List of rivers of Arizona
List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Colorado River
- Colorado River—(downstream-to-upstream)
- Gila River—(downstream-to-upstream)
- Bill Williams River
- Virgin River
- Kanab Creek
- Little Colorado River
- Paria River
- Bonita Creek
Yaqui River
- San Bernardino River; also known as Black Draw: enters Mexico as the Rio San Bernardino, where it feeds into the Bavispe River, and ultimately the Yaqui River.
- Guadalupe Canyon Creek, tributary to the San Bernardino River joins it at just below Dieciocho de Augusto, Sonora.
- Whitewater Draw: originally considered the upper reach of the Rio de Agua Prieta, it enters Mexico as the head of Rio de Agua Prieta, which runs southward then southeast to join the Rio de San Bernardino, at La Junta de los Rios, Sonora, about 24.5 miles southeast of Douglas, Arizona.
Alphabetically
- Agua Fria River
- Agua Sal Creek
- Aravaipa Creek
- Bar X Wash
- Babocomari River
- Big Sandy River
- Bill Williams River
- Bis Ii Ah Wash
- Black River
- Blue River, Arizona
- Bonita Creek
- Bright Angel Creek
- Cañada del Oro
- Centennial Wash (Maricopa County)
- Cienega Creek
- Colorado River
- Eagle Creek
- Fossil Creek
- Gila River
- Hassayampa River
- Kanab Creek
- Little Colorado River
- Madera Creek
- Molino Creek
- New River
- Oak Creek
- Paria River
- Puerco River
- Sabino Creek
- Salt River
- San Carlos River
- San Cristobal Wash
- San Francisco River
- San Pedro River
- San Simon River
- Santa Cruz River
- Santa Maria River
- Silver Creek
- Sonoita Creek
- Tenmile Wash
- Tonto Creek
- White River
- Verde River
- Virgin River
- Zuni River
See also
References
- USGS Geographic Names Information Service
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Arizona (1974)
