Watershed information

What is a watershed?

Everyone lives in a watershed!

You have a watershed address. How do you figure it?

• Your watershed address begins with the first named stream or lake that your property drains towards; name all the waterways. Keep following the flowing water until it ends at an ocean.
• Example, watershed address of Medina County Soil and Water Conservation District: Chippewa Creek Headwaters → Chippewa Lake → Chippewa Creek → Tuscarawas River → Muskingum River→ Ohio River → Mississippi River→ Gulf of Mexico → Atlantic Ocean
• Consult maps that contain rivers and streams to find your personal watershed address. Questions: call Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District 330-722-9322
• More information: www.mcconservation.org/what-is-a-watershed.html
• For map: Type your address then use +/- keys to find creeks, streams and rivers https://oepa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html

Information courtesy of the Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District