FRESH WATER STREAMS AND RIVERS

Human impact
People take water from streams and rivers for drinking, laundry, and bathing. Pollution from farms and cities is a source of pollution for fresh water streams and rivers.

Biodiversity
Willows, cottonwoods, and other water-loving plants grow along streams and on riverbanks. Species adapted to fast-moving water include trout, salmon, crayfish, and many insects.

ANIMALS/PLANTS

• Trout
• Crayfish
• Salmon
• Pondweed
• Beaver

FUN FACTS

• Fresh water lakes, streams, rivers, and ponds take up 20% up the earth
• There are over 700 different species of animals that live there.
• These fresh water ponds and rivers is only 3% of the water on earth
• They contain 41% of the total fish species.

SOURCES

• www.chesapeakebay.net
• HaikuDeck pictures
• Life iScience