What is a Watershed?
A watershed is the land area from which surface water drains into a common stream channel, lake, reservoir, or other body of water. Two major watersheds exist in the state of Utah, the Great Basin and the Upper Colorado. Large watersheds are often called basins and contain many small watersheds nested within them for managment purposes. Understanding how different bodies of water interact with each other is the first step in learning how to protect them.Watershed Map
Use the map below to identify Utah's major watershed basins.