List of Great Basin watersheds explained

The Great Basin is the largest region of contiguous endorheic drainage basins in North America, and is encompassed by the Great Basin Divide. This is a list of the drainage basins in the Great Basin that are over 500sqmi, listed by the state containing most of the basin.

Utah

Great Salt Lake (Idaho, Utah, Wyoming) 19162sqmi
- Bear River (Idaho, Utah, Wyoming) 7561sqmi
  - Malad River (Idaho, Utah) 768sqmi
  - Little Bear River (Idaho, Utah) 884sqmi
  - Bear Lake (Idaho, Utah) 605sqmi
- Weber River (Utah, Wyoming) 2093sqmi
- Jordan River (Utah) 3551sqmi
  - Utah Lake (Utah) 2536sqmi
    - Provo River (Utah) 686sqmi
    - Spanish Fork (Utah) 825sqmi
- Skull Valley (Utah) 814sqmi
- Deep Creek (Curlew Valley) (Idaho, Utah) 1033sqmi
Pine Valley (Utah) 733sqmi
Tule Valley (Utah) 951sqmi
Rush Valley (Utah) 722sqmi
Bonneville Salt Flats (Nevada, Utah) 8602sqmi
- Fish Springs Wash (Utah) 933sqmi
- Snake Valley (Nevada, Utah) 3119sqmi
  - Hamlin Valley (Nevada, Utah) 884sqmi
- Deep Creek (Deep Creek Valley) (Nevada, Utah) 501sqmi
Newfoundland Evaporation Basin (Nevada, Utah) 4516sqmi
- Grouse Creek (Nevada, Utah) 2755sqmi
  - Thousand Springs Creek (Nevada, Utah) 1534sqmi
Sevier Lake (Utah) 9387sqmi
- Sevier River (Utah) 8591sqmi
  - Beaver River (Utah) 1996sqmi
  - San Pitch River (Utah) 861sqmi
  - East Fork Sevier River (Utah) 1242sqmi
Pavant Valley (Utah) 1108sqmi Most of Pavant Valley drains to the Sevier River artificially via the Central Utah Canal.
Sevier Desert (Utah) 1029sqmi
Mud Spring Wash (Utah) 1053sqmi
- Little Salt Lake (Utah) 503sqmi
Escalante Desert (Nevada, Utah) 1442sqmi
Wah Wah Valley (Utah) 600sqmi

Nevada

Carson Sink (California, Nevada) 19839sqmi
- Humboldt River (Nevada) 16753sqmi
  - Little Humboldt River 1780sqmi
  - Reese River (Nevada) 2377sqmi
    - Cain Creek (Nevada) 519sqmi
  - Rock Creek (Nevada) 746sqmi
  - Coyote Creek (Crescent Valley) (Nevada) 1171sqmi
    - Cooks Creek (Nevada) 637sqmi
  - Pine Creek (Nevada) 1005sqmi
  - South Fork Humboldt River (Nevada) 1306sqmi
    - Huntington Creek (Nevada) 795sqmi
  - North Fork Humboldt River (Nevada) 998sqmi
  - Marys River (Nevada) 514sqmi
- Carson River (California, Nevada) 2585sqmi
  - East Fork Carson River (California, Nevada) 572sqmi
Stillwater Marsh (Nevada) 854sqmi
Black Rock Desert (Nevada, Oregon) 8509sqmi
- Quinn River (Nevada, Oregon) 7590sqmi
  - Bottle Creek Slough (Desert Valley) (Nevada) 540sqmi
High Rock Lake (Nevada) 665sqmi
Smoke Creek Desert (California, Nevada) 1261sqmi
Duck Lake (California, Nevada) 573sqmi
Thousand Creek (Nevada, Oregon) 1037sqmi
Pyramid Lake (California, Nevada) 3112sqmi
- Truckee River (California, Nevada) 2332sqmi
  - Lake Tahoe (California, Nevada) 507sqmi
Blue Wing Flat (Granite Springs Valley) (Nevada) 975sqmi
Walker Lake (California, Nevada) 3561sqmi
- Walker River (California, Nevada) 2753sqmi
  - East Walker River (California, Nevada) 1201sqmi
  - West Walker River (California, Nevada) 859sqmi
Buffalo Valley (Nevada) 500sqmi
Buena Vista Valley (Nevada) 736sqmi
Humboldt Salt Marsh (Nevada) 2083sqmi
- Spring Creek (Nevada) 801sqmi
Gabbs Valley (Nevada) 1273sqmi
Big Smoky Valley (Nevada) 2049sqmi
- Peavine Creek (Nevada) 1727sqmi
  - Ione Valley (Nevada) 673sqmi
Grass Valley (Nevada) 592sqmi
Rock Creek (Nevada) 590sqmi
Wadsworth Creek (Monitor Valley) (Nevada) 525sqmi
Diamond Valley (Nevada) 2598sqmi
- Slough Creek (Nevada) 2272sqmi
  - Antelope Wash (Nevada) 560sqmi
  - Coils Creek (Nevada) 987sqmi
    - Stoneberger Creek (Nevada) 749sqmi
Newark Lake (Nevada) 1444sqmi
- Fish Creek (Nevada) 623sqmi
Long Valley (Nevada) 647sqmi
Franklin Lake (Nevada) 648sqmi
Cole Creek (Independence Valley) (Nevada) 1025sqmi
Yelland Dry Lake (Nevada) 1191sqmi
- Spring Valley Creek (Nevada) 694sqmi
Goshute Lake (Nevada) 1809sqmi
- Duck Creek (Nevada) 1510sqmi
Goshute Valley (Nevada) 1504sqmi
Lake Valley (Nevada) 554sqmi
Dry Lake Valley (Nevada) 897sqmi
Fish Lake Valley (California, Nevada) 983sqmi
Mud Lake (Nevada) 1963sqmi
- Stone Cabin Creek (Nevada) 998sqmi
- Ralston Valley (Nevada) 747sqmi
Clayton Valley (Nevada) 555sqmi
Butterfield Marsh (Nevada) 3780sqmi
- Railroad Valley (Nevada) 1959sqmi
  - Hot Creek (Nevada) 1061sqmi
- Duckwater Creek (Nevada) 904sqmi
Sand Springs Wash (Nevada) 507sqmi
Gold Flat (Nevada) 685sqmi
Sarcobatus Flat (Nevada) 1237sqmi
- China Wash (Lida Valley) (Nevada) 538sqmi
Coal Valley (Nevada) 952sqmi
Sand Spring Valley (Nevada) 699sqmi
Groom Lake (Nevada) 669sqmi
Desert Valley (Nevada) 990sqmi
- Tikaboo Valley (Nevada) 615sqmi
Indian Springs Valley (Nevada) 661sqmi
Mesquite Valley (California, Nevada) 504sqmi
Eldorado Valley (Nevada) 534sqmi

Oregon

Malheur Lake (Oregon) 3062sqmi
- Malheur Slough (Oregon) 514sqmi
- Silvies River (Oregon) 1319sqmi
- Donner und Blitzen River (Oregon) 790sqmi
Harney Lake (Oregon) 1810sqmi
- Silver Creek (Oregon) 1502sqmi
Silver Lake (Oregon) 798sqmi
- Silver Creek (Oregon) 677sqmi
Lake Abert (Oregon) 897sqmi
- Chewaucan River (Oregon) 628sqmi
Bluejoint Lake (Warner Lakes) (California, Nevada, Oregon) 1896sqmi
- Crump Lake (California, Nevada, Oregon) 1084sqmi
Guano Lake (Nevada, Oregon) 916sqmi
Catlow Valley (Oregon) 1352sqmi
- Guano Slough (Oregon) 501sqmi
Alvord Lake (Nevada, Oregon) 706sqmi

California

Goose Lake (California, Oregon) 1088sqmi
Madeline Plains (California, Nevada) 714sqmi
Honey Lake (California, Nevada) 1905sqmi
- Susan River (California) 1073sqmi
Mono Lake (California, Nevada) 785sqmi
Owens Lake (California, Nevada) 3501sqmi
- Owens River (California, Nevada) 2903sqmi
  - Spring Canyon Creek (California, Nevada) 743sqmi
Eureka Valley (California, Nevada) 564sqmi
Salt Lake (California) 742sqmi
Amargosa River (California, Nevada) 8785sqmi
- Salt Creek (California, Nevada) 2307sqmi
  - Death Valley Wash (California, Nevada) 1496sqmi
- Salt Creek (California) 1330sqmi
  - Kingston Wash (California) 537sqmi
- Rock Valley (California, Nevada) 655sqmi
- Fortymile Canyon (California, Nevada) 1769sqmi
Panamint Valley (northern) (California) 570sqmi
Panamint Valley (southern) (California) 916sqmi
China Lake (California) 1175sqmi
Searles Lake (California) 710sqmi
Koehn Lake (California) 896sqmi
Rogers Dry Lake (California) 831sqmi
Rosamond Lake (California) 1098sqmi
Harper Lake (California) 765sqmi
Silver Lake 2474sqmi
- Soda Lake 2309sqmi
  - Mojave River (California) 1709sqmi
  - Kelso Wash (California) 727sqmi
Ivanpah Lake (California, Nevada) 820sqmi
Dale Lake (California) 544sqmi
Bristol Lake (California) 713sqmi
Cadiz Lake (California) 1639sqmi
- Schuyler Wash (California) 1057sqmi
  - Watson Wash (California) 533sqmi
Danby Lake (California) 1110sqmi
- Homer Wash (California) 544sqmi
Ford Dry Lake (California) 2066sqmi
- Palen Lake (California) 1377sqmi
  - Pinto Wash (California) 709sqmi
Salton Sea (California, Mexico) 6022sqmi - basin is known as the Salton Sink
- Whitewater River (California) 1501sqmi
- San Felipe Creek (California, Mexico) 1481sqmi
  - Carrizo Creek (California, Mexico) 570sqmi
- New River (California, Mexico) 664sqmi
- Alamo River (California, Mexico) 647sqmi
Lake Elsinore (California) 750sqmi
- San Jacinto River 765sqmi

Mexico

Laguna Salada (Mexico) 1680sqmi

Sources

Web site: [ftp://gateway2.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/Gateway/WBD/WBDHU12_01Dec2010_ArcGIS9.2_File.gdb.zip National Data]. Watershed Boundary Dataset. USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. Geodatabase file (GDB) with ZIP compression. December 6, 2010. .
. Champlin Peak Quadrangle - Utah . 2001 . 1 : 24,000 . 7,5 Minute Series (Topographic) . .
Web site: HYDRO1k Basins data . USGS, Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science. Shapefile with TAR compression. December 6, 2010. .

For an explanation of hydrologic unit numbers, see Hydrologic unit system (United States). The Great Basin is administratively split across three different USGS water resource regions (16 - Great Basin water resource region, 18 - California water resource region, and 17 - Pacific Northwest water resource region) and part of Mexico.