A watershed is any area in which water flows through on its way to a stream, river, lake, or ocean. Benefits of watersheds include uses for recreation, consumption, transportation, industry, natural resource extraction, agriculture, commercial development, and housing development. We live in the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. In Texas, 65% of the water from watersheds is used by the cities and for industries, and 35% is used for irrigation. It is important to monitor the quality of our local watershed in order to insure that cities are being provided with clean water that is safe from consumption and other uses.
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