Watersheds

of Great Bay Estuary

Watersheds Draining Into Great Bay Estuary

Map courtesy of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Watershed Assistance Program.

This image is a great illustration of how much land drains into the estuary. Communities not typically considered part of the Great Bay region can negatively affect the water quality of the estuary if their storm water runoff is polluted. Great Bay is the lake-like body between Durham and Portsmouth.

Tributaries of Great Bay Estuary

Satellite image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey — The National Map — http://nmviewogc.cr.usgs.gov/

Watershed Resources

• Watersheds: A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water
  by Clive Dobson and Gregor Gilpin Beck

• New Hamphsire Water Resources Research Center

• Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) Water Quality Program New England Regional Water Quality Program
• New England Regional Water Quality Program
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Watershed Info
• U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources in NH
• U.S. Geological Survey's Water Science Education Resources
• www.mywatershed.com/