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Environmental Science

Watershed Management for Sustainable Water Supply

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Well-managed watersheds can reduce flood peaks by up to 50% and increase baseflow in streams during dry periods, effectively storing water underground for future use.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a city's water supply depends entirely on rain falling in a forest hundreds of miles away—and everything from farms to factories in between can affect whether that water is clean and reliable. How do we protect this invisible network?