USA Lower 48 Drainage Basin High PointsBasins with over 1500 square milesRank | Drainage Basin | Area-SqMi | Peak | Elev-Ft | Country | Range (Level 4) | Ascents |
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1. | Great Basin | 372,401 | Mount Whitney | 14,498 | United States | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 3072 | 1. | Buena Vista Lake Bed | 2,296 | Mount Whitney | 14,498 | United States | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 3072 | 1. | Owens Valley | 3,590 | Mount Whitney | 14,498 | United States | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 3072 | 1. | South San Joaquin Basin | 32,736 | Mount Whitney | 14,498 | United States | Sequoia Sierra Nevada | 3072 | 5. | Mississippi | 1,249,933 | Mount Elbert | 14,433 | United States | Sawatch Range | 1664 | 6. | Rio Grande | 213,707 | Blanca Peak | 14,345 | United States | Sangre de Cristo Range | 353 | 7. | Colorado | 243,728 | Uncompahgre Peak | 14,309 | United States | San Juan Mountains | 391 | 8. | Tulare Lake Bed | 16,369 | North Palisade | 14,242 | United States | Central Sierra Nevada | 263 | 9. | Columbia | 259,290 | Mount Rainier-Southeast Crater Rim | 14,200 | United States | South Washington Cascades | 206 | 10. | Klamath | 15,845 | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | United States | California Cascades | 1303 | 10. | Sacramento | 26,940 | Mount Shasta | 14,162 | United States | California Cascades | 1303 | 12. | San Joaquin | 15,788 | Mount Humphreys | 13,986 | United States | Central Sierra Nevada | 187 | 13. | Great Salt Lake | 35,716 | Wheeler Peak | 13,063 | United States | East Central Great Basin Ranges | 684 | 14. | Salton Sea | 8,239 | San Gorgonio Mountain | 11,499 | United States | Transverse Ranges | 1566 | 15. | Santa Ana | 1,694 | San Gorgonio Mountain-Northwest Slope | 11,400 | United States | Transverse Ranges | 131 | 16. | Skagit | 3,198 | Mount Baker | 10,781 | United States | North Cascades | 1535 | 17. | Wilcox Playa | 1,671 | Mount Graham | 10,720 | United States | Southeast Arizona Ranges | 199 | 18. | Great Divide Basin | 3,900 | Ferris Peak | 10,037 | United States | Great Divide Basin Area | 10 | 19. | Rogue | 5,164 | Mount McLoughlin | 9495 | United States | Oregon Cascades | 354 | 20. | Umpqua | 4,689 | Mount Thielsen | 9182 | United States | Oregon Cascades | 360 | 21. | Santa Clara | 1,626 | Mount Pinos | 8831 | United States | Transverse Ranges | 762 | 22. | Santa Maria | 1,828 | Sawmill Mountain-West Peak | 8749 | United States | Transverse Ranges | 93 | 23. | Snohomish | 1,822 | Mount Daniel | 7960 | United States | South Washington Cascades | 435 | 24. | Eel | 3,682 | Black Butte | 7448 | United States | Northern California Coast Range | 151 | 25. | Androscoggin | 3,527 | Mount Washington | 6288 | United States | White Mountains | 4619 | 25. | Saco | 1,699 | Mount Washington | 6288 | United States | White Mountains | 4619 | 25. | Connecticut | 11,264 | Mount Washington | 6288 | United States | White Mountains | 4619 | 28. | Santee | 15,384 | Grandfather Mountain | 5946 | United States | Southern Blue Ridge Front | 283 | 29. | Salinas | 4,837 | Junipero Serra Peak | 5862 | United States | Central California Coast Ranges | 219 | 30. | Savannah | 10,488 | Standing Indian | 5499 | United States | Southern Blue Ridge Front | 221 | 31. | St. Lawrence | 518,209 | Mount Marcy | 5344 | United States | Adirondack Mountains | 2157 | 31. | Hudson | 13,455 | Mount Marcy | 5344 | United States | Adirondack Mountains | 2157 | 33. | Penobscot | 8,586 | Katahdin | 5268 | United States | Longfellow Mountains | 1878 | 34. | Merrimack | 5,024 | Mount Lafayette | 5240 | United States | White Mountains | 2898 | 35. | Chehalis | 2,117 | Capitol Peak | 5054 | United States | Olympic Mountains | 6 | 36. | Potomac | 14,697 | Spruce Knob | 4861 | United States | Allegheny Mountains | 893 | 37. | Brazos | 45,709 | Mississippi-Rio Grande-Brazos Triple Divide | 4740 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 3 | 38. | James | 10,325 | Little Ridge | 4546 | United States | Central Appalachian Ridges | 22 | 39. | Colorado [TX] | 42,475 | Colorado Basin High Point | 4540 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 2 | 40. | Apalachicola | 19,651 | Tray Mountain | 4430 | United States | Southern Blue Ridge Front | 237 | 41. | Kennebec | 5,945 | Sugarloaf Mountain | 4240 | United States | Longfellow Mountains | 560 | 42. | Roanoke | 9,767 | Apple Orchard Mountain | 4225 | United States | Northern Blue Ridge | 177 | 43. | Alabama | 43,712 | Big Frog Mountain | 4200 | United States | Southern Blue Ridge Front | 66 | 44. | Delaware | 13,611 | Slide Mountain | 4180 | United States | Catskill Mountains | 1214 | 45. | Pee Dee | 18,141 | Thompkins Knob | 4080 | United States | Southern Blue Ridge Front | 48 | 46. | Rappahannock | 2,713 | Hawksbill | 4050 | United States | Northern Blue Ridge | 390 | 47. | Susquehanna | 27,499 | Blue Knob | 3120 | United States | Allegheny Mountains | 90 | 48. | Housatonic | 1,951 | Mount Everett | 2608 | United States | Taconic Range | 272 | 49. | Nueces | 16,741 | Edwards County High Point | 2415 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 3 | 50. | Guadalupe | 10,132 | Guadalupe Basin High Point | 2405 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 0 | 51. | Mattaponi | 2,670 | Peters Mountain | 1820 | United States | Northern Blue Ridge | 2 | 52. | Altamaha | 14,188 | Stone Mountain | 1680 | United States | Piedmont | 411 | 53. | Trinity | 17,973 | Young County High Point | 1522 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 9 | 54. | Saint Croix | 1,767 | Musquash Mountain | 1220 | United States | New England Upland | 8 | 55. | Cape Fear | 9,163 | Cape Fear Basin High Point | 1010 | United States | Piedmont | 11 | 56. | Neuse | 5,683 | Roxboro Hill | 890 | United States | Piedmont | 25 | 57. | Ogeechee | 4,487 | Hancock County High Point | 745 | United States | Piedmont | 4 | 58. | Tar | 3,159 | Granville County High Point | 740 | United States | Piedmont | 14 | 59. | Sabine | 19,854 | Hunt County High Point | 730 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 12 | 60. | Pearl [MS-LA] | 8,686 | Winston County High Point | 722 | United States | Southeast Coast | 13 | 61. | Pascagoula | 8,475 | Circle Hill | 700 | United States | Southeast Coast | 6 | 62. | Edisto | 2,479 | Saluda County High Point | 680 | United States | Piedmont | 10 | 63. | Chowan | 4,931 | Nottoway Basin High Point | 660 | United States | Piedmont | 1 | 64. | Lavaca | 2,253 | Gonzales County High Point | 590 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 4 | 65. | San Jacinto [TX] | 4,016 | Walker County High Point | 500 | United States | Southern Great Plains | 9 | 66. | Suwanee | 9,851 | Crisp County High Point | 480 | United States | Piedmont | 7 | 67. | St. John | 9,306 | Sugarloaf Mountain | 310 | United States | Southeast Coast | 83 |
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