A BUNCH OF RIVERS RUN THROUGH IT
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It can be difficult to visualize the vast network of rivers that criss-crosses the US. This map, made by Imgurian Fejetlenfej, shows all the different river basins around the country. The Mississippi River basin (pink), for instance, takes up most of the map:

 

You can see the names of the major basins here.

This nifty animation, which we've featured previously, shows how all the Mississippi's tributaries flow into it and eventually out into the Gulf of Mexico:

 

Pretty cool.

[Imgur via Reddit] ​

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