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Our Watershed - Teche-Vermilion Watershed

Click here to read about our watershed on the Bayou Vermilion District's website;

What is a Watershed?

A watershed is an area of land over which all water flows to a common body of water such as a lake or pond. We all live in a watershed or drainage basin.  Watersheds can be as large as the Mississippi River drainage basin or as
small as a farm with a pond. Your watershed may be made up of mountains, farms, houses, businesses, or towns.
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Watershed Facts

Freshwater ecosystems cover less than one percent of the Earth’s surface, but are home to 35 percent of all vertebrate species. Global extinction rates for freshwater species are four to six times higher than those for terrestrial or marine species.  In the United States nearly half of the 573 animals on the threatened and endangered list are freshwater species.Forty percent of all fish species in North America are at risk or extinction.More

Vermilion Watershed

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Click Here to read Vermilion Watershed Poster

Non-Point Water Pollution and Watershed Planning

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Click Here Understanding TMDLs and Watershed Planning and Implementation
 A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) is a regulatory term in the U.S. Clean Water Act, describing a value of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive while still meeting water quality standards

2008 Bayou Vermilion River Conference

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2008 Bayou Vermilion River Conference

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  • Home
  • Board
  • Join
  • Symposium
    • Symposium Programs
  • Calendar
  • News
  • Contact Us
    • What Can I Do?
  • Programming
    • Reviving Resilient Landscapes >
      • 1. Acadiana Park Nature Station Bankline Stabilization
      • 2. Freetown Heritage Park Urban Planting
    • Symposium
    • Painted Rain Barrel Contest & Auction
    • Vermilion River Alliance (VRA)
    • Water Quality Sampling Program
  • History
    • Photos
  • Resources
    • LDEQ's Nonpoint Source Pollution Unit and Bayou Vermilion - Gregory Waldron
    • Maps
  • Conservation
    • Resources for Teachers >
      • What is a Rain Barrel?
      • Water Basics
  • Events
  • Appreciation of Watershed Heritage by Ray Brassieur
  • New Page