List of rivers of Arkansas


This article is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Red River

Rivers are measured by their mean annual flow of water in cubic feet per second. 1 cubic foot per second equals.
Notes and sources: There are two Richland Creeks and two Saline Rivers in Arkansas. Flow of rivers differs substantially between years and seasons.
Source for all rivers except St. Francis is the "USGS Water-Data Report – 2012" at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=basin_cd; The flow of the St. Francis River flow is estimated from US Army Corps of Engineers data at https://archive.today/20130708123645/http://w3.mvm.usace.army.mil/hydraulics/docs/historic/sfdata/sf13284d

Alphabetically

  • Antoine River
  • Arkansas River
  • Bayou De View
  • Bayou des Arc
  • Bayou Macon
  • Bennetts River
  • Big Piney Creek
  • Big Sugar Creek
  • Black River
  • Boeuf River
  • Buffalo National River or Buffalo River
  • Cache River
  • Caddo River
  • Cossatot River
  • Current River
  • Dorcheat Bayou
  • Eleven Point River
  • Flint Creek
  • Fourche La Fave River
  • Fourche River
  • Glazypeau Creek
  • Illinois River
  • James Fork
  • Kings River
  • L'Anguille River
  • L'Eau Frais Creek
  • Lee Creek
  • Little Antoine River
  • Little Black River
  • Little Buffalo River
  • Little Cossatot River
  • Little Maumelle River
  • Little Missouri River
  • Little Red River
  • Little River in southwestern Arkansas
  • Little River in northeastern Arkansas
  • Little Strawberry River
  • Little Sugar Creek
  • Maumelle River
  • Mississippi River
  • Mountain Fork
  • Mulberry River
  • North Fork River
  • Ouachita River
  • Petit Jean River
  • Poteau River
  • Red River
  • Rolling Fork
  • Sager Creek
  • St. Francis River
  • Saline River in southwestern Arkansas
  • Saline River in southern Arkansas
  • Spring River
  • Strawberry River
  • Sulphur River
  • Tanyard Creek
  • Tyronza River
  • White River