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Welcome to tcwatershed.org


“Through collaborative efforts, we can not only reduce the financial impacts resulting from a polluted Trail Creek, but more importantly, we can provide the stewardship and leadership required now in order for future generations to be able to enjoy the natural beauty of Trail Creek for decades to come.”
--Maggi Spartz, President of the Unity Foundation
What is a watershed?

A watershed is all of a landscape that drains to a specific point. Depending on the scale of the discussion, you could refer to the watershed of the Mississippi River, or the watershed of a farm pond. (Indiana Watershed Planning Guide, p. 2)
 
An area of land that drains water, sediment and dissolved materials to a common receiving body or outlet. The term is not restricted to surface water runoff and includes interactions with subsurface water. Watersheds vary from the largest river basins to just acres or less in size. (http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/ecology/l)

Political boundaries usually do not coincide with the natural drainage boundaries of a watershed. Thus, the most effective watershed planning is developed in cooperation with other communities within the watershed. (NIRPC Water Resources Toolkit)
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