What are the major bodies of water in US?

* Arctic Ocean (northernmost)

* Atlantic Ocean (eastern)

* Pacific Ocean (western)

Gulfs

* Gulf of Alaska (between Alaska and British Columbia)

* Gulf of California (between Mexico and Baja California)

* Gulf of Maine (between Maine and Canada)

* Gulf of Mexico (between the US, Mexico, and Cuba)

Bays

* Chesapeake Bay (mid-Atlantic coast)

* Delaware Bay (mid-Atlantic coast)

* Puget Sound (Washington state)

* San Francisco Bay (California)

Great Lakes

*(Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario between the US and Canada)

Rivers

* Colorado River (southwestern US, empties into the Gulf of California)

* Columbia River (northwestern US, empties into the Pacific Ocean)

* Mississippi River (central US, empties into the Gulf of Mexico)

* Missouri River (longest tributary of the Mississippi River)

* Ohio River (tributary of the Mississippi River)

* Rio Grande (southern US, empties into the Gulf of Mexico)

* St. Lawrence River (between the US and Canada, empties into the Atlantic Ocean)