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.
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.