Stop 1: Follow the path of a raindrop
Located at the south entrance of the Lenexa Rec Center
This walking tour traces the path of rainfall from the Rec Center through the City Center Watershed. A watershed is an area of land that drains into a common body of water, such as a nearby creek, stream, river or lake. A small watershed can feed into a larger watershed. This watershed is part of a much larger one: the Mill Creek Watershed.
No matter where you live in Lenexa, you live in a watershed. The rainwater that falls on your property will potentially end up in the body of water your watershed drains into, carrying sediment, nutrients and chemicals with it along the way. Use the map below to find your home and discover which watershed you live in. Your actions at home have an impact on the quality of the water in this watershed, as well as the health of the plants and animals that live there.
Watersheds map(PDF, 2MB)