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Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

STREAMS

BY EVAN SHERRILL

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Streams are confined bodies of water, with a current, confined in a bed and stream banks.

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Most streams get their water from precipitation such as rain and snow.

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Small streams, including those that don’t flow all of the time, make up the majority of the country’s waters.

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Depending on it's location and size, a stream can be called many different things.

There are a couple different types of streams, including headwater streams. Headwater streams are the beginnings of rivers.

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Year round streams flow throughout the year. Most get their water from smaller upstream waters, and some from precipitation.

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Seasonal streams only flow during parts of the year, when upstream water is flowing and when groundwater provides enough.

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Rain dependent streams flow only after precipitation such as rain or snow.

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Streams are very important in a couple different ways. They provide lots of clean drinking water for humans, they serve as a home for many types of fish, can protect against floods, and filter pollutants.

Streams help to keep pollution out of our downstream rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways. They are able to retain nutrients and excess sediments from traveling further downstream.

Streams also play a big role in the economy.

Fishing: Around 33 million anglers spend about $41.8 billion on trips, equipment and more for their fishing activities. Commercial salmon depend on small streams for spawning areas.

Hunting: About 2.6 million people per year hunt migratory birds, which depend on healthy wetlands such as streams and rivers,

Streams also provide crucial pathways for aquatic organisms to move and migrate to find food and avoid predators.

Streams are home to many different animals such as types of fish, worms, beavers, insects, snakes, pondweed and many other plants and animals

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