Wetlands and Waterways
A catchment is a drainage area that supplies water to wetlands and waterways. Each catchment is separated by higher land such as hills or mountains that direct the water flow towards wetlands or waterways. Everyone lives in a catchment so we all impact on the water that enters wetlands and waterways.
Wetlands can be constructed (made by humans) or natural. They are areas that are wet for a long enough period that the plants and animals living in them are adapted to, and often dependent on, living in wet conditions for at least part of their life cycle.
