List of rivers of Colorado

The following is a **list of rivers and streams in the American State of Colorado**, by letter:

#Adams Fork Conejos River
#Alamosa River (383&nbsp;km² = 148&nbsp;mi²)
#Animas River (3,562&nbsp;km² = 1,375&nbsp;mi²)
#Apishapa Creek (2,798&nbsp;km² = 1,080&nbsp;mi²)
#Arikaree River (4,429&nbsp;km² = 1,710&nbsp;mi²)
#**Arkansas River** (478,501&nbsp;km² = 184,750&nbsp;mi²)
#Aspen Brook
#Bear Creek (4,500&nbsp;km² = 1,737&nbsp;mi²)
#Bear Creek (339&nbsp;km² = 131&nbsp;mi²)
#Bear River
#Beaver Creek (2,939&nbsp;km² = 1,135&nbsp;mi²)
#Big Dry Creek
#Big Sandy Creek (4,825&nbsp;km² = 1,863&nbsp;mi²)
#Big Thompson River (2,149&nbsp;km² = 830&nbsp;mi²)
#Bijou Creek (3,612&nbsp;km² = 1,395&nbsp;mi²)
#Blue River (1,770&nbsp;km² = 683&nbsp;mi²)
#Boulder Creek (1,160&nbsp;km² = 448&nbsp;mi²)
#Cache la Poudre River (4,959&nbsp;km² = 1,915&nbsp;mi²)
#**Canadian River** (122,701&nbsp;km² = 47,375&nbsp;mi²)
#Canadian River
#Chalk Creek
#Cherry Creek (1,050&nbsp;km² = 405&nbsp;mi²)
#Chico Creek (1,934&nbsp;km² = 747&nbsp;mi²)
#**Cimarron River** (44,890&nbsp;km² = 17,332&nbsp;mi²)
#Cimarron River
#Clear Creek (1,497&nbsp;km² = 578&nbsp;mi²)
#**Colorado River**  (703,132&nbsp;km² = 271,481&nbsp;mi²)
##The upper Colorado River, last known as the *Grand River* (67,993&nbsp;km² = 26,252&nbsp;mi²)
#Conejos River (2,078&nbsp;km² = 802&nbsp;mi²)
#Crow Creek (3,717&nbsp;km² = 1,435&nbsp;mi²)
#Crystal River
#Cucharas River
#**Dolores River** (11,998&nbsp;km² = 4,633&nbsp;mi²)
#Dry Fork Michigan River
#Eagle River (2,515&nbsp;km² = 971&nbsp;mi²)
#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 Mancos River
#East River (762&nbsp;km² = 294&nbsp;mi²)
#Elk River
#Encampment River
#Fall River
#Fall River
#First Fork Piedra River
#First Fork South Fork Piney River
#Florida River
#Fountain Creek (2,418&nbsp;km² = 933&nbsp;mi²)
#Fraser River
#Frenchman Creek (7,398&nbsp;km² = 2,856&nbsp;mi²)
#Fryingpan River
#Geneva Creek
#Gore Creek
#**Green River** (115,903&nbsp;km² = 44,750&nbsp;mi²)
#**Gunnison River** (20,851&nbsp;km² = 8,051&nbsp;mi²)
#Hidden River
#Hill Branch Cucharas River
#Horse Creek (3,680&nbsp;km² = 1,421&nbsp;mi²)
#Huerfano River (4,840&nbsp;km² = 1,869&nbsp;mi²)
#Illinois River
#Kiowa Creek (1,888&nbsp;km² = 729&nbsp;mi²)
#La Plata River
#Ladder Creek (3,645&nbsp;km² = 1,407&nbsp;mi²)
#**Laramie River** (11,961&nbsp;km² = 4,618&nbsp;mi²)
#Left Hand Creek
#Little Beaver Creek (1,602&nbsp;km² = 619&nbsp;mi²)
#Little Cimarron River
#Little Dolores River
#Little Dry Creek
#Little Navajo River
#**Little Snake River** (10,629&nbsp;km² = 4,104&nbsp;mi²)
#Little Thompson River
#Lodgepole Creek (8,374&nbsp;km² = 3,233&nbsp;mi²)
#Lone Tree Creek
#Los Piños River
#Mancos River (2,099&nbsp;km² = 810&nbsp;mi²)
#McElmo Creek (1,842&nbsp;km² = 711&nbsp;mi²)
#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&nbsp;km² = 1,175&nbsp;mi²)
#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&nbsp;km² = 1,723&nbsp;mi²)
#North Fork Conejos River
#North Fork Crystal River
#North Fork Fryingpan River
#North Fork Gunnison River (2,492&nbsp;km² = 962&nbsp;mi²)
#North Fork Little Snake River
#North Fork Little Thompson River
#North Fork Los Piños River
#North Fork Michigan River
#North Fork North Platte River
#North Fork Piney River
#North Fork Purgatoire River
#**North Fork Republican River** (13,172&nbsp;km² = 5,086&nbsp;mi²)
#North Fork Rio de los Piños
#North Fork Smoky Hill River (1,965&nbsp;km² = 759&nbsp;mi²)
#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&nbsp;km² = 31,180&nbsp;mi²)
#North Saint Charles River
#Owl Creek
#Parachute Creek
#Pawnee Creek (1,875&nbsp;km² = 724&nbsp;mi²)
#Piceance Creek (1,630&nbsp;km² = 629&nbsp;mi²)
#Piedra River (1,770&nbsp;km² = 683&nbsp;mi²)
#Piney River
#Plateau Creek
#Purgatoire River (8,923&nbsp;km² = 3,445&nbsp;mi²)
#Ralston Creek
#Rio Blanco
#Rio Chama (8,204&nbsp;km² = 3,168&nbsp;mi²)
#Rio Chamita
#Rio de los Piños
#**Rio Grande** (457,275&nbsp;km² = 176,555&nbsp;mi²)
#Rio Lado
#Rio San Antonio
#Roan Creek
#Roaring Fork Little Snake River
#Roaring Fork River (3,766&nbsp;km² = 1,454&nbsp;mi²)
#Roaring River
#Rush Creek (3,570&nbsp;km² = 1,378&nbsp;mi²)
#Saguache Creek (3,482&nbsp;km² = 1,345&nbsp;mi²)
#Saint Charles River
#Saint Vrain Creek (2,572&nbsp;km² = 993&nbsp;mi²)
#**San Juan River** (64,560&nbsp;km² = 24,927&nbsp;mi²)
#San Luis Creek (7,000&nbsp;km² = 2,703&nbsp;mi²)
#San Miguel River (4,060&nbsp;km² = 1,567&nbsp;mi²)
#Sand Arroyo Creek (1,938&nbsp;km² = 748&nbsp;mi²)
#Sand Creek
#Sidney Draw (1,949&nbsp;km² = 753&nbsp;mi²)
#Slate River
#**Smoky Hill River** (51,783&nbsp;km² = 19,994&nbsp;mi²)
#Snake River
#South Arkansas River
#South Fork Animas River
#South Fork Beaver Creek (1,939&nbsp;km² = 749&nbsp;mi²)
#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&nbsp;km² = 2,778&nbsp;mi²)
#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&nbsp;km² = 24,223&nbsp;mi²)
#Spring Creek
#Spruce Creek
#Swan River
#Tarryall Creek
#Taylor River (1,258&nbsp;km² = 486&nbsp;mi²)
#Tomichi Creek (2,874&nbsp;km² = 1,109&nbsp;mi²)
#Trinchera Creek
#Two Butte Creek (2,107&nbsp;km² = 814&nbsp;mi²)
#Uncompahgre River (2,921&nbsp;km² = 1,128&nbsp;mi²)
#Vermillion Creek (2,500&nbsp;km² = 965&nbsp;mi²)
#West Branch Laramie River
#West Dolores River
#West Fork Animas River
#West Fork Cimarron River
#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&nbsp;km² = 5,015&nbsp;mi²)
#White Woman Creek (3,000&nbsp;km² = 1,158&nbsp;mi²)
#Williams Fork
#Willow Creek
#Wind River
#**Yampa River** (21,506&nbsp;km² = 8,304&nbsp;mi²)
#Yellow Creek (760&nbsp;km² = 293&nbsp;mi²)

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