Watershed

Name: Jacob Banin Grade: 7
Parents name: Sonia Banin Age: 12
Address: 94 Weekes Cres. SK School: St.Gregory, 302 Upland Drive
Phone: 9499-627 Teacher: Amy Perrey
What is a watershed?
Hi, my name is Jacob Banin and I’m going to tell you what a watershed is. A watershed is an area of land that collects water or snow. It then drains the water or seeps it into a marsh, stream, lake, river or groundwater. A watershed is a basin- it is like a landform that has high points and ridgelines that goes into a lower into the ground and streams or valleys. Just to tell you a basin is circular container when the width is bigger that then depth and it becomes smaller as it gets closer to the bottom. It is usually supposed to hold water or other liquids. We are in a watershed right now because watersheds can be found at, homes, ranches, farms, forests, small towns and big cities. They can be found across the country. Some watersheds come in different shapes and sizes; some can even be a few acres big! Other watersheds are usually part of a larger watershed. We have a watershed in Saskatchewan it is called the Upper Qu’Appelle river watershed. And that is what a watershed is and more.

I’m not done yet, I ‘am going to tell you how I interact with water everyday. I interact with water everyday by washing in it and drinking it. Washing is good for my body and good for my health. If I don’t have enough water in my body that could be bad, it could be bad because I could get dehydrated and die because we all need water to live. I also clean the floors and my clothes with water. I also wash cuts with water so the cut won’t get infected. I have fun with water to; like spraying it with water guns but I usually do that in the summer. We can swim at swimming pools and when it rains or snows I usually get wet. I also even flush the water down toilets, if we couldn’t
that would be bad, it would be bad because it would be stinking in the house or hotels. I almost forgot that I wash my hands with water. It is good to have our body wet because our skin could get dry and itching.

Now here is where my drinking water does come from. Our drinking water can come from two different places, ground water and surface water. First I will tell you about ground water. Ground water is usually stored in an underground bed or layer of earth, gravel, and porous stone that holds water. The soil acts like a cleaner. It filters it as the water seeps towards the aquifers, just to tell you a aquifer is a underground layer of earth. Workers then later take the water out with pumps and wells that get drilled into the ground. The water is then treated and sent to your house. Surface water is found in lakes, river, streams, reservoirs, wells, boreholes, wetlands and ponds. The water sometimes has some salt in it. If it is from the ocean. The water needs to be treated so it is safe to drink. The water gets filtered and disinfected at a water treatment plant. It is then pumped to our homes or other places, like businesses, farms, hotels and our schools. We need to keep our water clean so when we drink it we won’t get sick or even killed, we also have to protect our water because everything needs water like, plants animals human and even insects. And if we have no water all the plants and trees will die and plants and trees gives us oxygen and if they die we could to, so keep the water safe and clean!
By: Jacob. B