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Drainage basin of the Mississippi River
                                                                       Mts.
             FIGURE 11.4: Lake Scott, Kansas (2012)   North
                                                                       Rocky
             0          .5          1 kilometer
             0  0.1  0.2  0.3  0.4  0.5            1 mile                          Mississippi
                                                                                     River
             Contour interval = 10 ft.     1:24,000
                                                                            Mts.
                                                                          Rocky    Lake Scott, KS

                                                                  Continental
                                                                   Divide




                                                        A









                                                                               B                       D
































                          C













                                                                                                               (Courtesy of USGS)
                Gradient of the ancient upland surface
         A elevation 3080 ft                                                                                      B



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