List of rivers of Arizona

Shaded relief map, Arizona.

List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name.

By drainage basin[]

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

Colorado River[]

• Colorado River—(downstream-to-upstream)
  • Gila River—(downstream-to-upstream)
    • San Cristobal Wash
    • Tenmile Wash
    • Centennial Wash (Maricopa County)
    • Hassayampa River
    • Agua Fria River
      • Ironwood Wash
      • New River
        • Rock Springs Wash
        • Skunk Creek
          • Scatter Wash
    • Salt River
      • Arizona Canal
      • Grand Canal (Phoenix)
      • Verde River
        • Fossil Creek
        • Oak Creek
        • Granite Creek
      • Tonto Creek
      • White River
      • Black River
    • Santa Cruz River
      • Cañada del Oro
      • Madera Canyon|Madera Creek
      • Brawley Wash
        • Arivaca Creek
      • Rillito River
        • • Sabino Creek
          • Agua Caliente Wash
            • Molino Creek
        • Pantano Wash
          • Ciénega Creek
            • Mescal Arroyo
      • Sonoita Creek
        • Harshaw Creek
    • San Pedro River
      • Aravaipa Creek
      • Babocomari River
    • San Simon River
    • Eagle Creek
    • San Francisco River
      • Blue River
  • Bill Williams River
    • Big Sandy River
    • Santa Maria River
  • Virgin River
  • Kanab Creek
  • Deer Creek
  • Tapeats Creek
    • Thunder River
  • Little Colorado River
    • Puerco River
      • Black Creek (Arizona)
    • Silver Creek
    • Zuni River
  • Paria River
• Bonita Creek

Yaqui River[]

• San Bernardino River; also known as Black Draw: enters Mexico as the Rio San Bernardino, where it feeds into the Bavispe River, and ultimately the Yaqui River.
  • Guadalupe Canyon Creek, tributary to the San Bernardino River joins it at just below .
  • Whitewater Draw: originally considered the upper reach of the , it enters Mexico as the head of Rio de Agua Prieta, which runs southward then southeast to join the Rio de San Bernardino, at , about 24.5 miles southeast of Douglas, Arizona.

Alphabetically[]

• Agua Fria River
• Agua Sal Creek
• Aravaipa Creek
• Babocomari River
• Bar X Wash
• Big Sandy River
• Bill Williams River
• Bis Ii Ah Wash
• Black River
• Blue River, Arizona
• Bonita Creek
• Bright Angel Creek
• Cañada del Oro
• Centennial Wash (Maricopa County)
• Cienega Creek
• Colorado River
• Deer Creek
• Eagle Creek
• Fossil Creek
• Gila River
• Hassayampa River
• Kanab Creek
• Little Colorado River
• Madera Canyon|Madera Creek
• Molino Creek
• New River
• Oak Creek
• Paria River
• Puerco River
• Rillito River
• Rio de Flag
• Sabino Creek
• Salt River
• San Cristobal Wash
• San Francisco River
• San Pedro River
• San Simon River
• Santa Cruz River
• Santa Maria River
• Silver Creek
• Sonoita Creek
• Tapeats Creek
• Tenmile Wash
• Thunder River
• Tonto Creek
• Verde River
• Virgin River
• White River
• Zuni River

See also[]

• List of mountain ranges of Arizona
• List of rivers of the United States
• List of valleys of Arizona

References[]

• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Arizona (1974)