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RIVER BASIN

02.03.2016
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NORTH AMERICA: International River Basin register (updated August 2012)

Basin Name	Total area of basin (sq. km) (1)	Country name	Area of country in basin (sq. km)	Percent area of basin in country (%)

Alsek	28,400	Canada	26,500	93
		United States of America of America	1,800	7

Artibonite	8,800	Haiti	6,600	73
		Dominican Republic	2,300	27

Belize (43)	11,500	Belize	7,000	62
		Guatemala	4,500	38

Candelaria	12,800	Mexico	11,300	85
		Guatemala	1,500	15

Changuinola	3,200	Panama	2,900	93
		Costa Rica	300	7

Chilkat	3,800	United States of America	2,100	51
		Canada	1,600	49

Chiriqui	1,700	Panama	1,500	96
		Costa Rica	200	4

Choluteca	7,400	Honduras	7,200	97
		Nicaragua	200	3

Coatan Achute	2,000	Mexico	1,700	87
		Guatemala	300	13

Coco/Segovia	25,400	Nicaragua	17,900	76
		Honduras	7,500	24

Colorado	655,000	United States of America	644,600	98
		Mexico	10,400	2

Columbia	668,400	United States of America	566,500	85
		Canada	101,900	15

Firth	6,000	Canada	3,800	60
		United States of America	2,200	40

Fraser	239,700	Canada	239,100	100
		United States of America	600	<1

Goascoran	2,800	Honduras	1,500	52
		El Salvador	1,300	48

Grijalva (43)	126,800	Mexico	78,900	62
		Guatemala	47,800	38
		Belize	20	<1

Hondo (43)	14,600	Mexico	8,900	57
		Guatemala	4,200	20
		Belize	1,500	13

Lempa	18,000	El Salvador	9,500	57
		Honduras	5,800	29
		Guatemala	2,800	14

Massacre	800	Haiti	500	54
		Dominican Republic	300	46

Mississippi	3,226,300	United States of America	3,176,500	98
		Canada	49,800	2

Motaqua	16,100	Guatemala	14,600	89
		Honduras	1,500	11

Negro	5,800	Nicaragua	4,800	89
		Honduras	900	11

Nelson-Saskatchewan	1,109,400	Canada	952,000	86
		United States of America	157,400	14

Paz	2,200	Guatemala	1,400	54
		El Salvador	800	46

Pedernales	400	Haiti	200	44
		Dominican Republic	100	56

Rio Grande (North America)	656,100	United States of America	341,800	52
		Mexico	314,300	48

San Juan	42,200	Nicaragua	30,400	70
		Costa Rica	11,800	30

Sarstun (43)	2,100	Guatemala	1,800	93
		Belize	300	7

Sixaola	2,900	Costa Rica	2,500	82
		Panama	300	18

Skagit	8,000	United States of America	7,100	88
		Canada	900	12

St. Croix	4,600	United States of America	3,300	65
		Canada	1,400	35

St. John (North America)	47,700	Canada	30,300	63
		United States of America	17,300	37

St. Lawrence	1,055,200	Canada	559,000	53
		United States of America	496,100	47

Stikine	50,900	Canada	50,000	98
		United States of America	900	2

Suchiate	1,600	Guatemala	1,100	74
		Mexico	500	26

Taku	18,100	Canada	16,300	90
		United States of America	1,700	10

Tijuana	4,400	Mexico	3,100	73
		United States of America	1,300	27

Whiting	2,600	Canada	2,000	77
		United States of America	500	23

Yaqui	74,700	Mexico	70,100	94
		United States of America	4,600	6

Yukon	829,700	United States of America	496,400	60
		Canada	333,300	40