List of rivers of Korea

The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as there are no natural lakes on the Korean mainland. A few rivers head south, emptying into the Korea Strait and some more minor rivers flow east to the East Korea Bay, though these are usually little more than streams in comparison. In the list below, tributaries are listed under the river into which they flow and then in upstream order. They are listed counterclockwise, from the Amnok to the Duman.

Main rivers of South Korea

	Name	hangul	hanja
1	Hantan River	한탄강	漢灘江
2	Imjin River	임진강	臨津江
3	Soyang River	소양강	昭陽江
4	Hongcheon River	홍천강	洪川江
5	Bukhan River	북한강	北漢江
6	Han River	한강	漢江
7	Namhan River	남한강	南漢江
8	Geum River	금강	錦江
9		만경강	萬頃江
10		동진강	東津江
11	Yeongsan River	영산강	榮山江
12	Seomjin River	섬진강	蟾津江
13	Nakdong River	낙동강	洛東江
14	Geumho River	금호강	琴湖江
15	Hwang River	황강	黃江
16	Nam River	남강	南江

Main rivers of North Korea

Rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea (West Sea)

North of the Han River">Han River (Korea)">Han River

Yalu River, known in Korean as the "Amnok River"
* Aihe River
* Anping River
* Pushi River
* Hunjiang River
* Yushulin River
Taeryong River
* Ch'ongch'on River
Taedong River
* Chaeryong River
Ryesong River
* Handarinae
** Jeongjacheon
* Rucheon
* Ojocheon

The Han River">Han River (Korea)">Han River System

Han River
* Imjin River
** Munsancheon
** Seolmacheon
** Samicheon
*** Jigocheon
*** Sincheon
** Ganghwacheon
*** Sannaecheon
** Hantan River
*** Yeongpyeongcheon
**** Pocheoncheon
*** Guntangaeul
** Yeokgokcheon
* Gongneungcheon
** Cheongnyongducheon
** Sapogyocheon
** Gosancheon
** Wondangcheon
** Daejacheon
** Byeokjecheon
** Seokhyeoncheon
* Seoamcheon
** Suchamcheon
** Bongseongpocheon
*** Gamajicheon
*** Geomuldaecheon
* Geolpohacheon
** Najinpocheon
*** Daebohacheon
*** Gyeyangcheon
* Hallyucheon
* Daebocheon
* Dochoncheon
* Daejangcheon
* Haengsincheon
* Seobuganseoncheon
* Gulpocheon
** Cheongcheoncheon
* Daedudukcheon
* Changneungcheon
** Bukhancheon
* Anyangcheon
** Dorimcheon
** Mokgamcheon
** Samseongcheon
** Hakuicheon
** Sanboncheon
** Dangjeongcheon
** Wanggokcheon
* Jungnangcheon
** Cheonggyecheon
** Banghakcheon
** Hoeryongcheon
** Baekseokcheon
** Buyongcheon
*** Millakcheon
** Eoduncheon
** Gwangsacheon
** Yuyangcheon
* Tancheon
** Yangjaecheon
*** Yeouicheon
*** Makgyecheon
** Changgokcheon
** Segokcheon
** Sangjeokcheon
** Yeosucheon
** Yatapcheon
** Bundangcheon
** Dongmakcheon
*** Songokcheon
** Seongbokcheon
*** Pungdeokcheon
* Seongnaecheon
* Godeokcheon
* Wangsukcheon
** Yongamcheon
** Eumhyeoncheon
** Jinmokcheon
* Hongneuncheon
* Deoksocheon
* Gyeongancheon
** Gonjiamcheon
*** Nogokcheon
** Mokhyeoncheon
** Jingnicheon
** Gosancheon
** Neungwoncheon
** Chohacneon
** Sindaecheon
** Geumeocheon
** Daedaecheon
** Yangjicheon
** Geumhakcheon
* Bukhan River
** Byeokgyecheon
** Guuncheon
*** Oebangcheon
**** Buldanggolcheon
** Jojongcheon ***Yangguseocheon
** Munhocheon
** Hongcheon River
*** Jungbangdaecheon
**** Myeongseongcheon
*** Dumicheon
*** Yangdeokwoncheon
*** Goijicheon
*** Seongdongcheon
*** Deokchicheon
*** Guneopcheon
*** Seongsancheon
*** Hwayang River
**** Naechoncheon
** Dumilcheon
** Gapyeongcheon
*** Seungancheon
*** Hwaakcheon
** Gangchoncheon
** Palmicheon
** Gongjicheon
** Soyang River
*** Mancheoncheon
*** Yulmuncheon
**** Mujigolcheon
*** Jinaecheon
*** Naerincheon
**** Garisancheon
*** Deoksancheon
*** Bukcheon
*** Inbukcheon
** Wolsongcheon
** Jiamcheon
** Jichoncheon
** Gyeseongcheon
** Hwacheoncheon
** Yangguseocheon
*** Hanjeoncheon
*** Cheongnicheon
* Namhan River
** Gajeongcheon
** Bokpocheon
** Satancheon
** Yanggeuncheon
** Dogokcheon
** Heukcheon
*** Yeonsucheon
*** Yongmuncheon
*** Buancheon
** Yongdamcheon
** Bokhacheon
*** Sinduncheon
*** Jungnicheon
*** Jangamcheon
*** Wonducheon
*** Dongsancheon
*** Gwanricheon
** Yanghwacheon
*** Maeyucheon
*** Yanghwacheon
**** Chojicheon
***** Doricheon
*** Yanghwacheon
**** Ganam Bonducheon
**** Angeumcheon
*** Hancheon
*** Soyangcheon
*** Geumdangcheon
*** Yeonyangcheon
**** Jeombongcheon
*** Cheongmicheon
**** Geumgokcheon
**** Gwanhancheon
**** Naraecheon
**** Chapyeongcheon
**** Seokwoncheon
**** Juksancheon
***** Yongseolcheon
**** Bangchocheon
** Seom River
*** Bupyeongcheon
*** Gungchoncheon
*** Seogokcheon
**** Maejicheon
*** Wonjucheon
*** Oksancheon
*** Jeoncheon
**** Hasunamcheon
*** Gyecheon
**** Daegwandaecheon
** Mokmicheon
** Hwangsancheon
** Angseongcheon
** Hanpocheon
** Yeongdeokcheon
*** Wongokcheon
*** Songgangcheon
** Daejeoncheon
** Dalcheon
*** Chungjucheon
*** Yodocheon
**** Bisancheon
*** Seongmundongcheon
*** Eumseongcheon
*** Dongjincheon
**** Seonghwangcheon
*** Ssangcheon
** Jecheoncheon
*** Wonseocheon
*** Palsongcheon
** Danyangcheon
** Jungnyeongcheon
*** Namjocheon
**** Olsancheon
** Daegacheon
** Eosangcheon
** Saiwoncheon
*** Sajiwoncheon
** Namcheon
** Okdongcheon
** Pyeongchang River
*** Seo River
*** SSangyongcheon
*** Mudochdon
*** Jucheon River
**** Songhancheon
**** Hwangduncheon
**** Unhakcheon
**** Gangnimcheon
*** Gyechoncheon )
** Dong River
*** Seokhangchon
*** Jijangcheon
*** Changnicheon
*** Joyang River
**** Yongtancheon
**** Eocheon
**** Odaecheon
**** Goljicheon
***** Songcheon
***** Imgyecheon
****** Imgyecheon
****** Imgyecheon

Between the Han River">Han River (Korea)">Han River and the [Geum River]

Seokjeongcheon
Geomdancheon
Gyeonginarabaetgil
Gongchoncheon
Simgokcheon
Jangsucheon
Unyeoncheon
Botongcheon
Donghwacheon
* Ansancheon
** Hwajeongcheon
* Banwolcheon
Jaancheon
Barancheon
* Suchoncheon
* Hwadangcheon
Anseongcheon
* Chodaecheon
* Sapgyocheon
** Namwoncheon
** Gokgyocheon
*** Bonggangcheon
** Muhancheon
*** Sinyangcheon
**** Hwasancheon
** Geummacheon
* Jinwicheon
** Jwagyocheon
** Gwanlicheon
** Hwanggujicheon
*** Sujikcheon
*** Seorangcheon
*** Anyeongcheon
*** Yangjeongcheon
*** Sammicheon
*** Banjeongcheon
*** Woncheollicheon
**** Jangdaricheon
**** Usijangcheon
**** Yeocheon
***** Sanuisilcheon
***** Seongjukcheon
****** Jeolgolcheon
***** Sanuicheon
***** Araesoejukgolcheon
****** Soejukgolcheon
******* Dongnyeoksoejukgolcheon
**** Gasancheon
*** Suwoncheon
**** Munamgolcheon
**** Gwanggyocheon
***** Mukgolcheon
****** Changsacheon
****** Changsahacheon
*** Seohocheon
**** Maesancheon
**** Jeongjacheon
***** Songjukcheon
***** Jowoncheon
**** Imokcheon
*** Homaesilcheon
*** Geumgokcheon
*** Ilwolcheon
**** Yulcheoncheon
*** Dangsucheon
*** Omanggolcheon
*** Bugokcheon
*** Geumcheon
** Osancheon
* Doeolcheon
* Ipjangcheon
* Hancheon
Yongjangcheon
Sapgyocheon
* Namwoncheon
* Gokgyocheon
** Eumbongcheon
** Omokcheon
** Onyangcheon
*** Geumgokcheon
** Cheonancheon
*** Maegokcheon
*** Bonggangcheon
**** Yongcheon (river)
**** Pungsecheon
* Dogocheon
* Muhancheon
* Seogucheon
* Hyogyocheon
* Daechicheon
* Geummacheon
Chodaecheon
Janggeomcheon
Daegyocheon
* Cheongjicheon
Gumnicheon
Sangjicheon
* Jinjukcheon
* Gwancheoncheon
Gyoseongcheon
Bongdamcheon
Daecheoncheon
* Hwangnyongcheon
Nampocheon
Ungcheoncheon
* Singucheon
Chongcheoncheon
Pangyocheon

The [Geum River] system

Geum River
* Gilsancheon
* Hwasancheon
* Wonsacheon
* Chilsancheon
* Sanbukcheon
** Hamilcheon
* Sadongcheon
* Nonsancheon
** Ganggyeongcheon
*** Eoryangcheon
*** Masancheon
** Bangchukcheon
** Noseongcheon
*** Yeonsancheon
* Seokseongcheon
** Yeonhwacheon
* Geumcheon
** Guryongcheon
* Eunsancheon
** Sumokcheon
*** Ilgwangcheon
* Jicheon
** Janggokcheon
** Guryongcheon
** Bongamcheon
** Daechicheon
* Inghwadalcheon
* Jungpyeongcheon
* Chicheon
** Gayacheon
* Eocheon
* Yugucheon
** Daeryongcheon
* Jemincheon
* Jeongancheon
* Hyeoljeocheon
* Wangchoncheon
* Daegyocheon
* Miho River
** Wolhacheon
** Jocheon
** Byeongcheoncheon
*** Yongducheon
*** Sanbangcheon
** Seongnamcheon
** Musimcheon
*** Yulcheon
** Sokhwacheon
** Seongamcheon
** Bogangcheon
** Chopyeongcheon
*** Gunjacheon
** Baekgokcheon
** Hancheon
** Jangyangcheon
** Guamcheon
* Gapcheon
** Gwanpyeongcheon
** Yudeungcheon
** Yuseongcheon
*** Banseokcheon
** Jinjamcheon
*** Hwasancheon
** Maenocheon
** Geumgokcheon
** Dugyecheon
* Juwoncheon
* Hoeincheon
* Sookcheon
* Bocheongcheon
** Samgacheon
** Hanggeoncheon
*** Geohyeoncheon
* Chogangcheon
* Yeongdongcheon
* Cheonnae River
** Bonghwangcheon
* Namdaecheon
** Jeoksangcheon
* Jujacheon
* Jeongjacheon
* Daeyangcheon

South of the [Geum River]

Mangyeong River
* Tapcheon
* Yongamcheon
* Jeonjucheon
** Samcheon
* Soyangcheon
* Gosancheon
Sinpyeongcheon
Wonpyeongcheon
* Duwolcheon
* Geumgucheon
Dongjin River
* Gobucheon
* Jeongeupcheon
** Cheonwoncheon
Jusangcheon
Jiksocheon
Sinchangcheon
Galgokcheon
Jujincheon
* Seonuncheon
* Yongsancheon
* Sasincheon
* Gochangcheon
** Gosucheon
*** Wachoncheon
* Gangnamcheon
** Juksncheon
** Goracheon
* Pyeongjicheon
** Sagokcheon
Watancheon
* Guamcheon
Bulgapcheon
* Gunnamcheon
Dorimcheon
* Jisancheon
* Cheonggyecheon
Yeongsan River
* Mangwolcheon
* Yeongamcheon
** Haksancheon
** Hodongcheon
** Manghocheon
* Sampo River
* Hampyeongcheon
** Hakgyocheon
* Gomakwoncheon
* Munpyeongcheon
* Manbongcheon
** Geumcheon
*** Annocheon
* Bonghwangcheon
* Yeongsancheon
* Najucheon
* Jangseongcheon
** Gamjeongcheon
* Jiseokcheon
** Sanpocheon
** Daechoncheon
** Nodongcheon
** Daechocheon
*** Jeongcheon
** Hwasuncheon
** Hancheoncheon
** Songseokcheon
* Pyeongdongcheon
* Hwangnyong River
** Pyeongnimcheon
** Gaecheon
* Gwangjucheon
** Jungsimsacheon
* Pungyeongjeongcheon
* Jeungamcheon
** Changpyeongcheon
*** Samcheoncheon
** Seokgokcheon
** Jungangcheon
* Oryecheon
* Subukcheon
* Yongcheon
** Wolsancheon
*** Jungwolcheon
* Geumseongcheon
Okcheoncheon
* Gahakcheon
* Gyegokcheon
* Wolpyeongcheon
Geumjacheon
Gocheonamcheon
* Samsancheon
Gusancheon
* Hyeonsancheon
** Gohyeoncheon
* Wolsongcheon
Songjicheon
Sanjeongcheon

Rivers flowing into the Korea Strait (South Sea)

Ddang-ggeut to the Seomjin River

Donghaecheon
Wolseongcheon
Hongchoncheon
* Yeongsucheon
* Unjeoncheon
Doamcheon
* Sanincheon
Gangjincheon
* Chunjeoncheon
Tamjin River
* Geumsacheon
* Pasancheon
* Gundongcheon
* Dangsancheon
* Geumgangcheon
** Byeongyeongcheon
** Hakdongcheon
** Seongjeoncheon
** Wolsancheon
* Budongcheon
* Naeancheon
* Busancheon
** Geumjacheon
** Hogyecheon
** Wolgokcheon
* Omcheoncheon
** Sinwolcheon
*** Wolamcheon
** Hwanggokcheon
*** Sindeokcheon
* Yuchicheon
** Hancheoncheon
*** Sangchoncheon
** Banwolcheon
** Gwandongcheon
* Yongmuncheon
* Tamjincheon
** Bongdeokcheon
** Unwolcheon
Chillyangcheon
* Janggyecheon
* Myeongjucheon
Daegucheon
Maryangcheon
Sangheungcheon
Daedeokcheon
* Yeonjeongcheon
* Pyeongchoncheon
Goeupcheon
* Sinpyeongcheon
** Seongnamcheon
Namsangcheon
* Mosancheon
* Seokdongcheon
* Sinheungcheon
** Wolsongcheon
Sumuncheon
* Sinchoncheon
Bonggangcheon
Hoecheoncheon
Hwajukcheon
Deungnyangcheon
* Songgokcheon
Yedangcheon
Joseongcheon
* Inaecheon
Duwoncheon
* Sajeongcheon
** Hoeryongcheon
* Undaecheon
* Bansancheon
Yongsancheon
Goeupcheon
Dohwacheon
Goheungcheon
* Sinheungcheon
Songsancheon
Gangsancheon
Daegangcheon
* Waucheon
** Cheongsongcheon
* Pandeokcheon
** Danggokcheon
*** Ssangamcheon
** Jangwolcheon
Beolgyocheon
* Childongcheon
* Nakancheon
** Gyochoncheon
*** Undongcheon
Dongnyongcheon
Suncheondongcheon
* Haeryongcheon
* Isacheon
** Sangsacheon
*** Jogokcheon
** Seokhongcheon
*** Mokchoncheon
**** Geumsancheon
** Namjeongcheon
** Seonamsacheon
** Sinseongcheon
** Ssangamcheon
*** Wolnaecheon
* Okcheon
* Seokhyeoncheon
* Suncheonseocheon
** Unpyeongcheon
* Pyeonggokcheon
Pyeongchoncheon
* Yeonhwacheon
Hwayangcheon
Yeondeungcheon
Sangamcheon
Ssangbongcheon
* Soracheon
* Jusamcheon
Indeokcheon
* Gwangyangseocheon
** Eongmancheon
** Gwangyangdongcheon
*** Chusancheon
*** Donggokcheon
** Gusangcheon
** Sinnyongcheon
Sueocheon
* Okgokcheon
** Jeongtocheon
** Supyeongcheon
* Ungdongcheon

The Seomjin River to the East Coast

Rivers flowing into the Sea of Japan (East Sea)

Jangancheon
* Yongsocheon
Hyoamcheon
* Hwasancheon
Hoeya River
* Namchangcheon
* Daebukcheon
* Cheongokcheon
* Junamcheon
Oehang River
* Cheongnyangcheon
** Duwangcheon
** Namcheon
Taehwa River
* Yeocheoncheon
* Myeongchoncheon
** Yangjeongcheon
** Jinjangcheon
* Dongcheon River
** Songjeongcheon
** Dongcheon
* Cheokdongcheon
* Mubeopcheon
* Guksucheon
* Daegokcheon
** Guryangcheon
** Mihocheon
* Sangcheoncheon
** Jakcheoncheon
** Gacheoncheon
Eomulcheon
* Bangbangcheon
Jeongjacheon
* Muryongcheon
Sinmyeongcheon
Gwanseongcheon
Haseocheon
Hyeongsan River
* Gigyecheon
* Bukcheon
Wangpicheon
Nam River
Geumya River
Seongcheon River
Namdaecheon
Bukdaecheon
Eorangcheon
Suseongcheon
Tumen River, known in Korean as the "Duman River"

Rivers flowing into the Songhua River

Samdobaekha
Paekduchon

Rivers of Jeju-do">Jeju Province">Jeju-do

Sanjicheon
Hwabukcheon
* Burokcheon
* Bangcheon
Samsucheon
Cheonmicheon
Gasicheon
* Anjwacheon
* Songcheon
Sinheungcheon
Uigwicheon
Seojungcheon
Jinpocheon
Jongnamcheon
Sillyecheon
Hyodoncheon
* Yeongcheon
** Donghongcheon
Sanghyocheon
* Bomokcheon
Donghongcheon
Seohongcheon
* Hogeuncheon
Akgeuncheon
* Sechocheon
Gangjeongcheon
* Gungsancheon
* Dosuncheon
Hoesucheon
* Donghoesucheon
Jungmuncheon
* Saekdalcheon
Yeraecheon
Changgocheon
Hallimcheon
* Gwideokcheon
Geumseongcheon
Susancheon
Sowangcheon
Goseongcheon
Musucheon
* Dogeuncheon
** Eosicheon
* Gwangryeongcheon
Wonjangcheon
Ihocheon
Hancheon
* Byeongmuncheon
** Sanjicheon
* Tocheon