Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Martinsburg, WV
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member jiggs11
N 39° 19.249 W 078° 04.249
17S E 752515 N 4356471
Marker for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed located at the West Virginia Welcome Center on I 81 Northbound.
Waymark Code: WM10VGK
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Detailed signboard for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, the largest estuary in the United States.

Marker is located near the WV Welcome Center main building.

The marker presents some watershed facts:

- 64,000 square miles

- 6 states including DC

- Holds more than 18 trillion gallons of water

- The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the US

There are also helpful hints for supporting the watershed, and a list of some of the benefits of a watershed.
Type: Information Board

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