National Parks of USA

Rivers in Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is a major headwater region in the western United States, giving rise to hundreds of rivers and streams that flow across the Rocky Mountains. The park contains more than 400 miles of rivers and streams, many of which eventually drain into both the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. This unique hydrological system exists because the Continental Divide passes directly through Yellowstone National Park, dividing the flow of water into different drainage basins. Rivers flowing north and east ultimately reach the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic watershed through the Missouri River system , while rivers flowing south and west drain toward the Pacific Ocean through the Snake River and Columbia River basin. Rivers in Yellowstone National Park