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Watersheds

Presented by Ellen Metzger
San Jose State University and BAESI

B. Questions for classroom discussion:

1. What is the contour interval on the Montara Mountain, Quadrangle?
2. Find Montara Knob.
   
   a. What is its location in coordinates of latitude and longitude?
   
   Latitude: _________________
   
   Longitude: ________________
   
   b. What is its elevation?
   
   
   c. Which is steeper, its north slope or its south slope?
   
   
   How do you know?
   
   
   d. This is a 7.5-minute quadrangle. What do you think the 7.5 minute refers to?
   
   
   
   
   e. Place a piece of tracing paper over the map and outline the watersheds of:
   
   1. Denniston Creek
      
      
   2. San Pedro Creek

   
   
   Use a ruler and the map scale to estimate the size of each of these watersheds. Which is larger?

f. In which direction does Locks Creek flow?



How do you know?

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