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USA Lower 48 Drainage Basin High Points

Basins with over 1500 square miles

RankDrainage BasinArea-SqMiPeak Elev-Ft CountryRange (Level 4)
1.Great Basin201,693Mount Whitney14,498United StatesSequoia Sierra Nevada
1.Owens Valley3,293Mount Whitney14,498United StatesSequoia Sierra Nevada
1.South San Joaquin Basin16,381Mount Whitney14,498United StatesSequoia Sierra Nevada
4.Mississippi1,251,272Mount Elbert14,433United StatesSawatch Range
5.Rio Grande222,823Blanca Peak14,345United StatesSangre de Cristo Range
6.Colorado249,676Uncompahgre Peak14,309United StatesSan Juan Mountains
7.Columbia259,390Mount Rainier-Southeast Crater Rim14,200United StatesSouth Washington Cascades
8.Klamath15,624Mount Shasta14,162United StatesCalifornia Cascades
8.Sacramento26,786Mount Shasta14,162United StatesCalifornia Cascades
10.San Joaquin15,760Mount Humphreys13,986United StatesCentral Sierra Nevada
11.Salton Sea8,035San Gorgonio Mountain11,499United StatesTransverse Ranges
12.Santa Ana1,691San Gorgonio Mountain-Northwest Slope11,400United StatesTransverse Ranges
13.Skagit3,143Mount Baker10,781United StatesNorth Cascades
14.Wilcox Playa1,680Mount Graham10,720United StatesSoutheast Arizona Ranges
15.Great Divide Basin3,908Ferris Mountain10,037United StatesGreat Divide Basin Area
16.Rogue5,155Mount McLoughlin9495United StatesOregon Cascades
17.Umpqua4,665Mount Thielsen9182United StatesOregon Cascades
18.Santa Clara1,605Mount Pinos8831United StatesTransverse Ranges
19.Santa Maria1,820Sawmill Mountain-West Peak8749United StatesTransverse Ranges
20.Snohomish1,806Mount Daniel7960United StatesSouth Washington Cascades
21.Eel3,677Black Butte7448United StatesNorthern California Coast Range
22.Androscoggin3,512Mount Washington6288United StatesWhite Mountains
22.Saco1,698Mount Washington6288United StatesWhite Mountains
22.Connecticut11,253Mount Washington6288United StatesWhite Mountains
25.Santee15,392Grandfather Mountain5946United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front
26.Salinas4,687Junipero Serra Peak5862United StatesCentral California Coast Ranges
27.Savannah10,467Standing Indian5499United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front
28.St. Lawrence502,413Mount Marcy5344United StatesAdirondack Mountains
28.Hudson13,424Mount Marcy5344United StatesAdirondack Mountains
30.Penobscot8,544Katahdin5268United StatesLongfellow Mountains
31.Merrimack5,020Mount Lafayette5240United StatesWhite Mountains
32.Chehalis2,123Capitol Peak5054United StatesOlympic Mountains
33.Potomac14,213Spruce Knob4861United StatesAllegheny Mountains
34.Brazos45,674Mississippi-Rio Grande-Brazos Triple Divide4740United StatesSouthern Great Plains
35.James9,676Little Ridge4546United StatesCentral Appalachian Ridges
36.Colorado [TX]42,299Colorado Basin High Point4540United StatesSouthern Great Plains
37.Apalachicola19,615Tray Mountain4430United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front
38.Kennebec5,911Sugarloaf Mountain4240United StatesLongfellow Mountains
39.Roanoke9,785Apple Orchard Mountain4225United StatesNorthern Blue Ridge
40.Alabama43,719Big Frog Mountain4200United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front
41.Delaware12,880Slide Mountain4180United StatesCatskill Mountains
42.Pee Dee17,882Thompkins Knob4080United StatesSouthern Blue Ridge Front
43.Rappahannock2,571Hawksbill4050United StatesNorthern Blue Ridge
44.Susquehanna27,456Blue Knob3120United StatesAllegheny Mountains
45.Housatonic1,930Mount Everett2608United StatesTaconic Range
46.Nueces16,820Edwards County High Point2415United StatesSouthern Great Plains
47.Guadalupe6,007Guadalupe Basin High Point2405United StatesSouthern Great Plains
48.Mattaponi2,604Peters Mountain1820United StatesNorthern Blue Ridge
49.Altamaha14,279Stone Mountain1680United StatesPiedmont
50.Trinity17,994Young County High Point1522United StatesSouthern Great Plains
51.Thames [CT]1,622Burley Hill1316United StatesNew England Upland
52.Saint Croix1,985Musquash Mountain1220United StatesNew England Upland
53.Cape Fear9,108Cape Fear Basin High Point1010United StatesPiedmont
54.Neuse5,600Roxboro Hill890United StatesPiedmont
55.Ogeechee4,463Hancock County High Point745United StatesPiedmont
56.Tar3,178Granville County High Point740United StatesPiedmont
57.Sabine19,818Hunt County High Point730United StatesSouthern Great Plains
58.Pearl [MS-LA]8,635Winston County High Point722United StatesSoutheast Coast
59.Pascagoula8,487Circle Hill700United StatesSoutheast Coast
60.Edisto2,440Saluda County High Point680United StatesPiedmont
61.Chowan4,905Nottoway Basin High Point660United StatesPiedmont
62.Lavaca2,256Gonzales County High Point590United StatesSouthern Great Plains
63.San Jacinto [TX]4,019Walker County High Point500United StatesSouthern Great Plains
64.Suwanee13,576Crisp County High Point480United StatesPiedmont
65.St. John9,238Sugarloaf Mountain310United StatesSoutheast Coast

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