In order to provide some useful lessons to basin water resources management practice, this paper summarized the
successful experience of the two modes of basin water resources management in the United States; one is the mode of
the bureau of river basin water resources management represented in Tennessee, and the other is the mode of the
committee of river basin water resources management represented in Delaware. The result shows that the
improvement in legislation and management and coordination capacity and the increase in multi-stakeholder
involvement is the key issue in the water resources management