# List of rivers of Tennessee

This is a list of rivers of the U.S. state of Tennessee:

## By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Tennessee ultimately flow to the Gulf of Mexico.

### Mississippi River drainage basin

* Mississippi River
** Lake McKellar
*** Nonconnah Creek
** Wolf River
** Loosahatchie River
** Hatchie River
*** Tuscumbia River
** Forked Deer River
*** North Fork
*** Middle Fork
*** South Fork
** Obion River
*** North Fork
*** Middle Fork
*** South Fork
*** Rutherford Fork
** Ohio River (KY)
*** Tennessee River
**** Blood River
**** Big Sandy River
**** White Oak Creek
**** Duck River
***** Buck Branch
***** Buffalo River
****** Green River
****** Little Buffalo River
***** Piney River
***** Defeated Creek
***** Little Duck River
**** Beech River
**** Indian Creek
***** Smith Fork
**** Shoal Creek/Sycamore River
**** Elk River
***** Richland Creek
**** Flint River
**** Sequatchie River
***** Little Sequatchie River
**** Hiwassee River
***** Ocoee River
***** Conasauga Creek
**** Piney River
***** Soak Creek
****** Little Piney Creek
**** Sewee Creek
**** Clinch River
***** Emory River
****** Little Emory River
****** Obed River
******* Little Obed River
***** Poplar Creek
****** East Fork Poplar Creek
***** Beaver Creek
***** Coal Creek
***** Powell River
**** Sweetwater Creek
**** Little Tennessee River
***** Tellico River
****** Bald River
****** North River
**** Little River
**** French Broad River
***** Little Pigeon River
***** Nolichucky River
***** Pigeon River
**** Holston River
***** North Fork Holston River
***** South Fork Holston River
****** Watauga River
******* Doe River
******** Little Doe River
******* Elk River
******* Roan Creek
*** Cumberland River
**** Red River
***** Passenger Creek
**** Harpeth River
***** Little Harpeth River
****** Otter Creek
**** Richland Creek
**** Mill Creek
***** Sevenmile Creek
**** Stones River
***** Overall Creek
**** Plunkett Creek
**** Caney Fork
***** Hickman Creek
***** Smith Fork Creek
****** Clear Fork
****** Saunders Fork
***** Indian Creek
****** Little Indian Creek
***** Mine Lick Creek
***** Falling Water River
***** Collins River
****** Barren Fork
***** Rocky River
***** Calfkiller River
***** Cane Creek
**** Defeated Creek
**** Dillard Creek
***** Little Indian Creek
**** Martin Creek
**** Flynn Creek
**** Jennings Creek
**** Roaring River
***** Blackburn Fork River
***** Spring Creek
**** Obey River
***** Wolf River
****** Rotten Fork Wolf River
***** East Fork Obey River
***** West Fork Obey River
**** Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
***** Clear Fork
***** New River
**** Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
***** Stinking Creek

### Mobile River drainage basin

* Mobile River (AL)
** Alabama River (AL)
*** Coosa River (AL, GA)
**** Oostanaula River (GA)
***** Conasauga River

## Alphabetically

| River | Mouth | Length | Largest settlement |
| Bald River | Tellico River | 6 mi | none (Cherokee National Forest) |
| Barren Fork | Collins River | 23.4 mi (37.7 km) | McMinnville |
| Beaver Creek | Clinch River | 44 mi | Halls Crossroads |
| Beech River | Tennessee River | 38.3 mi (61.6 km) | Lexington |
| Big Sandy River | Tennessee River | 60 mi (97 km) | Bruceton |
| Big South Fork of the Cumberland River | Cumberland River | 76 mi (122 km) | none (Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area) |
| Blackburn Fork River | Roaring River | 14.5 mi | none (Cummins Falls State Park) |
| Blood River | Tennessee River | | Buchanan |
| Buffalo River | Duck River | 125 mi (201 km) | Linden |
| Calfkiller River | Caney Fork River | 42.4 mi (68.2 km) | Sparta |
| Cane Creek (Caney Fork River tributary) | Caney Fork River | | |
| Caney Fork River | Cumberland River | 143 mi (230 km) | Carthage |
| Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River tributary) | Big South Fork of the Cumberland River | 27.2 mi (43.8 km) | Rugby |
| Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary) | Cumberland River | 42.8 mi (68.9 km) | Clairfield |
| Clear Fork (Smith Fork Creek tributary) | Smith Fork Creek | | |
| Chickamauga Creek | Tennessee River | | Chattanooga |
| Clinch River | Tennessee River | 337 mi (542 km) | Oak Ridge |
| Coal Creek | Clinch River | 10.3 mi (16.6 km) | Rocky Top |
| Collins River | Caney Fork River | 67 mi (108 km) | Gruetli-Laager |
| Conasauga Creek | Hiwassee River | 42.8 mi (68.9 km) | Coker Creek |
| Conasauga River | Oostanaula River | 93 mi (150 km) | Conasauga (Polk County) |
| Cumberland River | Ohio River | 688 mi (1107 km) | Nashville |
| Defeated Creek (Hickman County) | Duck River | | |
| Defeated Creek (Smith County) | Cumberland River | | Defeated |
| Doe River | Watauga River | 6 mi | Elizabethton |
| Duck River | Tennessee River | 284 mi (457 km) | Columbia |
| East Fork Poplar Creek | Poplar Creek | | Oak Ridge |
| Elk River (Watauga River tributary) | Watauga River | | Elk Mills |
| Elk River (Tennessee River tributary) | Tennessee River | 195 mi (314 km) | Fayetteville |
| Emory River | Clinch River | 46 mi (74 km) | Harriman |
| Falling Water River | Caney Fork River | 46.8 mi (75.3 km) | Cookeville |
| Flint River | Tennessee River | 65.7 mi (105.6 km) | Flintville |
| Forked Deer River | Obion River | | Dyersburg |
| French Broad River | Tennessee River | 219 mi (352 km) | Knoxville |
| Green River | Buffalo River | 21.1 mi (34.0 km) | Waynesboro |
| Harpeth River | Cumberland River | 115 mi (185 km) | Franklin |
| Hatchie River | Mississippi River | 238 mi (383 km) | Bolivar |
| Hickman Creek | | | |
| Hiwassee River | Tennessee River | 147 mi (237 km) | Charleston |
| Holston River | Tennessee River | 136 mi (219 km) | Kingsport |
| Indian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary) | Caney Fork River | | Buffalo Valley (Putnam County) |
| Indian Creek (Tennessee River tributary) | Tennessee River | | Crossroads |
| Injun Creek | Little Pigeon River | | none (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) |
| Little Buffalo River | Buffalo River | | Deerfield |
| Little Doe River | Doe River | | Hampton |
| Little Duck River | Duck River | 6.5 mi (10.5 km) | Manchester |
| Little Emory River | Emory River | | Coalfield |
| Little Harpeth River | Harpeth River | 16.3 mi (26.2 km) | Brentwood |
| Little Indian Creek | Indian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary) | | |
| Little Obed River | Obed River | 10 mi (16 km) | Crossville |
* Bald River
* Barren Fork
* Beaver Creek
* Beech River
* Big Sandy River
* Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
* Blackburn Fork River
* Blood River
* Buffalo River
* Calfkiller River
* Cane Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)
* Caney Fork
* Clear Fork (Big South Fork Cumberland River tributary)
* Clear Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
* Clear Fork (Smith Fork Creek tributary)
* Chickamauga Creek
* Clinch River
* Coal Creek
* Collins River
* Conasauga Creek
* Conasauga River
* Cumberland River
* Defeated Creek (Hickman County, Tennessee)
* Defeated Creek (Smith County, Tennessee)
* Doe River
* Duck River
* East Fork Poplar Creek
* Elk River (North Carolina - Tennessee), tributary of the Watauga River
* Elk River (Tennessee), tributary of the Tennessee River
* Emory River
* Falling Water River
* Flint River
* Forked Deer River
* French Broad River
* Green River
* Harpeth River
* Hatchie River
* Hickman Creek
* Hiwassee River
* Holston River
* Indian Creek (Caney Fork River tributary)
* Indian Creek (Powell River tributary)
* Indian Creek (Tennessee River tributary)
* Injun Creek
* Little Buffalo River
* Little Doe River
* Little Duck River
* Little Emory River
* Little Harpeth River
* Little Indian Creek
* Little Obed River
* Little Pigeon River
* Little Piney Creek
* Little River
* Little Sequatchie River
* Little Tennessee River
* Loosahatchie River
* Louse Creek
* Mill Creek
* Mine Lick Creek
* Mississippi River
* New River
* Nolichucky River
* Nonconnah Creek
* North River
* Obed River
* Obey River
* Obion River
* Ocoee River
* Otter Creek
* Overall Creek
* Pigeon River
* Piney River (East Tennessee)
* Piney River (Middle Tennessee)
* Plunkett Creek
* Poplar Creek
* Powell River
* Red River
* Roan Creek
* Roaring River
* Rocky River
* Rotten Fork Wolf River
* Soak Creek
* Sequatchie River
* Sevenmile Creek
* Sewee Creek
* Shoal Creek
* Smith Fork
* Smith Fork Creek
* Spring Creek
* Stinking Creek
* Stones River
* Sweetwater Creek
* Tellico River
* Tennessee River
* Tuscumbia River
* Watauga River
* White Oak Creek
* Wolf River (Middle Tennessee), tributary of the Obey River
* Wolf River (West Tennessee), tributary of the Mississippi River