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 km² = 148 mi²)
- Animas River (3,562 km² = 1,375 mi²)
- Apishapa Creek (2,798 km² = 1,080 mi²)
- Arikaree River (4,429 km² = 1,710 mi²)
- Arkansas River (478,501 km² = 184,750 mi²)
- Aspen Brook
- Bear Creek (4,500 km² = 1,737 mi²)
- Bear Creek (339 km² = 131 mi²)
- Bear River
- Beaver Creek (2,939 km² = 1,135 mi²)
- Big Dry Creek
- Big Sandy Creek (4,825 km² = 1,863 mi²)
- Big Thompson River (2,149 km² = 830 mi²)
- Bijou Creek (3,612 km² = 1,395 mi²)
- Blue River (1,770 km² = 683 mi²)
- Boulder Creek[1] (1,160 km² = 448 mi²)
- Cache la Poudre River (4,959 km² = 1,915 mi²)
- Canadian River (122,701 km² = 47,375 mi²)
- Canadian River
- Chalk Creek
- Cherry Creek (1,050 km² = 405 mi²)
- Chico Creek (1,934 km² = 747 mi²)
- Cimarron River (44,890 km² = 17,332 mi²)
- Cimarron River
- Clear Creek (1,497 km² = 578 mi²)
- Colorado River (703,132 km² = 271,481 mi²)
- The upper Colorado River, last known as the Grand River (67,993 km² = 26,252 mi²)
- Conejos River (2,078 km² = 802 mi²)
- Crow Creek (3,717 km² = 1,435 mi²)
- Crystal River
- Cucharas River
- Dolores River (11,998 km² = 4,633 mi²)
- Dry Fork Michigan River
- Eagle River (2,515 km² = 971 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 km² = 294 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 km² = 933 mi²)
- Fraser River
- Frenchman Creek (7,398 km² = 2,856 mi²)
- Fryingpan River
- Geneva Creek
- Gore Creek
- Green River[2] (115,903 km² = 44,750 mi²)
- Gunnison River[3] (20,851 km² = 8,051 mi²)
- Hidden River
- Hill Branch Cucharas River
- Horse Creek (3,680 km² = 1,421 mi²)
- Huerfano River (4,840 km² = 1,869 mi²)
- Illinois River
- Kiowa Creek (1,888 km² = 729 mi²)
- La Plata River
- Ladder Creek (3,645 km² = 1,407 mi²)
- Laramie River (11,961 km² = 4,618 mi²)
- Left Hand Creek
- Little Beaver Creek (1,602 km² = 619 mi²)
- Little Cimarron River
- Little Dolores River
- Little Dry Creek
- Little Navajo River
- Little Snake River (10,629 km² = 4,104 mi²)
- Little Thompson River
- Lodgepole Creek (8,374 km² = 3,233 mi²)
- Lone Tree Creek
- Los Piños River
- Mancos River (2,099 km² = 810 mi²)
- McElmo Creek (1,842 km² = 711 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 km² = 1,175 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 km² = 1,723 mi²)
- North Fork Conejos River
- North Fork Crystal River
- North Fork Fryingpan River
- North Fork Gunnison River (2,492 km² = 962 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 km² = 5,086 mi²)
- North Fork Rio de los Piños
- North Fork Smoky Hill River (1,965 km² = 759 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 km² = 31,180 mi²)
- North Saint Charles River
- Owl Creek
- Parachute Creek
- Pawnee Creek (1,875 km² = 724 mi²)
- Piceance Creek (1,630 km² = 629 mi²)
- Piedra River (1,770 km² = 683 mi²)
- Piney River
- Plateau Creek
- Purgatoire River (8,923 km² = 3,445 mi²)
- Ralston Creek
- Rio Blanco
- Rio Chama (8,204 km² = 3,168 mi²)
- Rio Chamita
- Rio de los Piños
- Rio Grande (457,275 km² = 176,555 mi²)
- Rio Lado
- Rio San Antonio
- Roan Creek
- Roaring Fork Little Snake River
- Roaring Fork River (3,766 km² = 1,454 mi²)
- Roaring River
- Rush Creek (3,570 km² = 1,378 mi²)
- Saguache Creek (3,482 km² = 1,345 mi²)
- Saint Charles River
- Saint Vrain Creek (2,572 km² = 993 mi²)
- San Juan River (64,560 km² = 24,927 mi²)
- San Luis Creek (7,000 km² = 2,703 mi²)
- San Miguel River (4,060 km² = 1,567 mi²)
- Sand Arroyo Creek (1,938 km² = 748 mi²)
- Sand Creek
- Sidney Draw (1,949 km² = 753 mi²)
- Slate River
- Smoky Hill River (51,783 km² = 19,994 mi²)
- Snake River
- South Arkansas River
- South Fork Animas River
- South Fork Beaver Creek (1,939 km² = 749 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 km² = 2,778 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 km² = 24,223 mi²)
- Spring Creek
- Spruce Creek
- Swan River
- Tarryall Creek
- Taylor River (1,258 km² = 486 mi²)
- Tomichi Creek (2,874 km² = 1,109 mi²)
- Trinchera Creek
- Two Butte Creek (2,107 km² = 814 mi²)
- Uncompahgre River (2,921 km² = 1,128 mi²)
- Vermillion Creek (2,500 km² = 965 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 km² = 5,015 mi²)
- White Woman Creek (3,000 km² = 1,158 mi²)
- Williams Fork
- Willow Creek
- Wind River
- Yampa River (21,506 km² = 8,304 mi²)
- Yellow Creek (760 km² = 293 mi²)
List Of Rivers Of Colorado Media
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America.
The headwaters of the Arkansas River near Leadville.
References
- ↑ Murphy, Sheila F. (2006). State of the watershed: Water quality of Boulder Creek, Colorado (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1284. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. ISBN 1-411-30954-5. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ↑ The headwaters of the Green River are located in the Wind River Mountains of the State of Wyoming.
- ↑ The Gunnison River Basin is the most extensive river basin exclusively within the State of Colorado.