List of rivers of British Columbia

The following is a partial list of rivers in British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance.( For an Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers )

East of the Continental Divide

(Arctic Ocean watershed; Liard tributaries on Yukon side of border omitted)

Liard River

**Petitot River
**Fort Nelson River
***Sahtaneh River
****Snake River
***Muskwa River
****Prophet River
*****Minaker River
*****Besa River
****Tetsa River
****Chischa River
****Tuchodi River
***Sikanni Chief River
***Fontas River
**Dunedin River
**Beaver River
**Toad River
***West Toad River
***Racing River
***Schipa River
**Grayling River
**Trout River
***Muncho Lake
**Vents River
**Smith River
**Coal River
**Rabbit River
***Gundahoo River
**Kechika River
***Red River
***Turnagain River
****Major Hart River
****Dall River
***Gataga River
***Frog River
**Dease River
***Blue River
***Rapid River
**Little Rancheria River

=Peace River=

**Redwillow River (Smoky River, Alberta drainage)
**Wapiti River (Smoky River, Alberta drainage)
***Narraway River
**Pouce Coupe River
**Alces River
**Kiskatinaw River
***West Kiskatinaw River
**Beatton River
***Doig River
****Osborn River
***Blueberry River
**Pine River
***Murray River
****Wolverine River
***Sukunwa River
**Moberly River
***Moberly Lake
**Halfway River
***Cameron River
***Graham River
***Chowade River
**Nabesche River
**Wicked River

=Williston Lake (South of the Peace)=

***Manson River
***Nation River
***Pack River
****McLeod River
*****Carp Lake
****McLeod Lake
*****Crooked River
******Summit Lake
***Parsnip River

=Williston Lake (North of the Peace)=

***Omineca River
****Mesilinka River
****Osilinka River
***Ospika River
***Ingenika River
****Swannell River
**Finlay River
***Akie River
***Kwadacha River
****Warneford River
****North Kwadacha River
***Fox River)
****McCook River
***Obo River
***Toodoggone River
***Firesteel River
****Sturdee River
***Thutade Lake - Source of the Peace River

West of the Continental Divide

(Pacific Ocean watershed; Columbia tributaries on US side of border omitted)

Columbia River watershed

**Columbia River
***Spillimacheen River
***Beaver River
***Kicking Horse River
***Blaeberry River
***Bush River
****Valenciennes River
***Wood River
***Canoe River
***Goldstream River
***Illecillewaet River
***Incomappleux River
***Beaton Creek
***Kootenay River
****Bull River
****Elk River
****Moyie River
****Yahk River
****Duncan River
****Goat River (Kootenay River)
****Slocan River
*****Little Slocan River
***Pend Oreille River
****Flathead River (via the Clark Fork)
****Salmo River
***Kettle River
****Granby River
****West Kettle River
***Okanagan River
****Similkameen River
*****Pasayten River
*****Tulameen River

Strait of Georgia watershed

*Howe Sound
**Squamish River
***Mamquam River
***Cheakamus River
***Elaho River
*Bute Inlet
***Homathko River
****Tatlayoko Lake
***Southgate River
****Bishop River
*Toba Inlet
***Toba River
*Powell River
***Powell Lake
*Fraser River
***Robson River
***McLennan River
***Raush River
***Castle Creek
***Doré River
***Goat River
****Milk River
***Torpy River
***Bowron River
***McGregor River
****Herrick Creek
***Willow River
***Nechako River
****Stuart River
****Nautley River
*****Stellako River
******Endako River, Burns Lake
******Trout Creek?
*****Tchesnikut Lake
*****François Lake
****Tetachuck Lake
*****Allin Bay
***Cheslatta River
*****François Lake
*****Bryan Arm
*****Chelaslie Arm
****Natalkuz Lake
****Chedakuz, Arm,
*****Knewstubb Lake
******Murray Lake
*****Euchu Reach (? River)
******Entiako River
*******Entiako Lake
******Chief Louis Arm
****Ootsa Lake
*****Tahtsa Reach, Tahtsa Lake
*****Whitesail Lake
******Zinc Bay
******Little Whitesail Lake
*****Troitsa Lake
***Cottonwood River
****Swift River
***Quesnel River
****Cariboo River
*****Matthew River
*****Lanezi Lake
*****Isaac Lake
******Wolverine River
****Quesnel Lake
*****Roaring River
*****Mitchell River
******Mitchel Lake
*****Niagara Creek
*****Horsefly River
******Horsefly Lake
***West Road or Blackwater River
***Williams Lake River
****Williams Lake
*****San Jose River
***Chilcotin River
****Chilko River
*****Taseko River
******Taseko Lake
*******Lord River
*******Tchaikazan River
*****Chilko Lake
******Edmond River
*****Chilanko River
***Churn Creek
***Bridge River
****Yalakom River
****Tyaughton Creek
*****Relay Creek
*****Noaxe Creek
****Gun Creek
*****Leckie Creek
*****Slim Creek
****Hurley River
*****Cadwallader Creek
***Seton River (Seton Creek)
****Cayoosh Creek
*****Duffey Lake
****Seton Lake
*****Seton River (Seton Portage River)
******Anderson Lake
*******Gates River
***Stein River
***Thompson River
****Kamloops Lake
*****North Thompson River
******Clearwater River
*******Mahood River
********Mahood Lake
*********Canim River
**********Canim Lake
***********Bridge Creek
*******Murtle River
*******Azure River
*****South Thompson River
******Little Shuswap Lake
*******Little Shuswap River
********Shuswap Lake
*********Sicamous Narrows
**********Mara Lake
***********Shuswap River
************Mabel Lake
*************Wap Creek
************Sugar Lake
*********Eagle River
**********Perry River
**********Seymour River
*********Adams River
**********Adams Lake
****Deadman's River
****Bonaparte River
*****Green Lake
****Nicola River
*****Nicola Lake
*****Coldwater River (from Coquihalla Pass)
***Nahatlatch River
***Anderson River
***Coquihalla River
***Vedder River (aka Chilliwack River)
***Harrison River
****Harrison Lake
*****Lillooet River
******Lillooet Lake
*******Birkenhead River
********Birkenhead Lake
*******Green River
********Rutherford Creek
********Soo River
********Green Lake
*********River of Golden Dreams
**********Alta Lake
*********Fitzsimmons Creek
*******Ryan River
*******Meager Creek
****Chehalis River
*****Chehalis Lake
***Stave River
****Hayward Lake
*****Stave Lake
***Pitt River
***Alouette River
****Pitt Lake
***Coquitlam River
****Coquitlam Lake
**Nicomekl River
**Skagit River

Marcus Passage watershed

**Alice Arm
**Skeena River
***McNeil River
***Ayton Creek
***Ecstall River
***Gitnadoix River
***Exchamsiks River
***Lakelse River
****Lakelse Lake, Furlong Bay
***Zymoetz River
****Clore River
****Kitnayakwa River
***Kispiox River
***Shegunia River
***Sicintine River
***Squinguila River
***Sustut River
****Bear River
****Asitka River
***Mosque River
***Duti River
***Kluatantan River
***Gossen Creek
***Kasiks River
****Kitsumkalum River, Kitsumkalum Lake
***Kleanza Creek
***Kwinitsa Creek
***Bulkley River
****Telkwa River
*****Toboggan Creek
****Morice River
*****Morice Lake, Atna Bay
***Maxan Lake
***Decker Lake
*Oriflamme Passage
**Portland Inlet
***Nass Hrbr., Nass Bay, Mill Bay
****Nass River
***Meziadin River, Meziadin Lake
***Bowser Lake, Bowser River
**Bear River

Queen Charlotte Sound watershed

Douglas Channel watershed

*Gardner Canal
***Alan Reach
****Kiltuish Inlet
*****Kiltuish River
***Europa Reach
****Brim River
***Barrie Reach
****Kemano River
***Whidbey Reach
****Chief Matthews Bay
*****Kowesas River
****Tsaytis River
****Tezwa River
****Kitlope River
*****Gamsby River
**Kitimat Arm
***Kitimat River
***Kildala Arm
****Kildala River
***Watt Creek

Dean Channel watershed

*Kimsquit River
*Dean River
*Burke Channel
**Kwatna Inlet
***Quatlena River
***Kwatna River (via Kwatna Bay)
*North Bentinck Arm
**Bella Coola River
***Atnarko River
****Talchako River
**Necleetsconnay River
*South Bentinck Arm
**Taleomey River
**Noeick River
***Smitley River

Queen Charlotte Strait watershed

*Knight Inlet
**Klinaklini River
*Koeye River
*Rivers Inlet
**Wannock River
***Owikeno Lake
****Sheemahant River
****Machmell River

Rivers of Vancouver Island

Broughton Strait–Queen Charlotte Strait watersheds

**Kokish River
**Nimpkish River
***Nimpkish Lake
***Woss Creek
****Woss Lake
***Davie River
**Keogh River
**Quatsie River
**Tsuiquate River
**Shushartie River
**Nahwitti River
**Stranby River

Discovery Passage–Johnstone Strait watersheds

**Campbell River
***Quinsam River
****Iron River
*****Chute Creek
***John Hart Lake
***Lower Campbell Lake
****Greenstone Creek
***Upper Campbell Lake
****Elk River
*****Cervus Creek
***Buttle Lake
****Wolf River
****Ralph River
*****Shepherd Creek
****Myra Creek
****Thelwood Creek
**Salmon River
***White River
***Memkay River
****Middle Memkay River
****North Memkay River
**Adam River
***Eve River
**Tsitika River

Gulf of Georgia watersheds

**Goldstream River
***Goldstream Lake
**Shawnigan River
***Shawnigan Lake
**Koksilah River
**Cowichan River
***Cowichan Lake
****Robertson River
**Chemainus River
***Chipman Creek
**Nanaimo River
***South Nanaimo River
****Dunsmuir Creek
***North Nanaimo River
**Englishman River
***South Englishman River
**Little Qualicum River
***Cameron Lake
****Cameron River
**Qualicum River
***Horne Lake
**Tsable River
**Trent River
***Bloedel Creek
**Puntledge River
***Tsolum River
***Browns River
***Comox Lake
****Cruickshank River
*****Comox Creek
**Oyster River
***Little Oyster River
***Piggott Creek

West Coast of Vancouver Island watersheds

Alberni Inlet-Barclay Sound

**Black River
**Pachena River
**Sarita River
***South Sarita River
**Franklin River
***Corrigan Creek
**China Creek
**Somass River
***Stamp River
****Ash River
****Great Central Lake
*****Drinkwater Creek
***Sproat River
****Sproat Lake
*****Taylor River

Clayoquot Sound

**Cous Creek
**Nahmint River
**Effingham River
**Toquart River
**Kennedy River
***Kennedy Lake
****Clayoquot River
****Sand River
**Tofino Creek
**Bedwell River
***Ursus Creek
**Cypress River
**Moyena River
**Atleo River
**Megin River
***Talbot Creek
**Sydney River
**Hesquiat River
***Hesquiat Lake
**Houston River
***Jacklah River
**Burman River
***Bancroft Creek

Nootka Sound

**Gold River
***Ucana River
****Donner Lake
***Heber River
****Saunders Creek
***Upana River
***Muchalat River
****Muchalat Lake
*****Oktwanch River
**Tlupana River
***Nesook River
**Conuma River
**Sucowa River
**Leiner River
**Tahsis River
**Zeballos River
***Nomash River
**Kaouk River
**Artlish River
**Tahsish River
***Kwois Creek
**Marble River
***Alice Lake
****Benson River
*****Raging River
***Victoria Lake
****Teihsum River
**Waukwaas River
**Goodspeed River
**MacJack River
**San Josef River
**Fisherman River

Strait of Juan de Fuca watersheds

**Darling River
**Klanawa River
***East Klanawa River
**Nitinat River
***Nitinat Lake
****Caycuse River
***Little Nitinat River
**Carmanah Creek
**Walbran Creek
**San Juan River
***Gordon River
***Fleet River
**Jordan River
**Sooke River
***Leech River
***Sooke Lake
**Colquitz Creek

Watersheds East of Alaska Boundary

(south and east of the Chilkoot Pass)
*Salmon River
**Unuk River
*** Nesbitt Bay
**Stikine River
***Chukachida River
***Spatsizi River
****Kluayetz Creek
****Ross River
***Pitman River
***Kehlechoa River
***McBride River
***Klappan River
****Little Klappan River
***Tanzilla River
***Klastline River
***Tuya River
****Little Tuya River
***Tahltan River
****Little Tahltan River
*****Hackett River
***Iskut River
****Little Iskut River
****Ningunsaw River
****Craig River
****Inhini River
***Katete River
**Whiting River
***South Whiting River
**Taku River
***Inklin River
****Sheslay River
*****Tatsatua Creek
*****Samotua River
****Nahlin River
*****Dudidontu River
****Sutlahine River
***Nakina River
***Yeth Creek
****Silver Salmon River
****Sloko River
*****Nakonake River
**Tulsequah River
**Sittakanay River (confluence with the Taku is in Alaska)
**Zohini Creek
**Stuhini Creek

Watersheds North of Alaska Boundary watershed

(west of the Chilkoot Pass)
*Alsek River
**Tatshenshini River
***Parton River
***Blanchard River
***Tats Creek
***Tkope Creek
**Range Creek
*Chilcat River (sp. Chilkat in Alaska)
*Flemer River
**Tahini River (NB different from Takhini River, which is in same area and runs the other way)
*Kelsall River
**Kelsall Lake (Glacier Camp Pass)
*Klehini River

Bering Sea watershed

(Yukon River Watershed)
**Kusawa River
**Hendon River
**Takhini River
**Primrose River
**Partridge Lake
***Partridge River
**Bennett Lake
***Lake Lindeman
****Lindeman Creek (from Chilkoot Pass)
****Homan River
**Tagish Lake
***Taku Arm
****Swanson River
****Fantail River
****Graham Inlet
****Racine Creek
****Tutshi River (from White Pass)
*****East Tutshi River
****Atlin Lake
*****Surprise Creek
******Surprise Lake
*****Torres Channel
*****O'Donnel River
*****Pike River
**Teslin Lake
***Jennings River
***Teslin River
****Kedahda River
***Hayes River
***Swift River
***Gladys River

ee also

Rivers by province and territory

* List of rivers in Canada
* List of rivers of the Americas

External links

* [http://www.britishcolumbia.com/LakesAndRivers/Rivers/ British Columbia Rivers]