Eastern Continental Divide

The Eastern Continental Divide (Eastern Continental Divide) is located in eastern North America. It separates the basins of the rivers which flow into the North Atlantic and in the Gulf of Mexico. Direct flow into the Atlantic rather smaller rivers such as the Hudson River, the Potomac River or the Savannah River, which mostly belong to the Gulf of Mexico rivers draining the catchment area of the Mississippi River.

From the watershed point in the north of Pennsylvania ( at 41 ° 50 '48 " N, 77 ° 50' 14" W41.846666666667 - 77.837222222222 ), the watershed along the Appalachenkammes - in particular the Allegheny Mountains - to the south and ends at the Kissimmee River in Florida, the dehydrated over Lake Okeechobee in both the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.

As the largest city of Atlanta is on the Eastern Continental Divide.