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Kentucky that the state line is the low-water mark of the Ohio River's north shore as of Kentucky's admission to the Union in 1792. [2] Because both damming and natural changes have rendered the 1792 shore virtually undetectable in many places, the exact boundary was decided in the 1990s in settlements among the states.
For convenience, all Bodies of water in North America should be included in this category. This includes all Bodies of water that can also be found in the subcategories.
Bodies of water of Central America (5 C, 5 P) Bodies of water of the Gulf of Mexico (1 C, 7 P) A. Aquifers of North America (2 C) B. Bays of North America (6 C) C.
Bodies of water of New York (state) (14 C, 3 P) Bodies of water of North Carolina (11 C, 3 P) Bodies of water of North Dakota (3 C) O. Bodies of water of Ohio (4 C, 3 P)
The lakes contain about 84% of the surface freshwater of North America; [48] if the water were evenly distributed over the entire continent's land area, it would reach a depth of 5 feet (1.5 meters). [49] This is enough water to cover the 48 contiguous U.S. states to a uniform depth of 9.5 feet (2.9 m).
Bodies of water of insular areas of the United States (8 C) A. Aquifers in the United States (1 C, 25 P) B. Bays of the United States (8 C, 6 P) C.
Not all waters have had these facts determined, and so are of uncertain status. All water subject to tides are included. Note that the "Navigable Waters of the United States" listed in 33 CFR 329 are different than those listed as "Waters of the United States" in 33 CFR 328, which is the Clean Water Rule. However, all Navigable Waters, plus ...
Watersheds of North America are large drainage basins which drain to separate oceans, seas, gulfs, or endorheic basins. There are six generally recognized hydrological continental divides which divide the continent into seven principal drainage basins spanning three oceans ( Arctic , Atlantic and Pacific ) and one endorheic basin.