List of rivers of Tennessee
This is a list of rivers of the U.S. state of Tennessee:
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Tennessee ultimately flow to the Gulf of Mexico.Image:Mississippi River mod.png|thumb|200px|right|Lower Mississippi River
Mississippi River drainage basin
- Mississippi River
- *Lake McKellar
- **Nonconnah Creek
- *Wolf River
- *Loosahatchie River
- *Hatchie River
- **Tuscumbia River
- *Forked Deer River
- **North Fork
- **Middle Fork
- **South Fork
- *Obion River
- **North Fork
- **Middle Fork
- **South Fork
- **Rutherford Fork
- *Ohio River
- **Tennessee River
- ***Blood River
- ***Big Sandy River
- ***White Oak Creek
- ***Duck River
- ****Buck Branch
- ****Buffalo River
- *****Green River
- *****Little Buffalo River
- ****Piney River
- ****Defeated Creek
- ****Little Duck River
- ***Beech River
- ***Indian Creek
- ****Smith Fork
- ***Shoal Creek/Sycamore River
- ***Elk River
- ****Richland Creek
- ***Flint River
- ***Sequatchie River
- ****Little Sequatchie River
- ***Hiwassee River
- ****Ocoee River
- ****Conasauga Creek
- ***Piney River
- ****Soak Creek
- *****Little Piney Creek
- ***Sewee Creek
- ***Clinch River
- ****Emory River
- *****Little Emory River
- *****Obed River
- ******Little Obed River
- ****Poplar Creek
- *****East Fork Poplar Creek
- ****Beaver Creek
- ****Coal Creek
- ****Powell River
- ***Sweetwater Creek
- ***Little Tennessee River
- ****Tellico River
- *****Bald River
- *****North River
- ***Little River
- ***French Broad River
- ****Little Pigeon River
- ****Nolichucky River
- ****Pigeon River
- ***Holston River
- ****North Fork Holston River
- ****South Fork Holston River
- *****Watauga River
- ******Doe River
- *******Little Doe River
- ******Elk River
- ******Roan Creek
- **Cumberland River
- ***Red River
- ****Passenger Creek
- ***Harpeth River
- ****Little Harpeth River
- *****Otter Creek
- ***Richland Creek
- ***Mill Creek
- ****Sevenmile Creek
- ***Stones River
- ****Overall Creek
- ***Plunkett Creek
- ***Caney Fork
- ****Hickman Creek
- ****Smith Fork Creek
- *****Clear Fork
- *****Saunders Fork
- ****Indian Creek
- *****Little Indian Creek
- ****Mine Lick Creek
- ****Falling Water River
- ****Collins River
- *****Barren Fork
- ****Rocky River
- ****Calfkiller River
- ****Cane Creek
- ***Defeated Creek
- ***Dillard Creek
- ****Little Indian Creek
- ***Martin Creek
- ***Flynn Creek
- ***Jennings Creek
- ***Roaring River
- ****Blackburn Fork River
- ****Spring Creek
- ***Obey River
- ****Wolf River
- *****Rotten Fork Wolf River
- ****East Fork Obey River
- ****West Fork Obey River
- ***Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
- ****Clear Fork
- ****New River
- ***Clear Fork
- ****''Stinking Creek''
Mobile River drainage basin
- Mobile River
- *Alabama River
- **Coosa River
- ***Oostanaula River
- ****Conasauga River
Alphabetically
| River | Mouth | Length | Largest settlement | Map |
| Bald River | Tellico River | 6 mi | none | |
| Barren Fork | Collins River | 23.4 mi | McMinnville | |
| Beaver Creek | Clinch River | 44 mi | Halls Crossroads | |
| Beech River | Tennessee River | 38.3 mi | Lexington | |
| Big Sandy River | Tennessee River | 60 mi | Bruceton | |
| Big South Fork of the Cumberland River | Cumberland River | 76 mi | none | |
| Blackburn Fork River | Roaring River | 14.5 mi | none | |
| Blood River | Tennessee River | Buchanan | ||
| Buffalo River | Duck River | 125 mi | Linden | |
| Calfkiller River | Caney Fork River | 42.4 mi | Sparta | |
| Cane Creek | Caney Fork River | |||
| Caney Fork River | Cumberland River | 143 mi | Carthage | |
| Clear Fork | Big South Fork of the Cumberland River | 27.2 mi | Rugby | |
| Clear Fork | Cumberland River | 42.8 mi | Clairfield | |
| Clear Fork | Smith Fork Creek | |||
| Chickamauga Creek | Tennessee River | Chattanooga | ||
| Clinch River | Tennessee River | 337 mi | Oak Ridge | |
| Coal Creek | Clinch River | 10.3 mi | Rocky Top | |
| Collins River | Caney Fork River | 67 mi | Gruetli-Laager | |
| Conasauga Creek | Hiwassee River | 42.8 mi | Coker Creek | |
| Conasauga River | Oostanaula River | 93 mi | Conasauga | |
| Cumberland River | Ohio River | 688 mi | Nashville | |
| Defeated Creek | Duck River | |||
| Defeated Creek | Cumberland River | Defeated | ||
| Doe River | Watauga River | 6 mi | Elizabethton | |
| Duck River | Tennessee River | 284 mi | Columbia | |
| East Fork Poplar Creek | Poplar Creek | Oak Ridge | ||
| Elk River | Watauga River | Elk Mills | ||
| Elk River | Tennessee River | 195 mi | Fayetteville | |
| Emory River | Clinch River | 46 mi | Harriman | |
| Falling Water River | Caney Fork River | 46.8 mi | Cookeville | |
| Flint River | Tennessee River | 65.7 mi | Flintville | |
| Forked Deer River | Obion River | Dyersburg | ||
| French Broad River | Tennessee River | 219 mi | Knoxville | |
| Green River | Buffalo River | 21.1 mi | Waynesboro | |
| Harpeth River | Cumberland River | 115 mi | Franklin | |
| Hatchie River | Mississippi River | 238 mi | Bolivar | |
| Hickman Creek | ||||
| Hiwassee River | Tennessee River | 147 mi | Charleston | |
| Holston River | Tennessee River | 136 mi | Kingsport | |
| Indian Creek | Caney Fork River | Buffalo Valley | ||
| Indian Creek | Tennessee River | Crossroads | ||
| Injun Creek | Little Pigeon River | none | ||
| Little Buffalo River | Buffalo River | Deerfield | ||
| Little Doe River | Doe River | Hampton | ||
| Little Duck River | Duck River | 6.5 mi | Manchester | |
| Little Emory River | Emory River | Coalfield | ||
| Little Harpeth River | Harpeth River | 16.3 mi | Brentwood | |
| Little Indian Creek | Indian Creek | |||
| Little Obed River | Obed River | 10 mi | Crossville |
- Bald River
- Barren Fork
- Beaver Creek
- Beech River
- Big Sandy River
- Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
- Blackburn Fork River
- Blood River
- Buffalo River
- Calfkiller River
- Cane Creek
- Caney Fork
- Clear Fork
- Clear Fork
- Clear Fork
- Chickamauga Creek
- Clinch River
- Coal Creek
- Collins River
- Conasauga Creek
- Conasauga River
- Cumberland River
- Defeated Creek
- Defeated Creek
- Doe River
- Duck River
- East Fork Poplar Creek
- Elk River, tributary of the Watauga River
- Elk River, tributary of the Tennessee River
- Emory River
- Falling Water River
- Flint River
- Forked Deer River
- French Broad River
- Green River
- Harpeth River
- Hatchie River
- Hickman Creek
- Hiwassee River
- Holston River
- Indian Creek
- Indian Creek
- Indian Creek
- Injun Creek
- Little Buffalo River
- Little Doe River
- Little Duck River
- Little Emory River
- Little Harpeth River
- Little Indian Creek
- Little Obed River
- Little Pigeon River
- Little Piney Creek
- Little River
- Little Sequatchie River
- Little Tennessee River
- Loosahatchie River
- Louse Creek
- Mill Creek
- Mine Lick Creek
- Mississippi River
- New River
- Nolichucky River
- Nonconnah Creek
- North River
- Obed River
- Obey River
- Obion River
- Ocoee River
- Otter Creek
- Overall Creek
- Pigeon River
- Piney River
- Piney River
- Plunkett Creek
- Poplar Creek
- Powell River
- Red River
- Roan Creek
- Roaring River
- Rocky River
- Rotten Fork Wolf River
- Soak Creek
- Sequatchie River
- Sevenmile Creek
- Sewee Creek
- Shoal Creek
- Smith Fork
- Smith Fork Creek
- Spring Creek
- Stinking Creek
- Stones River
- Sweetwater Creek
- Tellico River
- Tennessee River
- Tuscumbia River
- Watauga River
- White Oak Creek
- Wolf River, tributary of the Obey River
- Wolf River, tributary of the Mississippi River