Perkiomen+Watershed

All of life on Earth depends on water and is available for plants, animals and humans. There are two mian sources in which water comes from – groundwater or surface water. Some places in the Perkiomen watershed have plenty of groundwater, yet other places have limited groundwater depending on the season. Surface water can be plentyful around the Perkiomen watershed. Much of the surface water will fllow through streams which eventually becomes part of the oceans. Precipitation may cause serious problems as the average precipitation around the Perkiomen watershed is about 43 to 45 inches of rain per year. Streams can only hold a limited amount of water so when communities are near a stream, a small rain can be devastating to surrounding communities. Besides causing damage to communties, it may also cause erosion and deposit of silt over aquatic breeding and feeding areas. [] []

The Answer: The rain water flows to Mill Run which then empties into the Perkiomen River, which then empties into the Schuylkill River, flowing to the Delaware River, which eventually leads to the Atlantic Ocean! [|Jeffrey Podcast.mp3]