# List of rivers of Colorado

This is a list of rivers and streams in the U.S. State of Colorado.
* Alphabetical list
* Tributary chart

## Alphabetical list

The following alphabetical list includes many important streams that flow through the State of Colorado, including all 158 named rivers. Where available, the total extent of the stream's drainage basin is shown after the name. The names of the 17 Colorado rivers with a drainage basin of more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 sq mi), about three times the area of Rhode Island, are shown in bold.
* Adams Fork Conejos River
* Adobe Creek
* Alamosa River 383 km$^2$ (148 mi$^2$)
* Animas River 3,562 km$^2$ (1,375 mi$^2$)
* Apishapa River 2,798 km$^2$ (1,080 mi$^2$)
* Arikaree River 4,429 km$^2$ (1,710 mi$^2$)
* Arkansas River 478,501 km$^2$ (184,750 mi$^2$)
* Aspen Brook
* Bear Creek 4,500 km$^2$ (1,737 mi$^2$)
* Bear Creek 339 km$^2$ (131 mi$^2$)
* Bear River
* Beaver Creek 2,939 km$^2$ (1,135 mi$^2$)
* Big Dry Creek (Littleton, Colorado)
* Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado)
* Big Sandy Creek 4,825 km$^2$ (1,863 mi$^2$)
* Big Thompson River 2,149 km$^2$ (830 mi$^2$)
* Bijou Creek 3,612 km$^2$ (1,395 mi$^2$)
* Blue Creek
* Blue River 1,770 km$^2$ (683 mi$^2$)
* Box Elder Creek
* Boulder Creek (1,160 km$^2$ (448 mi$^2$)
* Cache la Poudre River 4,959 km$^2$ (1,915 mi$^2$)
* Canadian River 122,701 km$^2$ (47,375 mi$^2$)
* Canadian River
* Carnero Creek
* Cebolla Creek
* Chalk Creek
* Cherry Creek 1,050 km$^2$ (405 mi$^2$)
* Chico Creek 1,934 km$^2$ (747 mi$^2$)
* Cimarron River 44,890 km$^2$ (17,332 mi$^2$)
* Cimarron River
* Clear Creek 1,497 km$^2$ (578 mi$^2$)
* Cochetopa Creek
* Colorado River(637,137 km$^2$ (246,000 mi$^2$)
* Conejos River 2,078 km$^2$ (802 mi$^2$)
* Crow Creek 3,717 km$^2$ (1,435 mi$^2$)
* Crystal River
* Cucharas River
* Culebra Creek
* Deep Creek
* Dolores River 11,998 km$^2$ (4,633 mi$^2$)
* Dry Fork Michigan River
* Eagle River 2,515 km$^2$ (971 mi$^2$)
* East Fork Arkansas River
* East Fork Cimarron River
* East Fork Eagle River
* East Fork Little Cimarron River
* East Fork Navajo River
* East Fork Piedra River
* East Fork Rio Chama
* East Fork San Juan River
* East Fork South Fork Crystal River
* East Fork Williams Fork
* East Mancos River
* East River 762 km$^2$ (294 mi$^2$)
* Elk River
* Encampment River
* Fall River
* Fall River
* First Fork Piedra River
* First Fork South Fork Piney River
* Florida River
* Fountain Creek 2,418 km$^2$ (933 mi$^2$)
* Fraser River
* Frenchman Creek 7,398 km$^2$ (2,856 mi$^2$)
* Fryingpan River
* Geneva Creek
* Gore Creek
* Grape Creek
* Green River (115,903 km$^2$ (44,750 mi$^2$)
* Gunnison River (20,851 km$^2$ (8,051 mi$^2$)
* Henson Creek
* Hermosa Creek
* Hidden River
* Hill Branch Cucharas River
* Homestake Creek
* Horse Creek 3,680 km$^2$ (1,421 mi$^2$)
* Huerfano River 4,840 km$^2$ (1,869 mi$^2$)
* Illinois River
* Kettle Creek
* King Arroyo
* Kiowa Creek 1,888 km$^2$ (729 mi$^2$)
* La Plata River
* Ladder Creek 3,645 km$^2$ (1,407 mi$^2$)
* Lake Fork (Arkansas River tributary)
* Lake Fork Gunnison River
* Laramie River 11,961 km$^2$ (4,618 mi$^2$)
* Left Hand Creek
* Little Beaver Creek 1,602 km$^2$ (619 mi$^2$)
* Little Cimarron River
* Little Dolores River
* Little Dry Creek
* Little Navajo River
* Little Snake River 10,629 km$^2$ (4,104 mi$^2$)
* Little Thompson River
* Lodgepole Creek 8,374 km$^2$ (3,233 mi$^2$)
* Lone Tree Creek
* Los Pinos River
* Mancos River 2,099 km$^2$ (810 mi$^2$)
* McElmo Creek 1,842 km$^2$ (711 mi$^2$)
* Michigan River
* Middle Fork Cimarron River
* Middle Fork Conejos River
* Middle Fork Elk River
* Middle Fork Little Snake River
* Middle Fork Piedra River
* Middle Fork Purgatoire River
* Middle Fork South Arkansas River
* Middle Fork South Platte River
* Middle Fork Swan River
* Middle Mancos River
* Montezuma Creek 3,044 km$^2$ (1,175 mi$^2$)
* Muddy Creek
* Navajo River
* North Branch Conejos River
* North Fork Animas River
* North Fork Apishapa River
* North Fork Arikaree River
* North Fork Big Thompson River
* North Fork Cache la Poudre River
* North Fork Canadian River
* North Fork Cimarron River 4,462 km$^2$ (1,723 mi$^2$)
* North Fork Conejos River
* North Fork Crystal River
* North Fork Elk River
* North Fork Fryingpan River
* North Fork Gunnison River 2,492 km$^2$ (962 mi$^2$)
* North Fork Little Snake River
* North Fork Little Thompson River
* North Fork Los Pinos River
* North Fork Michigan River
* North Fork North Platte River
* North Fork Piney River
* North Fork Purgatoire River
* North Fork Republican River 13,172 km$^2$ (5,086 mi$^2$)
* North Fork Rio de los Pinos
* North Fork Smoky Hill River 1,965 km$^2$ (759 mi$^2$)
* North Fork Snake River
* North Fork South Arkansas River
* North Fork South Platte River
* North Fork Swan River
* North Fork Vermejo River
* North Fork West Branch Laramie River
* North Fork West Mancos River
* North Fork White River
* North Platte River 80,755 km$^2$ (31,180 mi$^2$)
* North Saint Charles River
* Owl Creek
* Parachute Creek
* Pawnee Creek 1,875 km$^2$ (724 mi$^2$)
* Piceance Creek 1,630 km$^2$ (629 mi$^2$)
* Piedra River 1,770 km$^2$ (683 mi$^2$)
* Piney River
* Plateau Creek
* Plum Creek
* Purgatoire River 8,923 km$^2$ (3,445 mi$^2$)
* Quartz Creek
* Ralston Creek
* Rio Blanco
* Rio Chama 8,204 km$^2$ (3,168 mi$^2$)
* Rio Chamita
* Rio de los Pinos
* Rio Grande 457,275 km$^2$ (176,555 mi$^2$)
* Rio Lado
* Rio San Antonio
* Rito Seco
* Roan Creek
* Roaring Fork Little Snake River
* Roaring Fork River 3,766 km$^2$ (1,454 mi$^2$)
* Roaring River
* Rush Creek 3,570 km$^2$ (1,378 mi$^2$)
* Saguache Creek 3,482 km$^2$ (1,345 mi$^2$)
* Saint Charles River
* Saint Louis Creek
* Saint Vrain Creek 2,572 km$^2$ (993 mi$^2$)
* Salt Creek
* San Juan River 64,560 km$^2$ (24,927 mi$^2$)
* San Luis Creek 7,000 km$^2$ (2,703 mi$^2$)
* San Miguel River 4,060 km$^2$ (1,567 mi$^2$)
* Sand Arroyo Creek 1,938 km$^2$ (748 mi$^2$)
* Sand Creek (Adams County)
* Sand Creek (Colorado Springs)
* Sand Creek (Larimer County)
* Sangre de Cristo Creek (Costilla County)
* Sidney Draw 1,949 km$^2$ (753 mi$^2$)
* Slate River
* Smith Fork
* Smoky Hill River 51,783 km$^2$ (19,994 mi$^2$)
* Snake River
* South Arkansas River
* South Fork Animas River
* South Fork Beaver Creek 1,939 km$^2$ (749 mi$^2$)
* South Fork Cache la Poudre River
* South Fork Canadian River
* South Fork Conejos River
* South Fork Crystal River
* South Fork Cucharas River
* South Fork Eagle River
* South Fork Elk River
* South Fork Fryingpan River
* South Fork Huerfano River
* South Fork Little Snake River
* South Fork Michigan River
* South Fork Piney River
* South Fork Purgatoire River
* South Fork Republican River 7,195 km$^2$ (2,778 mi$^2$)
* South Fork Rio Grande
* South Fork San Miguel River
* South Fork South Platte River
* South Fork Swan River
* South Fork West Mancos River
* South Fork White River
* South Platte River 62,738 km$^2$ (24,223 mi$^2$)
* Spring Creek
* Spruce Creek
* Stoner Creek
* Swan River
* Tarryall Creek
* Taylor River 1,258 km$^2$ (486 mi$^2$)
* Tenmile Creek
* Tennessee Creek
* Tomichi Creek 2,874 km$^2$ (1,109 mi$^2$)
* Trinchera Creek
* Two Butte Creek 2,107 km$^2$ (814 mi$^2$)
* Uncompahgre River 2,921 km$^2$ (1,128 mi$^2$)
* Vermillion Creek 2,500 km$^2$ (965 mi$^2$)
* West Branch Laramie River
* West Dolores River
* West Fork Animas River
* West Fork Cimarron River
* West Fork East Fork Williams Fork
* West Fork Elk River
* West Fork Encampment River
* West Fork Little Thompson River
* West Fork North Fork Purgatoire River
* West Fork Rio Chama
* West Fork San Juan River
* West Mancos River
* White River 12,989 km$^2$ (5,015 mi$^2$)
* White Woman Creek 3,000 km$^2$ (1,158 mi$^2$)
* Williams Fork (Colorado River tributary)
* Williams Fork (Yampa River tributary)
* Willow Creek
* Wind River
* Wolf Creek
* Yampa River 21,506 km$^2$ (8,304 mi$^2$)
* Yellow Creek 760 km$^2$ (293 mi$^2$)