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​WATERSHEDS- Investigation 1

1.Watershed: a land area that slopes downward and drains water into one primary waterway or reservoir; made of a series of brooks, streams, creeks, and river.
2.Velocity: the time it takes for a given particle to travel a given distance; measured in meters per second.
3.  Discharge: the rate at which a volume of water flows past a point over some unit of time.
4. Sedimentation: the process of depositing sediment.
5.Turbidity: a measure of the cloudiness of water.  
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Estuary: a place where a river runs into an ocean and fresh and salt water mix, for example a bay or salt marsh.  7. Salinity: the concentration of ions (or salts) dissolved in water.  
8. Dissolved Oxygen:  The amount of oxygen dissolved in water; measured in mg of oxygen per liter of water.
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