List of rivers of Alaska


This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more streams and creeks. According to United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, Alaska has about 9,728 officially named rivers, creeks, and streams. The length of the river is given if it is available from the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System.

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries ordered from mouth to source, and indented under their downstream parent's name.

Arctic Ocean

  • Firth River –
  • Kongakut River –
  • Aichilik River –
  • Jago River –
  • Okpilak River –
  • Hulahula River –
  • Sadlerochit River –
  • Canning River –
  • *Marsh Fork Canning River –
  • Shaviovik River –
  • *Kavik River –
  • Kadleroshilik River –
  • Sagavanirktok River –
  • *Ivishak River –
  • **Echooka River –
  • *Ribdon River –
  • *Atigun River –
  • Kuparuk River –
  • *Toolik River –
  • Colville River –
  • *Itkillik River –
  • *Anaktuvuk River –
  • **Nanushuk River –
  • *Chandler River –
  • **Siksikpuk River –
  • **Ayiyak River –
  • *Killik River –
  • **Okokmilaga River –
  • *Oolamnagavik River –
  • *Kurupa River –
  • *Awuna River –
  • *Etivluk River –
  • **Nigu River –
  • *Ipnavik River –
  • *Kuna River –
  • *Kiligwa River
  • *Nuka River –
  • Fish Creek –
  • Ikpikpuk River –
  • *Titaluk River –
  • *Price River –
  • Topagoruk River –
  • Meade River –
  • *Usuktuk River –
  • Kuk River –
  • *Kungok River –
  • *Ivisaruk River –
  • *Avalik River –
  • **Ketik River –
  • *Kaolak River –
  • Utukok River –
  • Kokolik River –
  • *Avingak Creek –
  • Kukpowruk River –
  • Pitmegea River –
  • Mutaktuk Creek
  • Kukpuk River –
  • *Ipewik River –

    Bering Strait

  • Kivalina River –
  • Wulik River –
  • Noatak River –
  • *Agashashok River –
  • *Eli River –
  • *Kelly River –
  • *Kugururok River –
  • *Nimiuktuk River
  • *Anisak River –
  • *Cutler River –
  • **Imelyak River –
  • *Aniuk River –
  • Kobuk River –
  • *Squirrel River –
  • *Salmon River –
  • *Ambler River –
  • *Kogoluktuk River –
  • *Mauneluk River –
  • *Pah River –
  • *Reed River –
  • Selawik River –
  • *Kugarak River –
  • *Tagagawik River –
  • Buckland River –
  • Kiwalik River –
  • Kugruk River –
  • Inmachuk River -
  • Goodhope River –
  • Nugnugaluktuk River –
  • Agiapuk River –
  • *American River –
  • Kuzitrin River –
  • *Kruzgamepa River -
  • **Grand Central River -
  • *Kougarok River –
  • *Noxapaga River –
  • Feather River –
  • Bluestone River –
  • Sinuk River
  • Cripple River
  • Penny River –
  • Snake River –
  • Nome River –
  • Fish River –
  • *Niukluk River –
  • **Casadepaga River –
  • Tubutulik River –
  • Koyuk River –
  • Inglutalik River –
  • *Nigikmigoon River
  • Ungalik River –
  • Shaktoolik River –
  • Unalakleet River –
  • *South River
  • *North River –
  • *Chiroskey River –
  • *Old Woman River
  • Pastolik River –

    Yukon River Basin

  • Yukon River –
  • *Archuelinguk River -
  • *Andreafsky River –
  • **East Fork Andreafsky River –
  • *Atchuelinguk River –
  • *Reindeer River –
  • *Innoko River –
  • **Paimiut Slough –
  • ***Reindeer River –
  • **Iditarod River –
  • ***Yetna River –
  • **Mud River –
  • **Dishna River –
  • *Bonasila River –
  • **Stuyahok River –
  • *Anvik River –
  • *Khotol River –
  • *Nulato River –
  • *Koyukuk River –
  • **Gisasa River –
  • **Kateel River –
  • **Dulbi River –
  • **Huslia River –
  • **Hogatza River –
  • **Indian River –
  • **Kanuti River –
  • ***Kanuti Kilolitna River –
  • **Alatna River –
  • **South Fork Koyukuk River –
  • ***Fish Creek –
  • ***Jim River –
  • **John River –
  • **Wild River –
  • **North Fork Koyukuk River –
  • ***Tinayguk River –
  • **Middle Fork Koyukuk River –
  • ***Bettles River
  • ***Dietrich River –
  • ***Hammond River -
  • *Yuki River –
  • *Melozitna River –
  • **Little Melozitna River –
  • *Big Creek-
  • *Nowitna River –
  • **Sulatna River –
  • **Lost River -
  • **Little Mud River-
  • **Big Mud River -
  • **Titna River –
  • ***Telsitna River -
  • ***Sethkokna River –
  • **Sulukna River-
  • **Susulatna River –
  • *Bering Creek-
  • *Tozitna River –
  • *Tanana River –
  • **Chitanana River –
  • **Cosna River –
  • **Zitiana River –
  • **Kantishna River –
  • ***Toklat River –
  • ****Sushana River-
  • ***Bearpaw River -
  • ****Moose Creek
  • *****Lake Creek
  • ***John Hansen Creek
  • ***McKinley River –
  • ***Birch Creek –
  • ****Muddy River –
  • *****Foraker River –
  • ******Herron River -
  • *******Wolf Creek -
  • **Tolovana River –
  • ***Chatanika River -
  • ****Tatalina River-
  • **Totchaket Slough-
  • **West middle river / East middle river -
  • **Nenana River –
  • ***Seventeenmile slough -
  • ***Teklanika River –
  • ****Savage River -
  • ****Sanctuary River -
  • **Togatilli Creek -
  • **Totatlanika River-
  • **Wood River –
  • ***Tatlanika Creek-
  • **Crooked Creek-
  • **Willow Creek -
  • **Clear Creek -
  • **Chena River –
  • ***Little Chena river -
  • **Salcha River –
  • **Little Delta River –
  • **Delta Creek –
  • **Delta River –
  • **Goodpaster River –
  • **Gerstle River -
  • **Volkmar River -
  • **Healy River -
  • **Johnson River -
  • **Robertson River -
  • **Tok River –
  • **Tetlin River –
  • ***Kalukna River -
  • **Kalutna River -
  • **Chisana River –
  • **Nabesna River –
  • ***Cheslina River -
  • *Hess Creek –
  • **Troublesome Creek
  • *Ray River –
  • *Dall River –
  • *Hodzana River –
  • *Beaver Creek –
  • *Hadweenzic River –
  • *Birch Creek –
  • **Preacher Creek –
  • *Chandalar River –
  • **East Fork Chandalar River –
  • ***North Fork East Fork Chandalar River –
  • ***Wind River –
  • ***Junjik River –
  • **Middle Fork Chandalar River –
  • **North Fork Chandalar River –
  • *Christian River –
  • *Porcupine River –
  • **Grass River –
  • ***Little Black River –
  • **Draanjik River –
  • ***Salmon Fork Black River –
  • ***Grayling Fork Black River –
  • **Sheenjek River –
  • ***Koness River –
  • **Coleen River –
  • **Old Crow River –
  • *Charley River –
  • *Kandik River –
  • *Nation River –
  • *Seventymile River –
  • *Tatonduk River –
  • *Fortymile River –
  • **North Fork Fortymile River –
  • ***Middle Fork Fortymile River –
  • **South Fork Fortymile River –
  • ***Mosquito Fork –
  • ***Dennison Fork –
  • *Sixtymile River –
  • *White River –
  • **Ladue River –
  • **Beaver Creek –

    Bering Sea

  • Black River –
  • Kun River –
  • Kokechik River – 60 miles
  • Kashunuk River – 225 miles
  • Manokinak River –
  • Azun River –
  • Joshua Green River -
  • Ninglick River –
  • *Izaviknek River –
  • Kolavinarak River –
  • Kuskokwim River –
  • *Eek River –
  • *Johnson River –
  • *Gweek River –
  • *Kwethluk River –
  • *Kisaralik River –
  • *Tuluksak River –
  • *Aniak River –
  • *George River –
  • *Holitna River –
  • **Hoholitna River –
  • *Stony River –
  • *Swift River –
  • *Takotna River –
  • **Nixon Fork –
  • *Middle Fork Kuskokwim River –
  • **Big River –
  • *South Fork Kuskokwim River –
  • *East Fork Kuskokwim River –
  • **Slow Fork –
  • **Tonzona River –
  • *North Fork Kuskokwim River –
  • **Swift Fork –
  • Kanektok River –
  • Arolik River –
  • Goodnews River –
  • Togiak River –
  • Igushik River –
  • Snake River –
  • Nushagak River –
  • *Wood River –
  • *Kokwok River –
  • *Mulchatna River –
  • **Stuyahok River –
  • **Koktuli River
  • **Chilikadrotna River –
  • *Nuyakuk River –
  • **Tikchik River –
  • *King Salmon River –
  • Kvichak River –
  • *Alagnak River –
  • *Newhalen River –
  • **Chulitna River –
  • **Tlikakila River –
  • Naknek River –
  • *Savonoski River –
  • **American Creek –
  • Egegik River –
  • *King Salmon River –
  • Dago Creek –
  • Ugashik River –
  • *King Salmon River –
  • *Dog Salmon River –
  • Cinder River –
  • Meshik River –
  • Caribou River –

    Gulf of Alaska

  • Chignik River –
  • Aniakchak River –
  • Ayakulik River –
  • Karluk River –
  • Kamishak River –
  • McNeil River –
  • McArthur River –
  • *Chakachatna River –
  • Beluga River –
  • Susitna River –
  • *Yentna River –
  • **Kahiltna River –
  • **Skwentna River –
  • ***Talachulitna River –
  • *Deshka River –
  • **Kroto Creek
  • **Moose Creek
  • *Talkeetna River –
  • *Chulitna River –
  • **Tokositna River –
  • *Oshetna River –
  • *Tyone River –
  • *Maclaren River –
  • Little Susitna River –
  • Matanuska River –
  • *Kings River -
  • *Chickaloon River –
  • Knik River –
  • Eklutna River –
  • Eagle River –
  • Ship Creek –
  • Twentymile River -
  • Placer River -
  • Chickaloon River –
  • Swanson River –
  • Kenai River –
  • *Snow River -
  • *Skilak River -
  • Kasilof River –
  • Ninilchik River –
  • Nelchina River –
  • *Little Nelchina River –
  • Anchor River –
  • Fox River –
  • Martin River –
  • Lowe River –
  • Copper River –
  • *Martin River –
  • *Bremner River –
  • *Tasnuna River
  • *Tiekel River –
  • *Chitina River –
  • **Nizina River –
  • **Tana River –
  • *Slana River –
  • *Tonsina River –
  • *Klutina River –
  • *Tazlina River –
  • *Gulkana River –
  • *Gakona River –
  • *Chistochina River –

    Southeast Alaska

  • Bering River –
  • Duktoth River –
  • Yahtse River
  • Alsek River –
  • Endicott River –
  • Chilkat River –
  • *Tsirku River –
  • *Klehini River –
  • *Kelsall River –
  • Chilkoot River –
  • Taiya River –
  • Eagle River –
  • Taku River –
  • Whiting River –
  • Stikine River –
  • Eagle River –
  • King Salmon River –
  • Craig River enters Canada to join the Iskut
  • Unuk River –
  • Chickamin River –
  • Skagway River
  • *Porcupine Creek
  • Blue River
  • Behm River