Check out our Trivia archives for questions and answers about the world's people, places, and things. The Continental Divide splits North America. A drop of rain falling on the Divide splits, half flowing west to the Pacific, half heading east to the Atlantic, via the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico. But North America has another divide point, one where a drop of rain splits three ways, each heading for a different ocean. The Continental Divide and the Hudson Bay Divide meet at Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park.
Water falling west of the Continental Divide runs to the Pacific Ocean.
Rain and snow hitting the ground in the northeast section head for the Arctic Ocean. The drops landing south of the Hudson Bay Divide make a circuitous route down the Missouri River and the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and out into the Atlantic Ocean. Work Outdoors at GORP Jobs Click Here. All rights reserved. Privacy policy .