List of rivers of the Americas
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This list of rivers of the Americas includes all the major rivers of the Americas. See each article for their tributaries, drainage areas, etc. Unusually significant tributaries appear in this list, under the river into which they drain.
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[edit] North America
[edit] A-C
- Alamo - California
- Albion - California
- Alligator - North Carolina
- Little Alligator - North Carolina
- Altamaha - Georgia
- Anacostia River - District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
- Amargosa - California
- Apalachicola - Florida
- Ashepoo - South Carolina
- Ashley - South Carolina
- Atchafalaya
- Aucilla - Florida
- Back - Nunavut
- Balsas - Mexico
- Big - California
- Brazos - Texas
- Cape Fear - North Carolina
- Chattahoochee - Georgia, Alabama
- Chowan - North Carolina
- Blackwater River (Chowan River) - Virginia
- Meherrin - North Carolina
- Nottoway - Virginia
- Wiccacon - North Carolina
- Chowchilla - California
- Churchill River - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Coatzacoalcos - Mexico
- Colorado - Texas
- Colorado
- Columbia - Washington, Oregon, British Columbia
- Cowlitz - Washington
- Deschutes - Oregon
- John Day - Oregon
- Okanagan - Washington, British Columbia
- Pend Oreille - Washington, Idaho
- Sandy - Oregon
- Snake - Washington, Idaho, Oregon ***Bruneau - Idaho
- Spokane - Washington, Idaho
- Wenatchee - Washington
- Willamette - Oregon
- Yakima - Washington
- Cooper - South Carolina
- Back
- Wando
- Coosaw
- Combahee - South Carolina
- Little Salkahatchie
- Salkahatchie
- Combahee - South Carolina
[edit] D-M
- D River - Oregon
- Kootenay - British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Britis]h Columbia
- Mary's River - Oregon
- Delaware - Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York
- East Branch Delaware River
- Lehigh, Pennsylvania
- Mongaup Creek
- Neversink, New York
- Basha Kill
- East Branch Neversink River
- Donovan Brook
- Tray Mill Brook
- West Branch Neversink River
- Biscuit Brook
- Pigeon Brook
- West Branch Delaware River
- Edisto - South Carolina
- Dawho
- North Edisto
- North Fork Edisto
- South Edisto
- South Fork Edisto
- Hudson- New York
- Catskill Creek
- Croton River
- Esopus Creek
- Kaaterskill Creek
- Mohawk
- Schoharie Creek
- East Kill
- Batavia Kill
- West Kill
- Hunter Brook
- East Kill
- Schoharie Creek
- Moodna Creek
- Rondout Creek
- Bush Kill
- Vernooy Kill
- Wallkill - also New Jersey
- Papakating Creek
- Pochuck Creek
- Shawangunk Kill
- Little Shawangunk Kill
- Verkeeder Kill
- Tin Brook
- Kobuk - Alaska
- Kuskokwim - Alaska
- Little - California
- Los Angeles - California
- Mackenzie - Northwest Territories
- Mad - California
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Big Black River
- Des Moines
- Hatchie - Tennessee
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Obion - Tennessee
- Ohio
- Allegheny
- Big Sandy
- Cumberland
- Big South Fork
- Caney Fork
- Harpeth
- Laurel
- Obed
- Red
- Roaring
- Rockcastle
- Stones
- Great Miami
- Kanawha
- Kentucky
- Little Miami
- Monongahela
- Scioto
- Tennessee
- Beech - Tennessee
- Big Sandy - Tennessee
- Clinch - Tennessee
- Duck - Tennessee
- Elk - Tennessee
- French Broad - North Carolina and Tennessee
- Davidson - North Carolina
- Mills - North Carolina
- Nolichucky - North Carolina and Tennessee
- Cane
- South Toe
- Pigeon - North Carolina and Tennessee
- East Fork Pigeon
- West Fork Pigeon
- Swannanoa - North Carolina
- Ivy
- Watauga
- Little Tennessee
- Cullasaja
- Nantahala
- Tuckasegee
- Oconaluftee
- Cheoah
- Oconaluftee
- Hiwassee
- Valley
- Holston - Tennessee
- Wabash
- Rock
- St. Croix
- Wisconsin
- Wolf - Tennessee
- Yazoo
- Mobile - Alabama
- Alabama
- Cahaba
- Coosa
- Cartecay
- Conasauga
- Ellijay
- Jacks
- Etowah
- Oostanaula
- Tallapoosa
- Tombigbee
- Alabama
[edit] N-R
- Napa - California
- Navarro - California
- Nelson - Saskatchewan, Manitoba
- Neuse - North Carolina
- Eno - North Carolina
- Flat - North Carolina
- Little - North Carolina
- South River
- Trent - North Carolina
- New - North Carolina
- New - California
- Noyo - California
- Otay - California
- Pajaro - California
- Pamilico - North Carolina
- Panuco - Mexico
- Pasquotank - North Carolina
- Peconic - New York
- Pee Dee - North Carolina, South Carolina
- Perquimans - North Carolina
- Petaluma - California
- Potomac - District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
- Quinnipiac
- Rappahannock - Virginia
- Raritan
- Red River (of the North)
- Rio Grande - Mexico, Texas, New Mexico
- Pecos - Texas, New Mexico
- Roanoke - North Carolina, Virginia
- Cashie
- Dan
- Rock Creek - District of Columbia
- Rogue - Michigan
- Rogue - Oregon
- Applegate - Oregon
- Bear Creek - Oregon
- Illinois - Oregon
[edit] S-Z
- Sabine - Texas
- Sacandaga - New York
- Sacramento - California
- American - California
- Feather - California
- Bear River
- Saint John - New Brunswick, Maine
- St. Johns - Florida
- St. Lawrence - Ontario, Quebec
- Salinas - California
- Old Salinas
- San Diego - California
- San Dieguito - California
- San Gabriel - California
- San Jacinto - California
- San Joaquin - California
- San Luis Rey - California
- Santa Clara - southern California
- Santa Margarita - California
- Santee - South Carolina
- Congaree
- Broad - North Carolina, South Carolina
- Coosawhatchie
- Enoree
- First Broad - North Carolina
- Little - South Carolina
- Pocotaligo
- Sandy - South Carolina
- Second Broad - North Carolina
- Tyger - South Carolina
- Middle Tyger
- North Tyger
- South Tyger
- Saluda
- Broad - North Carolina, South Carolina
- Wateree
- Catawba
- Johns
- Linville
- Lower Little
- South Fork Catawba
- Catawba
- Congaree
- Saskatchewan - Alberta, Saskatchewan
- Savannah - Georgia, South Carolina
- Skeena - British Columbia
- Smith - California
- Smith - Oregon
- Susitna - Alaska
- Susquehanna - Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York
- Suwannee - Florida
- Taunton - Massachusetts
- Assonet
- Cedar Swamp (River)
- Cotley
- Forge
- Matfield
- Salisbury Plain
- Satucket
- Mill
- Nemasket
- Segreganset
- Three Mile
- Wading River
- Cocasset
- Wading River
- Town
- Winnetuxet
- Assonet
- Ten Mile - California
- Tijuana - California
- Trinity
- Umpqua - Oregon
- Ventura - California
- Victoria River - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- White Oak - North Carolina
- Wacissa - Florida
- Yaquina - Oregon
- Yukon - Alaska, Yukon
[edit] Central America
- Escondido - Nicaragua
- Grande de Matagalpa - Nicaragua
- Patuca - Honduras
- San Juan - Nicaragua
- Usumacinta - Mexico, Guatemala
[edit] South America
- Amazon - Ecuador. Perú, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil
- Apure - Venezuela
- Atrato - Colombia
- Caroní - Venezuela
- Chubut - Argentina
- Colorado - Argentina
- Essequibo - Guyana
- Magdalena - Colombia
- Maroni - Suriname, French Guiana
- Orinoco - Colombia, Venezuela
- Parnaiba - Brazil
- Rio de la Plata It is not really a river but the lower stretch of the Paraná and the estuary that forms after its confluence with the Uruguay
- São Francisco - Brazil
[edit] Related articles and lists
- geography
- List of tributaries of Hudson Bay
- List of rivers in Brazil
- List of rivers in Canada
- List of rivers in Central American and the Caribbean
- List of rivers in the Great Basin
- List of rivers in Greenland
- List of rivers in Mexico
- List of rivers in the United States
- List of rivers in western South America
- List of rivers of the Americas by coastline