List of river basins in the United States

Map of major river basins
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.
Continental
- 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]
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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