buffer around it and then is surrounded by fields. Ohio.
Tiling in Old Woman Creek
The pipes seen in this photo are called tiling. They help transfer excess water from the fields to the creek. Many areas of Old Woman Creek in the headwaters portion are very shallow streams surrounded by farm fields. This small creek area has a buffer around it and then is surrounded by fields. Ohio.
Tiling in Old Woman Creek
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