List of rivers of Alaska
This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more streams and creeks. According to United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, Alaska has about 9,728 officially named rivers, creeks, and streams. The length of the river is given if it is available from the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System.
, January 2015
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries ordered from mouth to source, and indented under their downstream parent's name.Arctic Ocean
- Firth River –
- Kongakut River –
- Aichilik River –
- Jago River –
- Okpilak River –
- Hulahula River –
- Sadlerochit River –
- Canning River –
- *Marsh Fork Canning River –
- Shaviovik River –
- *Kavik River –
- Kadleroshilik River –
- Sagavanirktok River –
- *Ivishak River –
- **Echooka River –
- *Ribdon River –
- *Atigun River –
- Kuparuk River –
- *Toolik River –
- Colville River –
- *Itkillik River –
- *Anaktuvuk River –
- **Nanushuk River –
- *Chandler River –
- **Siksikpuk River –
- **Ayiyak River –
- *Killik River –
- **Okokmilaga River –
- *Oolamnagavik River –
- *Kurupa River –
- *Awuna River –
- *Etivluk River –
- **Nigu River –
- *Ipnavik River –
- *Kuna River –
- *Kiligwa River
- *Nuka River –
- Fish Creek –
- Ikpikpuk River –
- *Titaluk River –
- *Price River –
- Topagoruk River –
- Meade River –
- *Usuktuk River –
- Kuk River –
- *Kungok River –
- *Ivisaruk River –
- *Avalik River –
- **Ketik River –
- *Kaolak River –
- Utukok River –
- Kokolik River –
- Kukpowruk River –
- Pitmegea River –
- Kukpuk River –
- *Ipewik River –
Bering Strait
- Kivalina River –
- Wulik River –
- Noatak River –
- *Agashashok River –
- *Eli River –
- *Kelly River –
- *Kugururok River –
- *Nimiuktuk River
- *Anisak River –
- *Cutler River –
- **Imelyak River –
- *Aniuk River –
- Kobuk River –
- *Squirrel River –
- *Salmon River –
- *Ambler River –
- *Kogoluktuk River –
- *Mauneluk River –
- *Pah River –
- *Reed River –
- Selawik River –
- *Kugarak River –
- *Tagagawik River –
- Buckland River –
- Kiwalik River –
- Kugruk River –
- Inmachuk River -
- Goodhope River –
- Nugnugaluktuk River –
- Agiapuk River –
- *American River –
- Kuzitrin River –
- *Kruzgamepa River -
- **Grand Central River -
- *Kougarok River –
- *Noxapaga River –
- Feather River –
- Bluestone River –
- Sinuk River
- Cripple River
- Penny River –
- Snake River
- Nome River
- Fish River –
- *Niukluk River –
- **Casadepaga River –
- Tubutulik River –
- Koyuk River –
- Inglutalik River –
- *Negromoon Creek
- Ungalik River –
- Shaktoolik River –
- Unalakleet River –
- *South River
- *North River –
- *Chiroskey River –
- *Old Woman River
- Pastolik River –
Yukon River Basin
- Yukon River –
- *Andreafsky River –
- **East Fork Andreafsky River –
- *Atchuelinguk River –
- *Reindeer River –
- *Innoko River –
- **Paimiut Slough –
- ***Reindeer River –
- **Iditarod River –
- ***Yetna River –
- **Mud River –
- **Dishna River –
- *Bonasila River –
- **Stuyahok River –
- *Anvik River –
- *Khotol River –
- *Nulato River –
- *Koyukuk River –
- **Hammond River -
- **Gisasa River –
- **Kateel River –
- **Dulbi River –
- **Huslia River –
- **Hogatza River –
- **Indian River –
- **Kanuti River –
- ***Kanuti Kilolitna River –
- **Alatna River –
- **South Fork Koyukuk River –
- ***Fish Creek –
- ***Jim River –
- **John River –
- **Wild River –
- **North Fork Koyukuk River –
- ***Tinayguk River –
- **Middle Fork Koyukuk River –
- *Yuki River –
- *Melozitna River –
- **Little Melozitna River –
- *Nowitna River –
- **Sulatna River –
- **Titna River –
- ***Sethkokna River –
- **Susulatna River –
- *Tozitna River –
- *Tanana River –
- **Chitanana River –
- **Cosna River –
- **Zitiana River –
- **Kantishna River –
- ***Toklat River –
- ***Bearpaw River -
- ****Moose Creek
- *****Lake Creek
- ***John Hansen Creek
- ***McKinley River –
- ***Birch Creek –
- ****Muddy River –
- *****Foraker River –
- ******Herron River -
- **Tolovana River –
- ***Chatanika River -
- **Nenana River –
- ***Teklanika River –
- **Wood River –
- **Chena River –
- **Salcha River –
- **Little Delta River –
- **Delta Creek –
- **Delta River –
- **Goodpaster River –
- **Tok River –
- **Tetlin River –
- **Chisana River –
- **Nabesna River –
- *Hess Creek –
- **Troublesome Creek
- *Ray River –
- *Dall River –
- *Hodzana River –
- *Beaver Creek –
- *Hadweenzic River –
- *Birch Creek –
- **Preacher Creek –
- *Chandalar River –
- **East Fork Chandalar River –
- ***North Fork East Fork Chandalar River –
- ***Wind River –
- ***Junjik River –
- **Middle Fork Chandalar River –
- **North Fork Chandalar River –
- *Christian River –
- *Porcupine River –
- **Grass River –
- ***Little Black River –
- **Draanjik River –
- ***Salmon Fork Black River –
- ***Grayling Fork Black River –
- **Sheenjek River –
- ***Koness River –
- **Coleen River –
- **Old Crow River –
- *Charley River –
- *Kandik River –
- *Nation River –
- *Seventymile River –
- *Tatonduk River –
- *Fortymile River –
- **North Fork Fortymile River –
- ***Middle Fork Fortymile River –
- **South Fork Fortymile River –
- ***Mosquito Fork –
- ***Dennison Fork –
- *Sixtymile River –
- *White River –
- **Ladue River –
- **Beaver Creek –
Bering Sea
- Black River –
- Kun River –
- Kokechik River – 60 miles
- Kashunuk River – 225 miles
- Manokinak River –
- Azun River –
- Joshua Green River -
- Ninglick River –
- *Izaviknek River –
- Kolavinarak River –
- Kuskokwim River –
- *Eek River –
- *Johnson River –
- *Gweek River –
- *Kwethluk River –
- *Kisaralik River –
- *Tuluksak River –
- *Aniak River –
- *George River –
- *Holitna River –
- **Hoholitna River –
- *Stony River –
- *Swift River –
- *Takotna River –
- **Nixon Fork –
- *Middle Fork Kuskokwim River –
- **Big River –
- *South Fork Kuskokwim River –
- *East Fork Kuskokwim River –
- **Slow Fork –
- **Tonzona River –
- *North Fork Kuskokwim River –
- **Swift Fork –
- Kanektok River –
- Arolik River –
- Goodnews River –
- Togiak River –
- Igushik River –
- Snake River –
- Nushagak River –
- *Wood River –
- *Kokwok River –
- *Mulchatna River –
- **Stuyahok River –
- **Koktuli River
- **Chilikadrotna River –
- *Nuyakuk River –
- **Tikchik River –
- *King Salmon River –
- Kvichak River –
- *Alagnak River –
- *Newhalen River –
- **Chulitna River –
- **Tlikakila River –
- Naknek River –
- *Savonoski River –
- **American Creek –
- Egegik River –
- *King Salmon River –
- Dago Creek –
- Ugashik River –
- *King Salmon River –
- *Dog Salmon River –
- Cinder River –
- Meshik River –
- Caribou River –
Gulf of Alaska
- Chignik River –
- Aniakchak River –
- Ayakulik River –
- Karluk River –
- Kamishak River –
- McNeil River –
- McArthur River –
- *Chakachatna River –
- Beluga River –
- Susitna River –
- *Yentna River –
- **Kahiltna River –
- **Skwentna River –
- ***Talachulitna River –
- *Deshka River –
- **Kroto Creek
- **Moose Creek
- *Talkeetna River –
- *Chulitna River –
- **Tokositna River –
- *Oshetna River –
- *Tyone River –
- *Maclaren River –
- Little Susitna River –
- Matanuska River –
- *Chickaloon River –
- Knik River –
- Eklutna River –
- Eagle River –
- Ship Creek –
- Chickaloon River –
- Swanson River –
- Kenai River –
- *Snow River
- Kasilof River –
- Nelchina River –
- *Little Nelchina River –
- Ninilchik River –
- Anchor River –
- Fox River –
- Martin River –
- Lowe River –
- Copper River –
- *Martin River –
- *Bremner River –
- *Tasnuna River
- *Tiekel River –
- *Chitina River –
- **Nizina River –
- **Tana River –
- *Slana River –
- *Tonsina River –
- *Klutina River –
- *Tazlina River –
- *Gulkana River –
- *Gakona River –
- *Chistochina River –
Southeast Alaska
- Bering River –
- Duktoth River –
- Yahtse River
- Alsek River –
- Endicott River –
- Chilkat River –
- *Tsirku River –
- *Klehini River –
- Chilkoot River –
- Taiya River –
- Eagle River –
- Taku River –
- Whiting River –
- Stikine River –
- Eagle River –
- King Salmon River –
- Craig River enters Canada to join the Iskut
- Unuk River –
- Chickamin River –
- Kelsall River
- Skagway River
- *Porcupine Creek
- Blue River
- Behm River
Alphabetically
- Agashashok River
- Agiapuk River
- Aichilik River
- Alagnak River
- Alatna River
- Alsek River
- Ambler River
- American Creek
- American River
- Anaktuvuk River
- Anchor River
- Andreafsky River
- Aniak River
- Aniakchak River
- Anisak River
- Aniuk River
- Anvil Creek
- Another River
- Anvik River
- Arolik River
- Atchuelinguk River
- Atigun River
- Avalik River
- Awuna River
- Ayakulik River
- Ayiyak River
- Azun River
- Babel River
- Bearpaw River
- Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Behm River
- Beluga River
- Bering River
- Big River
- Birch Creek
- Birch Creek
- Black River
- Blue River
- Bonasila River
- Bremner River
- Buckland River
- Canning River
- Caribou River
- Chakachatna River
- Chandalar River
- Chandler River
- Charley River
- Chatanika River
- Chena River
- Chickaloon River
- Chickaloon River
- Chickamin River
- Chignik River
- Chilikadrotna River
- Chilkat River
- Chilkoot River
- Chisana River
- Chistochina River
- Chitanana River
- Chitina River
- Christian River
- Chulitna River
- Chulitna River
- Cinder River
- Ciissinraq River
- Clearwater River
- Coleen River
- Colville River
- Copper River
- Cosna River
- Cutler River
- Dago Creek
- Dall River
- Delta Creek
- Delta River
- Demon Creek
- Deshka River
- Dick Dale Creek
- Dishna River
- Dog Salmon River
- Draanjik River
- Duktoth River
- Dulbi River
- Eagle River
- Echooka River
- Eek River
- Egegik River
- Eklutna River
- Eli River
- Endicott River
- Espenberg River
- Etivluk River
- Firth River
- Fish Creek
- Fish Creek
- Fish River
- Foraker River
- Fortymile River
- Fox River
- Gakona River
- George River
- Gisasa River
- Goodhope River
- Goodnews River
- Goodpaster River
- Grass River
- Gulkana River
- Gweek River
- Hadweenzic River
- Hammond River
- Hess Creek
- Hodzana River
- Hogatza River
- Hoholitna River
- Holitna River
- Hulahula River
- Huslia River
- Iditarod River
- Igushik River
- Ikpikpuk River
- Imelyak River
- Inaru River
- Indian River
- Inglutalik River
- Inmachuk River
- Innoko River
- Ipewik River
- Ipnavik River
- Itkillik River
- Ivisaruk River
- Ivishak River
- Izaviknek River
- Jago River
- Jim River
- John River
- Johnson River
- Johnson River
- Joshua Green River
- Junjik River
- Kadleroshilik River
- Kahiltna River
- Kamishak River
- Kandik River
- Kanektok River
- Kantishna River
- Kanuti Kilolitna River
- Kanuti River
- Kaolak River
- Karluk River
- Kashunuk River
- Kasilof River
- Kateel River
- Kavik River
- Kelsall River
- Kelly River
- Kenai River
- Ketik River
- Khotol River
- Kiligwa River
- Killik River
- King Salmon River
- King Salmon River
- King Salmon River
- Kisaralik River
- Kivalina River
- Kiwalik River
- Klehini River
- Klutina River
- Knik River
- Kobuk River
- Kogoluktuk River
- Kokechik River
- Kokolik River
- Koktuli River
- Kokwok River
- Kolavinarak River
- Koness River
- Kongakut River
- Kougarok River
- Koyuk River
- Koyukuk River
- Kugarak River
- Kugruk River
- Kugururok River
- Kuk River
- Kukpowruk River
- Kukpuk River
- Kun River
- Kuna River
- Kungok River
- Kuparuk River
- Kurupa River
- Kuskokwim River
- Kuzitrin River
- Kvichak River
- Kwethluk River
- Ladue River
- Lake Creek
- Little Black River
- Little Delta River
- Little Melozitna River
- Little Nelchina River
- Little Susitna River
- Louse Creek
- Lowe River
- Maclaren River
- Manokinak River
- Martin River
- Matanuska River
- Mauneluk River
- McArthur River
- McKinley River
- McNeil River
- Meade River
- Melozitna River
- Meshik River
- Moose Creek
- Mud River
- Muddy River
- Mulchatna River
- Nabesna River
- Naknek River
- Nanushuk River
- Nation River
- Nelchina River
- Nenana River
- Newhalen River
- Nigu River
- Nimiuktuk River
- Ninglick River
- Ninilchik River
- Niukluk River
- Nizina River
- Noatak River
- North River
- Nowitna River
- Noxapaga River
- Nugnugaluktuk River
- Nuka River
- Nulato River
- Nushagak River
- Nuyakuk River
- Okokmilaga River
- Okpilak River
- Old Crow River
- Oolamnagavik River
- Oshetna River
- Pah River
- Paimiut Slough
- Pastolik River
- Pitmegea River
- Porcupine River
- Porcupine Creek
- Preacher Creek
- Price River
- Quail Creek
- Queer Creek
- Ray River
- Reed River
- Reindeer River
- Reindeer River
- Ribdon River
- Sadlerochit River
- Sagavanirktok River
- Salcha River
- Salmon River
- Savonoski River
- Selawik River
- Sethkokna River
- Seventymile River
- Shaktoolik River
- Shaviovik River
- Sheenjek River
- Ship Creek
- Siksikpuk River
- Sixtymile River
- Skagway River
- Skwentna River
- Snake River
- Snow River
- Squirrel River
- Stikine River
- Stony River
- Stuyahok River
- Stuyahok River
- Sulatna River
- Susitna River
- Susulatna River
- Swanson River
- Swift River
- Tagagawik River
- Taiya River
- Takotna River
- Taku River
- Talachulitna River
- Talkeetna River
- Tana River
- Tanana River
- Tasnuna River
- Tatonduk River
- Tazlina River
- Teklanika River
- Tetlin River
- Tiekel River
- Tikchik River
- Tinayguk River
- Titaluk River
- Titna River
- Tlikakila River
- Togiak River
- Tok River
- Toklat River
- Tokositna River
- Tolovana River
- Tonsina River
- Tonzona River
- Toolik River
- Topagoruk River
- Tozitna River
- Tsirku River
- Tubutulik River
- Tuluksak River
- Twentymile River in Chugach National Forest
- Tyone River
- Ugashik River
- Unalakleet River
- Ungalik River
- Unuk River
- Usuktuk River
- Utukok River
- Wetbutt Creek
- White River
- Whiting River
- Wild River
- Wind River
- Wood River
- Wood River
- Wulik River
- Yahtse River
- Yentna River
- Yetna River
- Yuki River
- Yukon River
- Zitiana River
General references