Watershed

If you live on the planet Earth, you live in a watershed.

If you live in Gainesville, look at our watershed map and find the name of your local watershed. For more maps and information visit the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department website.

What’s good for the watershed is good for the creek.

Learn more about watershed science and how you can help protect our local watersheds by exploring this site.

As rainwater flows through a watershed, it accumulates into low areas, creeks, rivers, lakes and ponds.  Excess water during storm events will overfill these areas and create floodplains.  Learn more about how the natural function of floodplains, how they contribute to the ecosystem and convey water across the watershed click here.