A home geography of New York city . flowing in different directions from this snow-coveredmountain. Where do these rivers get their water ? Some riversget their water from melting snow and ice. In the eastern part of this country you see other rivers. Dothey get their waters from lakes, or from melting ice and snow ?They certainly do not get their water from lakes, for we see no lakes 24 HOME GEOGEAPHY OF NEW YOEK CITY indicated on the map. They do not get their water from meltingice and snow, for we see no snow-covered highlands indicated here. Let ns see where they doget their water. When th


A home geography of New York city . flowing in different directions from this snow-coveredmountain. Where do these rivers get their water ? Some riversget their water from melting snow and ice. In the eastern part of this country you see other rivers. Dothey get their waters from lakes, or from melting ice and snow ?They certainly do not get their water from lakes, for we see no lakes 24 HOME GEOGEAPHY OF NEW YOEK CITY indicated on the map. They do not get their water from meltingice and snow, for we see no snow-covered highlands indicated here. Let ns see where they doget their water. When thereis a heavy rainfall in the cityyou notice that the waterrushes through the streets,follows the slight slope of thestreet to the gutter, and flowsdown the gutters to the seweropenings. From there it flows through the sewers to the river andthe ocean. If all the land were smooth or level, the rain waterfalling upon it would not run off, and the land would be the land is not smooth or level. It slopes in some A Stream in Rainy Weatiikr


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