US River Map

Major Rivers in the USA

River	Length (km)	Length (miles)	Drainage area (km²)	Outflow	Countries in the drainage basin	USA States in the drainage basin
Missouri River	3,767	2,341	1,300,000	Mississippi River	USA	Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
Mississippi River	3,734	2,320	2,981,076	Gulf of Mexico	USA	Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Colorado River	2,334	1,450	637,137	Gulf of California	USA, Mexico	California, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada
Columbia River	2,000	1,243	668,000	Pacific Ocean	USA, Canada	Washington, Oregon
Ohio River	1,579	981	528,100	Mississippi River	USA	Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky
Arkansas River	2,364	1,469	435,123	Mississippi River	USA	Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas
Snake River	1,735	1,078	278,450	Columbia River	USA	Washington, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon
Saint Lawrence River	1,197	744	1,344,200	Gulf of St. Lawrence	USA, Canada	New York
Rio Grande	3,051	1,896	471,900	Gulf of Mexico	USA, Mexico	Texas, Colorado, New Mexico
Yukon River	3,190	1,982	854,700	Berin Sea	USA, Canada	Alaska

About USA Rivers

The United States of America has over 250,000 rivers. The longest river in the USA is the Missouri River; it is a tributary of the Mississippi River and is 2,540 miles long. But the biggest in terms of water volume is the deeper Mississippi River.
The longest un-dammed river in the contiguous USA is the Yellowstone River; it is 692 miles long.

Rivers provide drinking water, irrigation water, transportation, electrical power, drainage, food, and recreation. Rivers also erode land and carry it downstream to the sea. This kind of erosion can even form canyons, like the Grand Canyon, and waterfalls, like Niagara Falls.
While some of the USA rivers and lakes serve as vital waterways for inland navigation others are useful sources of irrigation and power generation. For certain cities like New Orleans, river basins usher in growth and prosperity for the city and its people. The whole drainage topography of the USA may be divided into two main subsystems, namely the Eastern systems and the Pacific systems.
Of the several prominent rivers featured in the USA river map, the major rivers of USA are:

Colorado river Salmon River Arkansas River Gila River

Red River Tennessee River Minnesota River Snake River

Lakes of USA

Besides the USA rivers, the USA river map also shows the various lakes, streams and other water bodies in the USA. The lake system of the US comprises Great Lakes of Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan, the first four of which are shared with Canada.
The Great Lakes of the US constitute the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world. Located in east-central North America, the Great Lakes form the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world covering a total area of 244,106 square km. Of the five Great Lakes, only Lake Michigan falls entirely within the territory of the United States with the remaining four being shared with Canada. Apart from being the site for large population concentrations and industrial activities, the Great Lakes also handle the highest volume of fresh water shipping tonnage in the world.
The other major lakes shown in the USA river map are:

Eagle lake Goose lake Pyramid lake Walker lake

Lake Mead Norfolk Lake Roosevelt lake

River Maps of different States of USA