Potomac Highlands Watershed School: Elementary School Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Scavenger Hunt

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	1. How big is the Cacapon River watershed?
	2. Where does ground water come from?
	3. The Potomac River has a watershed area of 14,670 square miles.  Which state has the most land in the Potomac watershed?
	4. What is West Virginia’s state fish?
	5. What type of bedrock makes up Seneca Rocks?
	6. How long is the Potomac River and where does it start?
	7. The blue crab is an aggressive, bottom-dwelling predator and one of the most recognizable species in the Chesapeake Bay.  Why is it called a “keystone species.”
	8. What are three reasons that forests are important?
	9. What states do you find in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?