River Basin Basics International Rivers

Land and water are ecologically linked in a natural system called a catchment, drainage basin, or watershed. We are all connected through watersheds. A watershed is a web of life. The life it supports is interconnected, meaning every creature and plant depends on other creatures and plants in the watershed for sustenance. If the whole watershed is like our bodies, then rivers are like our veins – coursing with life and crucial to sustaining it. Learn how they work in this simple summary.

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