List of tributaries of the Columbia River

Tributaries and sub-tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Columbia River upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted.

Minor tributaries

* Skipanon River (Oregon)
* Lewis and Clark River (Oregon)
* Youngs River (Oregon)
** Wallooskee River (Oregon)
** Klaskanine River (Oregon)
* Clatskanie River (Oregon)
* Grays River (Washington)
* Cowlitz River (Washington)
** Coweeman River (Washington)
** Toutle River (Washington)
** Tilton River (Washington)
** Mossyrock Dam and Riffe Lake (Washington)
** Cispus River (Washington)
* Kalama River (Washington)
* Lewis River (Washington)
** Merwin Dam and Lake Merwin (Washington)
** Yale Dam and Yale Lake (Washington)
** Swift Dam and Swift Reservoir (Washington)
* Lake River (Washington)

* Willamette River (Oregon; see below for sub-tributaries)

* Washougal River (Washington)
* Sandy River (Oregon)
** Salmon River (Oregon)
** Zigzag River (Oregon)
* Bonneville Dam and Lake Bonneville (Washington, Oregon)
* Wind River (Washington)
* White Salmon River (Washington)
* Hood River (Oregon)
* Klickitat River (Washington)
* The Dalles Dam and Lake Celilo (Washington, Oregon)
* Deschutes River (Oregon)
** Warm Springs River (Oregon)
** Round Butte Dam and Lake Billy Chinook (Oregon)
** Crooked River (Oregon)
*** Arthur R. Bowman Dam and Prineville Reservoir (Oregon)
** Metolius River (Oregon)
** White River (Oregon)
** Little Deschutes River (Oregon)
* John Day Dam and Lake Umatilla (Washington, Oregon)
* John Day River (Oregon)
* Umatilla River (Oregon)
* McNary Dam and Lake Wallula (Washington, Oregon)
* Walla Walla River (Washington, Oregon)
** Touchet River (Washington)

* Snake River (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming; see below for sub-tributaries)

* Yakima River (Washington; see below for sub-tributaries)

* Priest Rapids Dam (Washington) and Priest Rapids Lake (Washington)
* Crab Creek (Washington)
* Wanapum Dam (Washington) and Lake Wanapum (Washington)
* Rock Island Dam (Washington) and Rock Island Pool (Washington)
* Wenatchee River (Washington)
** Chiwawa River (Washington)
* Rocky Reach Dam and Lake Entiat (Washington)
* Entiat River (Washington)
* Chelan River (and Lake Chelan) (Washington)
* Wells Dam and Lake Pateros (Washington)
* Methow River (Washington)
** Twisp River (Washington)

* Okanogan River (Washington, British Columbia)
** Similkameen River (British Columbia, Washington)
*** Tulameen River (British Columbia)
*** Pasayten River (British Columbia, Washington)
** Okanagan Lake (British Columbia)
* Chief Joseph Dam and Rufus Woods Lake (Washington)
* Nespelem River (Washington)
* Grand Coulee Dam and Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Washington)
* Sanpoil River (Washington)
* Spokane River (Washington, Idaho)
** Spokane Falls (Washington)
** Little Spokane River (Washington)
** Lake Coeur d'Alene (Idaho)
*** Coeur d'Alene River (Idaho)
*** Saint Joe River (Idaho)
*** Saint Maries River (Idaho)
* Colville River (Washington)
* Kettle River (Washington, British Columbia)
** Granby River (British Columbia)
** West Kettle River (British Columbia)

* Pend Oreille River (British Columbia, Washington, Idaho; see below for sub-tributaries)

* Kootenay River (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana; see below for sub-tributaries)

* Hugh Keenleyside Dam and Arrow Lakes (British Columbia)
* Whatshan River (British Columbia)
** Whatshan Dam (British Columbia)
* Beaton Creek (British Columbia)
* Incomappleux River (British Columbia)
* Illecillewaet River (British Columbia)
* Revelstoke Dam and Revelstoke Lake (British Columbia)
* Goldstream River (British Columbia)
* Mica Dam and Kinbasket Lake (British Columbia)
* Canoe River (British Columbia)
* Wood River (British Columbia)
* Bush River (British Columbia]
** Valenciennes River (British Columbia)
* Blaeberry River (Blueberry River) (British Columbia]
* Beaver River (British Columbia)
* Kicking Horse River (British Columbia)
** Yoho River (British Columbia)
* Spillimacheen River (British Columbia)
* Columbia Lake (British Columbia)

Willamette River system

* Multnomah Channel (Oregon)
* Johnson Creek (Oregon)
* Clackamas River (Oregon)
** Collawash River (Oregon)
* Tualatin River (Oregon)
* Molalla River (Oregon)
** Pudding River (Oregon)
* Yamhill River (Oregon)
** North Yamhill River (Oregon)
** South Yamhill River (Oregon)
* Luckiamute River (Oregon)
* Santiam River (Oregon)
** North Santiam River (Oregon)
** Detroit Dam and Detroit Lake (Oregon)
*** Breitenbush River (Oregon)
** South Santiam River (Oregon)
*** Middle Santiam River (Oregon)
* Calapooia River (Oregon)
* Marys River (Oregon)
* Long Tom River (Oregon)
* McKenzie River (Oregon)
** Mohawk River (Oregon)
** Cougar Dam and Cougar Reservoir (Oregon)
* Coast Fork Willamette River (Oregon)
** Big River (Oregon)
* Middle Fork Willamette River (Oregon)
** Lookout Point Dam and Lookout Point Lake (Oregon)
** North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River (Oregon)

Snake River system

* Ice Harbor Dam and Lake Sacajawea (Washington)
* Lower Monumental Dam and Lake Herbert G. West (Washington)
* Palouse River (Washington, Idaho)
* Tucannon River (Washington)
* Little Goose Dam and Lake Bryan (Washington)
* Lower Granite Dam (Washington)
* Clearwater River (Idaho)
* Grande Ronde River (Washington, Oregon)
** Wallowa River (Oregon)
*** Lostine River (Oregon)
*** Minam River (Oregon)
* Salmon River (Idaho)
* Imnaha River (Oregon)
* Hells Canyon Dam (Idaho, Oregon)
* Oxbow Dam (Idaho, Oregon)
* Brownlee Dam (Idaho, Oregon)
* Powder River (Oregon)
* Weiser River (Idaho)
* Payette River (Idaho)
* Malheur River (Oregon)
* Owyhee River (Oregon, Idaho, Nevada)
** Owyhee Dam and Owyhee Reservoir (Oregon)
* Boise River (Idaho)
** Lucky Peak Dam and Lucky Peak Lake (Idaho)
** Arrowrock Dam and Arrowrock Reservoir (Idaho)
** Anderson Ranch Dam and Anderson Ranch Reservoir (Idaho)
* Swan Falls Dam (Idaho)
* C. J. Strike Dam (Idaho)
* Bruneau River (Idaho)
* Bliss Dam (Idaho)
* Malad River (Idaho)
* Lower Salmon Dam (Idaho)
* Upper Salmon Dam (Idaho)
* Shoshone Falls (Idaho)
* Milner Dam (Idaho)
* Minidoka Dam and Lake Walcott (Idaho)
* Raft River (Idaho, Utah)
* American Falls Dam (Idaho)
* Portneuf River (Idaho)
* Blackfoot River (Idaho)
* Gem State Dam (Idaho)
* Henrys Fork (Idaho)
** Teton River (Idaho)
* Palisades Dam (Idaho)
* Salt River (Wyoming)
* Greys River (Wyoming)
* Gros Ventre River (Wyoming)
* Jackson Lake Dam and Jackson Lake (Wyoming)
* "Closed basin" rivers that drain to the Snake underground:
* Big Lost River
* Little Lost River

Yakima River system

* Naches River (Washington)
** Tieton River (Washington)
*** Tieton Dam and Rimrock Lake (Washington)
** Bumping River (Washington)
*** American River (Washington)
* Teanaway River (Washington)
* Cle Elum River (Washington)
* Kachess River (Washington)
** Kachess Lake (Washington)
* Keechelus Lake (Washington)

Pend Oreille River system

* Waneta Dam (British Columbia)
* Seven Mile Dam (British Columbia)
* Salmo River (British Columbia)
* Boundary Dam (Washington)
* Box Canyon Dam (Washington) (Washington)
* Albeni Falls Dam (Idaho)
* Priest River (Idaho)
* Lake Pend Oreille (Idaho)
** Pack River (Idaho)
** Clark Fork (Idaho, Montana)
*** Cabinet Gorge Dam (Idaho)
*** Noxon Rapids Dam (Montana)
*** Thompson River (Montana)
*** Vermilion River (Montana)
*** Flathead River (Montana, British Columbia)
**** Jocko River (Montana)
**** Kerr Dam (Montana)
**** Flathead Lake (Montana)
**** Swan River (Montana)
**** Whitefish River (Montana)
***** Stillwater River (Montana)
**** South Fork Flathead River (Montana)
***** Hungry Horse Dam (Montana)
**** North Fork Flathead River (Montana, British Columbia)
*** Bitterroot River (Montana)
*** Blackfoot River (Montana)
*** Little Blackfoot River (Montana)

Kootenay River system

* Brilliant Dam (British Columbia)
* Slocan River (British Columbia)
** Little Slocan River
** Slocan Lake
* Corra Linn Dam (British Columbia)
* Kootenay Lake (British Columbia)
* Duncan River (British Columbia)
** Duncan Dam (British Columbia)
* Goat River (Kootenay River) (British Columbia)
* Moyie River (Idaho, British Columbia)
* Yaak River (Montana, Yahk River in British Columbia)
* Fisher River (Montana)
* Libby Dam (Montana) and Lake Koocanusa (Montana, British Columbia)
* Elk River (British Columbia)
** Fording River (British Columbia)
* Bull River (British Columbia)
* Lussier River (British Columbia)
* Palliser River (British Columbia)
* Cross River (British Columbia)
* Vermilion River (British Columbia)

See also

* List of British Columbia rivers
* List of Idaho rivers
* List of Oregon rivers
* List of Washington rivers
* List of rivers of the Americas