List of Great Basin watersheds

The Great Basin is the largest region of contiguous endorheic drainage basins in North America, and is encompassed by the Great Basin Divide. This is a list of the drainage basins in the Great Basin that are over 500 sq mi (1,300 km²), listed by the state containing most of the basin.

Utah

Great Salt Lake (Idaho, Utah, Wyoming) 19,162 sq mi (49,630 km²) ^[1]
- Bear River (Idaho, Utah, Wyoming) 7,561 sq mi (19,580 km²) ^[2]
  - Malad River (Idaho, Utah) 768 sq mi (1,990 km²) ^[3]
  - Little Bear River (Idaho, Utah) 884 sq mi (2,290 km²) ^[4]
  - Bear Lake (Idaho, Utah) 605 sq mi (1,570 km²) ^[5]
- Weber River (Utah, Wyoming) 2,093 sq mi (5,420 km²) ^[6]
- Jordan River (Utah) 3,551 sq mi (9,200 km²) ^[7]
  - Utah Lake (Utah) 2,536 sq mi (6,570 km²) ^[8]
    - Provo River (Utah) 686 sq mi (1,780 km²) ^[9]
    - Spanish Fork (Utah) 825 sq mi (2,140 km²) ^[10]
- Skull Valley (Utah) 814 sq mi (2,110 km²) ^[11]
- Deep Creek (Curlew Valley) (Idaho, Utah) 1,033 sq mi (2,680 km²) ^[12]
Pine Valley (Utah) 733 sq mi (1,900 km²) ^[13]
Tule Valley (Utah) 951 sq mi (2,460 km²) ^[14]
Rush Valley (Utah) 722 sq mi (1,870 km²) ^[15]
Bonneville Salt Flats (Nevada, Utah) 8,602 sq mi (22,280 km²) ^[16]
- Fish Springs Wash (Utah) 933 sq mi (2,420 km²) ^[17]
- Snake Valley (Nevada, Utah) 3,119 sq mi (8,080 km²) ^[18]
  - Hamlin Valley (Nevada, Utah) 884 sq mi (2,290 km²) ^[19]
- Deep Creek (Deep Creek Valley) (Nevada, Utah) 501 sq mi (1,300 km²) ^[20]
Newfoundland Evaporation Basin (Nevada, Utah) 4,516 sq mi (11,700 km²) ^[21]
- Grouse Creek (Nevada, Utah) 2,755 sq mi (7,140 km²) ^[22]
  - Thousand Springs Creek (Nevada, Utah) 1,534 sq mi (3,970 km²) ^[23]
Sevier Lake (Utah) 9,387 sq mi (24,310 km²) ^[24]
- Sevier River (Utah) 8,591 sq mi (22,250 km²) ^[25]
  - Beaver River (Utah) 1,996 sq mi (5,170 km²) ^[26]
  - San Pitch River (Utah) 861 sq mi (2,230 km²) ^[27]
  - East Fork Sevier River (Utah) 1,242 sq mi (3,220 km²) ^[28]
Pavant Valley (Utah) 1,108 sq mi (2,870 km²) ^[29] Most of Pavant Valley drains to the Sevier River artificially via the Central Utah Canal. ^[30]
Sevier Desert (Utah) 1,029 sq mi (2,670 km²) ^[31]
Mud Spring Wash (Utah) 1,053 sq mi (2,730 km²) ^[32]
- Little Salt Lake (Utah) 503 sq mi (1,300 km²) ^[33]
Escalante Desert (Nevada, Utah) 1,442 sq mi (3,730 km²) ^[34]
Wah Wah Valley (Utah) 600 sq mi (1,600 km²) ^[35]

Nevada

Carson Sink (California, Nevada) 19,839 sq mi (51,380 km²) ^[36]
- Humboldt River (Nevada) 16,753 sq mi (43,390 km²) ^[37]
  - Little Humboldt River 1,780 sq mi (4,600 km²) ^[38]
  - Reese River (Nevada) 2,377 sq mi (6,160 km²) ^[39]
    - Cain Creek (Nevada) 519 sq mi (1,340 km²) ^[40]
  - Rock Creek (Nevada) 746 sq mi (1,930 km²) ^[41]
  - Coyote Creek (Crescent Valley) (Nevada) 1,171 sq mi (3,030 km²) ^[42]
    - Cooks Creek (Nevada) 637 sq mi (1,650 km²) ^[43]
  - Pine Creek (Nevada) 1,005 sq mi (2,600 km²) ^[44]
  - South Fork Humboldt River (Nevada) 1,306 sq mi (3,380 km²) ^[45]
    - Huntington Creek (Nevada) 795 sq mi (2,060 km²) ^[46]
  - North Fork Humboldt River (Nevada) 998 sq mi (2,580 km²) ^[47]
  - Marys River (Nevada) 514 sq mi (1,330 km²) ^[48]
- Carson River (California, Nevada) 2,585 sq mi (6,700 km²) ^[49]
  - East Fork Carson River (California, Nevada) 572 sq mi (1,480 km²) ^[50]
Stillwater Marsh (Nevada) 854 sq mi (2,210 km²) ^[51]
Black Rock Desert (Nevada, Oregon) 8,509 sq mi (22,040 km²) ^[52]
- Quinn River (Nevada, Oregon) 7,590 sq mi (19,700 km²) ^[53]
  - Bottle Creek Slough (Desert Valley) (Nevada) 540 sq mi (1,400 km²) ^[54]
High Rock Lake (Nevada) 665 sq mi (1,720 km²) ^[55]
Smoke Creek Desert (California, Nevada) 1,261 sq mi (3,270 km²) ^[56]
Duck Lake (California, Nevada) 573 sq mi (1,480 km²) ^[57]
Thousand Creek (Nevada, Oregon) 1,037 sq mi (2,690 km²) ^[58]
Pyramid Lake (California, Nevada) 3,112 sq mi (8,060 km²) ^[59]
- Truckee River (California, Nevada) 2,332 sq mi (6,040 km²) ^[60]
  - Lake Tahoe (California, Nevada) 507 sq mi (1,310 km²) ^[61]
Blue Wing Flat (Granite Springs Valley) (Nevada) 975 sq mi (2,530 km²) ^[62]
Walker Lake (California, Nevada) 3,561 sq mi (9,220 km²) ^[63]
- Walker River (California, Nevada) 2,753 sq mi (7,130 km²) ^[64]
  - East Walker River (California, Nevada) 1,201 sq mi (3,110 km²) ^[65]
  - West Walker River (California, Nevada) 859 sq mi (2,220 km²) ^[66]
Buffalo Valley (Nevada) 500 sq mi (1,300 km²) ^[67]
Buena Vista Valley (Nevada) 736 sq mi (1,910 km²) ^[68]
Humboldt Salt Marsh (Nevada) 2,083 sq mi (5,390 km²) ^[69]
- Spring Creek (Nevada) 801 sq mi (2,070 km²) ^[70]
Gabbs Valley (Nevada) 1,273 sq mi (3,300 km²) ^[71]
Big Smoky Valley (Nevada) 2,049 sq mi (5,310 km²) ^[72]
- Peavine Creek (Nevada) 1,727 sq mi (4,470 km²) ^[73]
  - Ione Valley (Nevada) 673 sq mi (1,740 km²) ^[74]
Grass Valley (Nevada) 592 sq mi (1,530 km²) ^[75]
Rock Creek (Nevada) 590 sq mi (1,500 km²) ^[76]
Wadsworth Creek (Monitor Valley) (Nevada) 525 sq mi (1,360 km²) ^[77]
Diamond Valley (Nevada) 2,598 sq mi (6,730 km²) ^[78]
- Slough Creek (Nevada) 2,272 sq mi (5,880 km²) ^[79]
  - Antelope Wash (Nevada) 560 sq mi (1,500 km²) ^[80]
  - Coils Creek (Nevada) 987 sq mi (2,560 km²) ^[81]
    - Stoneberger Creek (Nevada) 749 sq mi (1,940 km²) ^[82]
Newark Lake (Nevada) 1,444 sq mi (3,740 km²) ^[83]
- Fish Creek (Nevada) 623 sq mi (1,610 km²) ^[84]
Long Valley (Nevada) 647 sq mi (1,680 km²) ^[85]
Franklin Lake (Nevada) 648 sq mi (1,680 km²) ^[86]
Cole Creek (Independence Valley) (Nevada) 1,025 sq mi (2,650 km²) ^[87]
Yelland Dry Lake (Nevada) 1,191 sq mi (3,080 km²) ^[88]
- Spring Valley Creek (Nevada) 694 sq mi (1,800 km²) ^[89]
Goshute Lake (Nevada) 1,809 sq mi (4,690 km²) ^[90]
- Duck Creek (Nevada) 1,510 sq mi (3,900 km²) ^[91]
Goshute Valley (Nevada) 1,504 sq mi (3,900 km²) ^[92]
Lake Valley (Nevada) 554 sq mi (1,430 km²) ^[93]
Dry Lake Valley (Nevada) 897 sq mi (2,320 km²) ^[94]
Fish Lake Valley (California, Nevada) 983 sq mi (2,550 km²) ^[95]
Mud Lake (Nevada) 1,963 sq mi (5,080 km²) ^[96]
- Stone Cabin Creek (Nevada) 998 sq mi (2,580 km²) ^[97]
- Ralston Valley (Nevada) 747 sq mi (1,930 km²) ^[98]
Clayton Valley (Nevada) 555 sq mi (1,440 km²) ^[99]
Butterfield Marsh (Nevada) 3,780 sq mi (9,800 km²) ^[100]
- Railroad Valley (Nevada) 1,959 sq mi (5,070 km²) ^[101]
  - Hot Creek (Nevada) 1,061 sq mi (2,750 km²) ^[102]
- Duckwater Creek (Nevada) 904 sq mi (2,340 km²) ^[103]
Sand Springs Wash (Nevada) 507 sq mi (1,310 km²) ^[104]
Gold Flat (Nevada) 685 sq mi (1,770 km²) ^[105]
Sarcobatus Flat (Nevada) 1,237 sq mi (3,200 km²) ^[106]
- China Wash (Lida Valley) (Nevada) 538 sq mi (1,390 km²) ^[107]
Coal Valley (Nevada) 952 sq mi (2,470 km²) ^[108]
Sand Spring Valley (Nevada) 699 sq mi (1,810 km²) ^[109]
Groom Lake (Nevada) 669 sq mi (1,730 km²) ^[110]
Desert Valley (Nevada) 990 sq mi (2,600 km²) ^[111]
- Tikaboo Valley (Nevada) 615 sq mi (1,590 km²) ^[112]
Indian Springs Valley (Nevada) 661 sq mi (1,710 km²) ^[113]
Mesquite Valley (California, Nevada) 504 sq mi (1,310 km²) ^[114]
Eldorado Valley (Nevada) 534 sq mi (1,380 km²) ^[115]

Oregon

Malheur Lake (Oregon) 3,062 sq mi (7,930 km²) ^[116]
- Malheur Slough (Oregon) 514 sq mi (1,330 km²) ^[117]
- Silvies River (Oregon) 1,319 sq mi (3,420 km²) ^[118]
- Donner und Blitzen River (Oregon) 790 sq mi (2,000 km²) ^[119]
Harney Lake (Oregon) 1,810 sq mi (4,700 km²) ^[120]
- Silver Creek (Oregon) 1,502 sq mi (3,890 km²) ^[121]
Silver Lake (Oregon) 798 sq mi (2,070 km²) ^[122]
- Silver Creek (Oregon) 677 sq mi (1,750 km²) ^[123]
Lake Abert (Oregon) 897 sq mi (2,320 km²) ^[124]
- Chewaucan River (Oregon) 628 sq mi (1,630 km²) ^[125]
Bluejoint Lake (Warner Lakes) (California, Nevada, Oregon) 1,896 sq mi (4,910 km²) ^[126]
- Crump Lake (California, Nevada, Oregon) 1,084 sq mi (2,810 km²) ^[127]
Guano Lake (Nevada, Oregon) 916 sq mi (2,370 km²) ^[128]
Catlow Valley (Oregon) 1,352 sq mi (3,500 km²) ^[129]
- Guano Slough (Oregon) 501 sq mi (1,300 km²) ^[130]
Alvord Lake (Nevada, Oregon) 706 sq mi (1,830 km²) ^[131]

California

Goose Lake (California, Oregon) 1,088 sq mi (2,820 km²) ^[132]
Madeline Plains (California, Nevada) 714 sq mi (1,850 km²) ^[133]
Honey Lake (California, Nevada) 1,905 sq mi (4,930 km²) ^[134]
- Susan River (California) 1,073 sq mi (2,780 km²) ^[135]
Mono Lake (California, Nevada) 785 sq mi (2,030 km²) ^[136]
Owens Lake (California, Nevada) 3,501 sq mi (9,070 km²) ^[137]
- Owens River (California, Nevada) 2,903 sq mi (7,520 km²) ^[138]
  - Spring Canyon Creek (California, Nevada) 743 sq mi (1,920 km²) ^[139]
Eureka Valley (California, Nevada) 564 sq mi (1,460 km²) ^[140]
Salt Lake (California) 742 sq mi (1,920 km²) ^[141]
Amargosa River (California, Nevada) 8,785 sq mi (22,750 km²) ^[142]
- Salt Creek (California, Nevada) 2,307 sq mi (5,980 km²) ^[143]
  - Death Valley Wash (California, Nevada) 1,496 sq mi (3,870 km²) ^[144]
- Salt Creek (California) 1,330 sq mi (3,400 km²) ^[145]
  - Kingston Wash (California) 537 sq mi (1,390 km²) ^[146]
- Rock Valley (California, Nevada) 655 sq mi (1,700 km²) ^[147]
- Fortymile Canyon (California, Nevada) 1,769 sq mi (4,580 km²) ^[148]
Panamint Valley (northern) (California) 570 sq mi (1,500 km²) ^[149]
Panamint Valley (southern) (California) 916 sq mi (2,370 km²) ^[150]
China Lake (California) 1,175 sq mi (3,040 km²) ^[151]
Searles Lake (California) 710 sq mi (1,800 km²) ^[152]
Koehn Lake (California) 896 sq mi (2,320 km²) ^[153]
Rogers Dry Lake (California) 831 sq mi (2,150 km²) ^[154]
Rosamond Lake (California) 1,098 sq mi (2,840 km²) ^[155]
Harper Lake (California) 765 sq mi (1,980 km²) ^[156]
Silver Lake 2,474 sq mi (6,410 km²) ^[157]
- Soda Lake 2,309 sq mi (5,980 km²) ^[158]
  - Mojave River (California) 1,709 sq mi (4,430 km²) ^[159]
  - Kelso Wash (California) 727 sq mi (1,880 km²) ^[160]
Ivanpah Lake (California, Nevada) 820 sq mi (2,100 km²) ^[161]
Dale Lake (California) 544 sq mi (1,410 km²) ^[162]
Bristol Lake (California) 713 sq mi (1,850 km²) ^[163]
Cadiz Lake (California) 1,639 sq mi (4,240 km²) ^[164]
- Schuyler Wash (California) 1,057 sq mi (2,740 km²) ^[165]
  - Watson Wash (California) 533 sq mi (1,380 km²) ^[166]
Danby Lake (California) 1,110 sq mi (2,900 km²) ^[167]
- Homer Wash (California) 544 sq mi (1,410 km²) ^[168]
Ford Dry Lake (California) 2,066 sq mi (5,350 km²) ^[169]
- Palen Lake (California) 1,377 sq mi (3,570 km²) ^[170]
  - Pinto Wash (California) 709 sq mi (1,840 km²) ^[171]
Salton Sea (California, Mexico) 6,022 sq mi (15,600 km²) ^[172] - basin is known as the Salton Sink
- Whitewater River (California) 1,501 sq mi (3,890 km²) ^[173]
- San Felipe Creek (California, Mexico) 1,481 sq mi (3,840 km²) ^[174]
  - Carrizo Creek (California, Mexico) 570 sq mi (1,500 km²) ^[175]
- New River (California, Mexico) 664 sq mi (1,720 km²) ^[176]
- Alamo River (California, Mexico) 647 sq mi (1,680 km²) ^[177]
Lake Elsinore (California) 750 sq mi (1,900 km²)
- San Jacinto River 765 sq mi (1,980 km²)

Mexico

Laguna Salada (Mexico) 1,680 sq mi (4,400 km²) ^[178]

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