what and where is the continental divide in the united states?

Answer 1

there are actually two continental divides an eastern and a western. i am assuming you are referring to the western. the continental divide is that location where water ceases to flow in a general easterly direction and begins to flow in a westerly direction. the attached will give you a good idea where that imaginary line lies:Map Layer Info


Continental Divide of the United States

What this map layer shows:

The natural boundary line separating waters that flow into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico from those that flow into the Pacific Ocean. opens the U.S. Geological Survey home page
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The Continental Divide, also called the Great Divide, is a natural boundary line separating waters that flow into the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico from those that flow into the Pacific Ocean. It runs north-south from Alaska to northwestern South America. In the conterminous United States, it follows the crest of the Rocky Mountains. The National Atlas of the United States® compiled this map layer by extracting the appropriate lines from the Hydrologic Unit Boundaries layer of the National Atlas.

The Continental Divide map layer shows the Continental Divide in the conterminous United States. The divide itself continues into Mexico on the south and into Canada and Alaska on the north.

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Answer 2

the Rockie Mountians

Answer 3

it winds through the rocky mountains