A map shared on X ... and the general shape of the watershed and its basin. "Water from parts or all of 31 states drains into the Mississippi River, and creates a drainage basin over 1,245,000 ...

A stunning new map shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States ... River, including the Upper and Lower Mississippi River Basins, along with Missouri River ...

River basin map of ... For example, on his map of the United States, the pink spider-webbing across nearly half the country represents the massive Jefferson-Mississippi-Missouri River system ...

The Mississippi River basin covers two-thirds of the landmass of the United States. Its sheer size means there should be enough places where it's raining that offset those places where it's dry ...