Mississippi River Watershed Map

The picture of the steamboat robert e. Nrcs watershed name & number chart. 4493 the rivers of the mississippi watershed visualizations by horace mitchell released on september 12, 2016 the mississippi watershed is the largest drainage basin in north america at 3.2 million square kilometers in area.

This schematic map of the mississippi and its major tributaries shows the extent of this watershed. As a whole class, count the states that have some land that is part of the mississippi river system. Draining over 250 lakes and wetlands, the watershed encompasses an area of 3,750 km².

Surface water division of the office of pollution control.

Mississippi department of environmental quality. The basin covers more than 1,245,000 square miles (3,220,000 km 2 ), including all or parts of 32 u.s. Nrcs watershed name & number chart. From its headwaters at mazinaw lake to its confluence at the ottawa river near fitzroy harbour, the river drops 210 m in elevation.