June is National Rivers Month. In celebration, the theme of this week's The Mini Page is rivers. In addition to a connect the dots heron drawing, the Oakland Tribune provided river terminology and information on the uses and conditions of our rivers. This post is my contribution to National Rivers Month. I illustrate some of the terminology featured in The Mini Page. Also, at a more intimate scale - the apartment or the house, the yard or the garden - EBMUD has some tips to conserve water this summer. This past winter is being described as "one of the driest" in the 84 years of the agency's operation.
EBMUD Tips
- Check for leaks
- Inspect your sprinkler system (residential users are encourarged "to water just three days a week, never on consecutive days and always at night or early in the morning) and irrigation controller (does it need new batteries)
- Consider EBMUD rebates like the Landscape Rebate Program
- Plant waterwise gardens (EBMUD suggests Plants and Landscapes for Summer Dry Gardens, published by EBMUD)
River Terminology
Note: river systems are composed of streams, brooks, creeks, and smaller rivers (Tribune).
An estuary: where a river meets the ocean
Puget Sound, Seattle, WA
A tributary: "a stream or river that joins a larger stream or river" (Tribune)
Nine Mile Run, Pittsburgh, PA
A delta: "land that builds up when eroded material such as clay and sand settles at the mouth of a river" (Tribune)
San Joaquin Delta, Sacramento, CA
A channel: bottom or sides of a river or stream
Nine Mile Run, Pittsburgh, PA
Note: the photograph shows the transition from a concrete channel to a natural channel.
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