The Delaware Estuary
The Delaware Estuary
DELAWARE ESTUARY?
A. The Delaware Estuary includes
parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, stretching approximately 133 miles from the falls of the Delaware River near Trenton, NJ to the mouth of the Delaware Bay between Cape May, NJ and Cape Henlopen, DE.
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Estuaries are bodies of water where salt water from the ocean mixes with fresh water flowing off the land. They are very important feeding grounds, habitats (homes), and nurseries for fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and tons of other creatures. The wetlands in the Estuary clean out many pollutants from the water and help protect us from floods.
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Each WATERSHED on the next page is a different color. See if you can locate the watershed that YOU live in!
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A. The WATERSHED of a stream is all of the land that sheds water into that stream when it rains. When rain falls on land, it drains or runs off to the nearest stream or river that is downhill.
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If you live east of Broad Street in South Philly, Center City, or North Philly, or in Port Richmond or Kensington, you live in one of the DELAWARE RIVER UNDERGROUND TRIBUTARIES’ WATERSHEDS
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If you live near University of PA, the Airport, or west of Broad Street in South Philly, Center City, or North Philly, you live in one of the SCHUYLKILL RIVER UNDERGROUND TRIBUTARIES’ WATERSHEDS
If you live near Academy Road, Woodhaven Road, or the Northeast Philly Airport, you live in the POQUESSING CREEK WATERSHED
sing Creek
What’s My Watershed Address? Wissahickon
If you live in Roxborough, Chestnut Hill, West Germantown, or West Mt. Airy, you live in the WISSAHICKON CREEK WATERSHED
If you live in Wissinoming, Tacony, Mayfair, or Lawncrest, you live in the WISSINOMING CREEK WATERSHED
My Home Address is:
My Watershed Address is:
If you live in Rhawnhurst, Fox Chase, or Bustleton, you live in the PENNYPACK CREEK WATERSHED
DELAWARE ESTUARY?
A. The Delaware Estuary includes
parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, stretching approximately 133 miles from the falls of the Delaware River near Trenton, NJ to the mouth of the Delaware Bay between Cape May, NJ and Cape Henlopen, DE.
Schuy l
kil
PA
Trenton
Norristown
l
Philadelphia
Wilmington
iver
Camden
NJ Q. What’s a WATERSHED?
ATLANTIC OCEAN
De
Dover
w la ay
eB ar
Estuaries are bodies of water where salt water from the ocean mixes with fresh water flowing off the land. They are very important feeding grounds, habitats (homes), and nurseries for fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and tons of other creatures. The wetlands in the Estuary clean out many pollutants from the water and help protect us from floods.
Morrisville
Delaw are R
Q. What exactly is the
Each WATERSHED on the next page is a different color. See if you can locate the watershed that YOU live in!
reas within Shaded a t e represen dashed lin Estuary are the Delaw Region.
DE the
Cape May
Cape Henlopen
e beach?
y to th ocean sa
. id Q. What d . Nothing. It just waved A
page 7
A. The WATERSHED of a stream is all of the land that sheds water into that stream when it rains. When rain falls on land, it drains or runs off to the nearest stream or river that is downhill.
ST .
6T H
PASSYUN K AVE. ING MENS MOYA
AVE.
ST .
BR OA D
ll
S ch u
AV E.
TO N ES SI N G
ISLAND AVE.
76
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OR EG ON 76 PA TT ISO N I-95
AWARE RI VER DEL
AV E.
AV E.
page 8
Tacony Creek
Cr eek
Poques
AV E.
I-95
WARE RIVER LA E D
If you live in Frankford, Bridesburg, Juniata, Logan, Olney, Oak Lane, East Germantown, East Mt. Airy, or Cheltenham Township, you live in the FRANKFORD CREEK WATERSHED
If you live east of Broad Street in South Philly, Center City, or North Philly, or in Port Richmond or Kensington, you live in one of the DELAWARE RIVER UNDERGROUND TRIBUTARIES’ WATERSHEDS
By
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Co bbs Creek
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If you live near Cobbs Creek, you live in the COBBS CREEK WATERSHED
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SEVE ROO
E.
AL
BALTIMO
W TO AN GERM
AV CITY
G
NE LA
ST
E. AV
N HI AS W
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EN AV OODH W
The TACONY CREEK WATERSHED is part of the FRANKFORD CREEK WATERSHED
WELSH RD.
RID GE
If you live near University of PA, the Airport, or west of Broad Street in South Philly, Center City, or North Philly, you live in one of the SCHUYLKILL RIVER UNDERGROUND TRIBUTARIES’ WATERSHEDS
If you live near Academy Road, Woodhaven Road, or the Northeast Philly Airport, you live in the POQUESSING CREEK WATERSHED
sing Creek
What’s My Watershed Address? Wissahickon
If you live in Roxborough, Chestnut Hill, West Germantown, or West Mt. Airy, you live in the WISSAHICKON CREEK WATERSHED
If you live in Wissinoming, Tacony, Mayfair, or Lawncrest, you live in the WISSINOMING CREEK WATERSHED
My Home Address is:
My Watershed Address is:
If you live in Rhawnhurst, Fox Chase, or Bustleton, you live in the PENNYPACK CREEK WATERSHED
