### Question
How is the term Lake Champlain drainage basin defined?


### Answer
The term **Lake Champlain drainage basin** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 1270* as the following:

> all or part of Clinton, Franklin, Warren, Essex, and Washington counties in the State of New York and all or part of Franklin, Grand Isle, Chittenden, Addison, Rutland, Lamoille, Orange, Washington, Orleans, and Caledonia counties in Vermont, that contain all of the streams, rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water, including wetlands, that drain into Lake Champlain

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1270*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER I-RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS**

