Coastal
Resource Inventory Tutorial
4.
Water Resources
Waterways
are the life lines of your aquatic and coastal resources, and are the
connection between the land use in your town's watersheds and your coastal
areas. Need we say more?
A
watershed is an area that drains to one common outlet. Watersheds come
in all sizes, from the acre that drains into your duck pond, to the
Mississippi River Watershed that incorporates a goodly portion of the
United States. Natural resource experts are increasingly recommending
the watershed as the most meaningful geographic area with which to analyze,
assess and manage natural systems. Your town watershed data layer will
allow you to see which areas of your town (or others) drain to your
coastal resources.
