List of river basins in the United States
These are the major U.S. river basins in the U.S., as designated by the U.S. Water Resources Council.[1] Each of these river basins contain a number of smaller river basins.
Map of major river basins
Contiguous
- 1. Pacific Northwest Basin
- 2. California River Basin
- 3. Great Basin
- 4. Lower Colorado River Basin
- 5. Upper Colorado River Basin
- 6. Rio Grande River Basin
- 7. Texas Gulf Coast Basin
- 8. Arkansas-White-Red Basin
- 9. Lower Mississippi River Basin
- 10. Missouri River Basin
- 11. Souris-Red-Rainy Basin
- 12. Upper Mississippi Basin
- 13. Great Lakes Basin
- 14. Tennessee River Basin
- 15. Ohio River Basin
- 16. South Atlantic-Gulf Basin
- 17. Mid-Atlantic Basin
- 18. New England Basin
Alaska
- Copper River Basin
- Yukon River Basin[2]
Hawaii
See also
References
- "U.S. River Basins". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- "Yukon River Basin Studies". usgs.gov. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
External links
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