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Largest River Basins in the Contiguous US

Based on this map: https://imgur.com/gallery/river-basins-of-us-rainbow-colours-fixed-updated-WaEbi
Only includes basins which empty into the sea, so no endorheic basins.
Area is in square miles, only including area within the United States.
Some area listings are estimates, as good data was hard to find in some cases.
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Basin Area
River Name
State Hint
1
1,249,300
Mississippi
Most
2
244,000
Colorado
Arizona
3
219,500
Colombia
Washington
4
195,000
St. Lawrence
New York
5
93,820
Rio Grande
Texas
6
69,500
Nelson
North Dakota
7
45,000
Brazos
Texas
8
44,000
Mobile
Alabama
9
42,100
Suison
California
10
39,900
Colorado
Texas
11
27,500
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
12
19,770
Sabine
Texas
13
19,500
Apalachicola
Georgia
14
16,700
Nueces
Texas
15
15,590
Trinity
Texas
16
15,500
Klamath
California
17
15,410
Santee
South Carolina
18
14,700
Potomac
Virginia
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Basin Area
River Name
State Hint
19
14,000
Altamaha
Georgia
20
13,400
Hudson
New York
21
12,720
Pee Dee
North Carolina
22
11,370
Delaware
Pennsylvania
23
11,140
Connecticut
Massachusetts
24
10,130
Guadalupe
Texas
25
9,950
Suwannee
Florida
26
9,850
Savannah
Georgia
27
9,680
Roanoke
Virginia
28
9,360
Kennebec
Maine
29
9,120
Cape Fear
North Carolina
30
8,840
St. Johns
Florida
31
8,800
Pascagoula
Mississippi
32
8,760
Pearl
Mississippi
33
8,640
James
Virginia
34
8,570
Penobscot
Maine
35
7,380
Caloosahatchee
Florida
36
7,360
St. John
Maine
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