List of tributaries of the Missouri River
Tributaries of the Missouri River, a major river in the central United States, are listed in upstream order. These lists are arranged into river sections between cities or mouths of major tributaries for ease of navigation. Two large tributaries (the Platte and Yellowstone) have their own separate lists because they would be too lengthy to include in part of another section.
Data is derived from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographical maps and the USGS National Map.
Mouth to Kansas City
- Gasconade River
- Auxvasse Creek
- Osage River
- Moreau River
- Cedar Creek
- Moniteau Creek
- Perche Creek
- Lamine River
- Little Chariton River
- Chariton River
- Grand River
- Fishing River
- Little Blue River
- Blue River
Kansas City to Plattsmouth
- Kansas River
- Platte River
- Nodaway River
- Wolf River
- Big Nemaha River
- Tarkio River
- Little Nemaha River
- Nishnabotna River
- Weeping Water Creek
- Keg Creek
- James Creek
Platte River Basin
- Platte River (Missouri River)
- Salt Creek
- Elkhorn River
- Shell Creek
- Loup River
- Prairie Creek
- Wood River
- Buffalo Creek
- North Platte River
- Birdwood Creek
- Blue Creek
- Rush Creek
- Horse Creek
- Cherry Creek
- Rawhide Creek
- Laramie River
- Horseshoe Creek
- La Bonte Creek
- La Prele Creek
- Casper Creek
- Bates Creek
- Sweetwater River
- Sage Creek
- Medicine Bow River
- Pass Creek
- Encampment River
- Douglas Creek
- Pinkham Creek
- Canadian River
- Michigan River
- North Fork North Platte River
- Roaring Fork North Platte River
- Grizzly Creek
- Little Grizzly Creek
- South Platte River
- Lodgepole Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Bijou Creek
- Kiowa Creek
- Box Elder Creek
- Cache La Poudre River
- Big Thompson River
- St. Vrain River
- Clear Creek
- Cherry Creek
- Bear Creek
- Deer Creek
- Plum Creek
- North Fork South Platte River
- Horse Creek
- Tarryall Creek
- Middle Fork South Platte River
- South Fork South Platte River
Plattsmouth to Pierre
- Mosquito Creek
- Boyer River
- Soldier River
- Little Sioux River
- Floyd River
- Perry Creek
- Big Sioux River
- James River
- Bazile Creek
- Niobrara River
- Ponca Creek
- Choteau Creek
- Garden Creek
- Platte Creek
- White River
- Crow Creek
- Knoll Creek
- Bad River
Pierre to Bismarck
- Okobojo Creek
- Cheyenne River
- Moreau River
- Grand River
- Oak Creek
- Fourmile Creek
- Porcupine Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Cannonball River
- Apple Creek
- Heart River
Bismarck to Williston
- Burnt Creek
- Turtle Creek
- Knife River
- Garrison Creek
- Douglas Creek (submerged under Lake Sakakawea)
- Little Missouri River
- Shell Creek
- Bear Den Creek
- Little Knife River
- White Earth River
- Little Muddy River
Yellowstone River Basin
- Yellowstone River
- Charbonneau Creek
- Horse Creek
- Fox Creek
- Burns Creek
- Box Elder Creek
- Clear Creek
- Cedar Creek
- O'Fallon Creek
- Powder River
- Tongue River
- Rosebud Creek
- Armells Creek
- Sarpy Creek
- Bighorn River
- Tullock Creek
- Little Bighorn River
- Beauvais Creek
- Rotten Grass Creek
- Soap Creek
- Porcupine Creek
- Crooked Creek
- Shoshone River
- Dry Creek
- Shell Creek
- Greybull River
- Nowood River
- Fifteenmile Creek
- Nowater Creek
- Gooseberry Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Kirby Creek
- Owl Creek
- Wind River
- Fly Creek
- Arrow Creek
- Pryor Creek
- Blue Creek
- Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
- Stillwater River
- Sweet Grass Creek
- Otter Creek
- Boulder River
- Big Timber Creek
- Duck Creek
- Shields River
- Gardiner River
- Hellroaring Creek
- Lamar River
- Tower Creek
- Raven Creek
- Thorofare Creek
- North Fork Yellowstone River
- South Fork Yellowstone River
North Dakota-Montana Border to Great Falls
- Little Muddy Creek
- Big Muddy Creek
- Poplar River
- Wolf Creek
- Little Porcupine Creek
- Milk River
- Big Dry Creek
- Musselshell River
- Armells Creek
- Cow Creek
- Birch Creek
- Judith River
- Arrow Creek
- Marias River
- Highwood Creek
- Belt Creek
Great Falls to Three Forks
- Sun River
- Smith River
- Dearborn River
- Little Prickly Pear Creek
- Prickly Pear Creek
- Deep Creek
- Crow Creek
- Sixteen Mile Creek
Headwaters
- Gallatin River
- Madison River
- Jefferson River
References
- USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper.
- The National Map Seamless Server (Map). Cartography by USGS. U.S. Geological Survey.
- The National Map Viewer (Map). Cartography by USGS. U.S. Geological Survey.
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