Watershed

A watershed is a system of how water can get from one body of water to a larger body of water. Watersheds work by a simple concept, which is that water flows to the lowest point of a terrain due to gravity. The borders of a watershed are defined by hills or mountains, which create a natural divider, because water cannot flow up that surface. These are known as “watershed divides”. An example of a watershed is the Etobicoke River Watershed. Streams of water flow downward, to form larger streams of water, which will eventually lead into the Etobicoke River. The Etobicoke River would then lead into Lake Ontario, which would lead the water through the St. Lawrence River, opening into the Atlantic Ocean. Everything is in a watershed, even your house