Welcome to The Mojave River Wildlands… Water Walk

Water Walk… Water-Sheds A watershed is the area of land where all of the water drains to the same place – this includes water that flows on the surface and water located underground. Water sheds come in all shapes and sizes. They cross county, state and national boundaries.

Water Walk… Water-ShedsMojave River Watershed Ending Point Starting Point Mojave River

The shaded area contains all of the watersheds that originate in the state of California and channel water that is usable to its inhabitants. Collectively, this area is called a “regional watershed” and covers 159,650 square miles California’s “ Water Bucket” Water Walk… Our Regonal “Water Bucket”

Local watersheds are groups into sub-regions. The Mojave River is in the South Lahontan sub-region. Water Walk… Our State’s Sub-regional “Water Buckets”

Hydrological Unit Classification (HUC): Mojave Water Walk… Our Local “Water Bucket” The South Lahontan sub-region contains Mojave watershed.

This watershed is known as the Mojave Watershed. The communities of Victorville, Apple Valley, Phelan, Barstow, Baker, Lake Arrowhead, Newberry Springs are within its boundaries. Collectively, this area is called a “basin watershed” and covers 4,580 square miles. It is the “bucket” from which these communities get their water. Water Walk… Our Local “Water Bucket”

Aquifers that hold most of the watershed’s groundwater Water Walk… Our Local “Water Bucket” The major conduit in the Mojave Watershed is the Mojave River. It flows from south to north, one of only half a dozen rivers in the world that do. It’s waters either sink into the ground, becoming part of an aquifers groundwater, or it evaporates into the atmosphere.