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You're sitting in a watershed now actually. Homes, farms, towns, cities and more can make up a watershed. Some cross county, state, and international boundaries. Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes. Some are millions of square miles others are just a few acres. Just as creeks drain into rivers, watersheds are nearly always part of a larger watershed. |
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The simple definition, it's the area of land that catches rain and snow and drains or seeps into a marsh, stream, river, or lake. [Source - conservationinformation.org] |
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The Maple River Watershed is a rural watershed that drains approximately 220,000 acres or 340 square miles in Blue Earth, Faribault and Freeborn Counties. There are two parts to the Maple River Watershed the lower and upper watersheds. |
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The Maple River runs from Penny Lake to the Le Sueur River traveling just over 80 miles. The Maple River watershed is considered a sub-watershed of the Le Sueur Watershed and is part of the Minnesota River Basin. |
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Historically the Maple River was described by Native Americans namely the Sioux as a very large and very muddy river. The Maple River got its name from U.S. surveyors in 1854, because of all of the maple trees that were growing along its banks. |
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