List of rivers of British Columbia

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The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance (See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also included are lakes that are "in-line" connecting upper tributaries of listed rivers, or at their heads.

Arctic drainage[]

Arctic Ocean via Mackenzie River drainage

(NB Liard tributaries on Yukon side of border omitted)

Liard River watershed[]

  • Liard River
    • Fort Nelson River
      • Sahtaneh River
        • Snake River
      • Muskwa River
        • Prophet River
        • Tetsa River
        • Chischa River
        • Tuchodi River
      • Sikanni Chief River
        • Buckinghorse River
      • Fontas River
    • Dunedin River
    • Beaver River
    • Toad River
      • West Toad River
    • Grayling River
    • Smith River
    • Coal River
      • Gundahoo River
    • Kechika River
    • Dease River
      • Cottonwood River
      • Blue River
      • Rapid River
    • Little Rancheria River

Peace River[]

  • Redwillow River (Smoky River, Alberta, drainage)
  • Wapiti River (Smoky River, Alberta, drainage)
  • Pouce Coupe River
  • Alces River
  • Kiskatinaw River
  • Beatton River
    • Doig River
    • Blueberry River
  • Pine River
    • Moberly Lake
  • Halfway River

Williston Lake (Parsnip Reach)[]

  • Manson River
  • Nation River
  • Pack River
    • McLeod Lake
      • Crooked River
        • Summit Lake
      • McLeod River
  • Parsnip River
    • Misinchinka River

Williston Lake (Omineca Reach)[]

  • Omineca River
    • Mesilinka River
    • Osilinka River
  • Ingenika River

Williston Lake (Finlay Reach)[]

  • Ospika River
  • Finlay River
    • Toodoggone River
    • Firesteel River
      • Thutade Lake - Source of the Peace River

Pacific drainage ("Pacific Slope")[]

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

Columbia River watershed[]

  • Columbia River
    • Templeton River
    • Spillimacheen River
    • Kicking Horse River
        • Little Yoho River
      • Yoho River
      • Emerald River
        • Kiwetinok River
      • Amiskwi River
      • Ottertail River
    • Blaeberry River
    • Beaver River
    • Bush River
      • Valenciennes River
    • Wood River
    • Canoe River
    • Goldstream River
    • Illecillewaet River
    • Incomappleux River
    • Beaton Creek
    • Kootenay River
      • Vermilion River
      • Cross River
      • Palliser River
      • Lussier River
      • St. Mary River
      • Wild Horse River
      • Bull River
      • Elk River
        • Fording River
        • Coal Creek
        • Wigwam River
      • Yahk River
      • Moyie River
      • Goat River
      • Duncan River
      • Slocan River
        • Percy Creek (Slocan River)
      • White River
    • Pend d'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
      • Shingle Creek
      • Mission Creek
  • Marron River

Strait of Georgia[]

Howe Sound[]

Jervis Inlet[]

Sechelt Inlet[]

Malaspina Strait[]

Desolation Sound watershed[]

Theodosia Inlet[]
Toba Inlet[]

Bute Inlet[]

Knight Inlet[]

North Bentinck Arm/Dean Channel[]

South Bentinck Arm[]

Douglas Channel/Gardner Canal[]

Fraser River - Source to the Willow River[]

  • Moose River
  • Moose Lake
  • Robson River
  • Swiftcurrent Creek
  • McLennan River
  • Kiwa Creek
  • Raush River
  • Holmes River
  • Castle Creek
  • Doré River
  • McKale River
  • Goat River
    • Milk River
  • Morkill River
  • Torpy River
  • Bowron River
  • McGregor River
  • Salmon River
  • Willow River

Nechako River[]

  • Stuart River
    • Stuart Lake
    • Burns Lake
  • Nautley River
  • Cheslatta River
    • Cheslatta Lake
  • Nechako Reservoir
          • Knewstubb Lake
    • Ootsa Lake
      • ,

Fraser River - Nechako to Thompson Rivers[]

Thompson River[]
  • Nicoamen River
  • Murray Creek
  • Nicola River
    • Coldwater River
    • Nicola Lake
  • Bonaparte River
    • Cache Creek
    • Hat Creek
  • Deadman River
  • Kamloops Lake
    • Tranquille River
  • South Thompson River
    • Little Shuswap Lake
      • Little River
        • Shuswap Lake
          • Adams River
          • Seymour River
          • Anstey River
          • Eagle River
            • Perry River
          • Salmon River
  • North Thompson River
    • Barrière River
    • Clearwater River
      • Mahood River
      • Murtle River
      • Clearwater Lake
      • Azure River
        • Azure Lake
          • Angus Horne Lake
    • Raft River
    • Blue River
    • Albreda River

Fraser River below Thompson River[]

Rivers of North Vancouver[]

Skagit Bay/Puget Sound (U.S.)[]

  • Skagit River
    • Sumallo River
    • Ross Lake
      • Skagit River

Boundary Bay[]

English Bay[]

  • Capilano River

Burrard Inlet[]

Indian Arm[]

Watersheds East of the Alaska Panhandle[]

(south and east of the Chilkoot Pass)

  • Unuk River (Alaska and British Columbia)
    • (Alaska)
    • (Alaska)
      • Lava Fork (AK and BC)
        • Lava Lakes
    • (Alaska)
  • Whiting River (estuary is in Alaska)
  • Taku River
    • (confluence with the Taku is in Alaska)
    • Tulsequah River
    • Inklin River (joins Nakina River to form Taku River)
      • Sheslay River (joins Nahlin River to form Inklin River)
        • Hackett River
      • Nahlin River (joins Sheslay River to form Inklin River)
    • Nakina River (joins Inklin River to form Taku River)

Watersheds North of the Alaska Panhandle[]

(west of the Chilkoot Pass)

  • Alsek River (mouth in Alaska, source at confluence of Kaskawulsh and Dezadeash Rivers in Yukon Territory)
    • Tatshenshini River (BC and Yukon)
      • (Yukon Territory)
      • (BC and Yukon)
    • (Yukon)
    • (Yukon)
      • (Yukon)
      • (Yukon)
    • (Yukon)
      • Aishihik River (Yukon)
      • Dezadeash Lake (Yukon)
  • Chilcat River (sp. Chilkat in Alaska)
    • (NB different from Takhini River, which is in same area and runs the other way)
  • Kelsall River
    • (Glacier Camp Pass)
  • Klehini River

Marcus Passage watershed[]

Queen Charlotte Sound watershed[]

Douglas Channel watershed[]

Dean Channel watershed[]

Queen Charlotte Strait watershed[]

Islands of the British Columbia Coast watersheds[]

Rivers of Vancouver Island[]

Broughton Strait–Queen Charlotte Strait watersheds[]
Discovery Passage–Johnstone Strait watersheds[]
Strait of Georgia watersheds[]
West Coast of Vancouver Island watersheds[]
Alberni Inlet-Barkley Sound[]
Clayoquot Sound[]
Nootka Sound[]
Strait of Juan de Fuca watersheds[]

Haida Gwaii watersheds[]

Bering Sea (Yukon River) watershed[]

Tutshi River

Note that only tributaries of the Yukon River in British Columbia are given; those in Yukon or Alaska are omitted.

  • Takhini River
  • Partridge Lake
  • Bennett Lake
    • Lake Lindeman
      • Lindeman Creek (from Chilkoot Pass)
  • Tagish Lake
  • Teslin Lake
    • Jennings River
    • Teslin River
      • Kedahda River
    • Hayes River
    • Swift River

See also[]

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