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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. Each of these river basins contain a number of smaller 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 Hawaii See also *Drainage basin *Hydrology References External linksUSGS National Water Census {{DEFAULTSORT:River basins in the United States Lists of drainage basins River basins A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US River Basin Map
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