Watershed Detectives

These videos are part of a series of instructional science videos that were created as part of our distance learning program in support of elementary school students within the Onteora Central School District during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The Onteora Central School District is located near the Esopus Creek in the Catskill Mountain region of upstate New York.

Video produced by the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program with offices in Shokan, NY. For more information on the stream management program, visit: http://ashokanstreams.org.

Topics:

• Intro to Road Stream Crossing Assessments
• Stream Features 
• Stream Cross Sections
• Sketching a Site Map
• Watershed and River Systems
• The Movement of Stream Sediment
• Stream Erosion

Introduction to Road Stream Crossing Assessments 

Stream Features 

Stream Cross-Sections

Sketching a Site Map

Watersheds and River Systems

The Movement of Stream Sediment

Stream Erosion

Last updated July 22, 2020