Freshwater Biomes By Mr Peterson Animals Turtles Frogs

Freshwater Biomes By: Mr. Peterson

Animals • • • Turtles Frogs Fish Salamanders Ducks Herons Otters Muskrats Dragonflies

Plants • • Lilies Cattails Reeds Coontail Algae Jewelweed Duckweed

Climate/Weather • Temperature varies in ponds and lakes seasonally • A watershed is an area of land where rain water, streams and small rivers all drain into one large area of water such as a large river, lake or ocean • The mouth of a river is where it meets the ocean • The ice blocks out the sunlight, and oxygen levels in the water drop, killing some plants and animals. This is called 'winterkill'. • Weather varies depending on the freshwater location.

Interesting Facts • Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the US • 41 Million acres of lakes in the US • Deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia • The longest River in the World is the Nile River • The longest river in the US is the Mississippi River.

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