List of river basins in the United States explained

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.

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]

See also

• Drainage basin
• Hydrology

External links

• USGS National Water Census

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. River Basins . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Climatic Data Center . January 5, 2013.
2. Web site: Yukon River Basin Studies . usgs.gov . January 5, 2013.