RIPARIAN AREAS

WHAT IT MEANS?

• Riparian is a latin meaning word that means bank of river

WATERSHED

• Watershed is an area of land that drains downward to the lowest point.
• Watershed feed wetlands.
• Wetlands have three common characteristics!
• First on is water, second one is a wetland soil called hydric
• The third one is plants that can live underwater.

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

• It's a ridge that separates river systems so that they flow to different oceans.
• Largest and best know continental divide in North America is great divide.

RIVER SYSTEM

• A river system is made of all streams and rivers that drain a river basin.
• ND has 3 river systems the Missouri River, the red river,
• The mouse river and all with their tributaries
• The longest river in ND and the United States is the Missouri River.

COMPREHENSION

• What's the largest river in ND? It's the Missouri River
• How did the flow do the Missouri River change in the 1950s?
• The flow changed by the building of two dams. The garrison and the Oahe.

RIPARIAN AREA HABITATS

• Provides habitat for significant numbers and kinds of wildlife
• The waters are full of fish.
• And the trees and brush encourage the growth of organisms.

AQUATIC LIFE

• North Dakota is home to nearly 100 different species of fish.
• Mussels are shellfish with two hard,outer shells that protect their soft inner parts
• Aquatic insects are insects that live or hatch in water.
• Raparian areas are significant habitats for many species of amphibians and reptiles

LAND AND AIR ANIMALS

• Several Riparian mammals are furbearers.
• Furbearers are animals harvested for their fur.
• Riparian areas are home to countless species of birds
• Most are waterfowl birds are migratory birds that may be hunted

STREAMS OF LIFE

• Riparian ares are "STREAMS OF LIFE" because they are among
• The most productive and diverse Ecosystems in the world

THREATS TO RIPARIAN AREAS

• There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

THE END!!!!