Delta
the inland explorers went down the Mississippi river
Drainage Basin
Robert LaSalle was a French explorer who is known for exploring the Mississippi River and claiming the region it drained for France. He also discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River and named the region Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV of France.
lake
Basin
Delta
Basin
the Mississippi.
watershed
the Mississippi.
My understanding is that it consisted of all the land drained by the Mississippi-Missouri river complex. The exact boundaries were not at all precise.