List of rivers of British Columbia
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
. Also included are lakes that are "in-line" connecting upper tributaries of listed rivers, or at their heads.
Arctic drainage
via Mackenzie River drainage[Liard River]
- Liard River
- *Petiewewtot 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
- ***Buckinghorse River
- **Fontas River
- *Dunedin River
- *Beaver River
- *Toad River
- **West Toad River
- **Racing River
- **Schipa River
- *Grayling River
- *Trout River
- *Vents River
- *Smith River
- *Coal River
- *Rabbit River
- **Gundahoo River
- *Kechika River
- **Red River
- **Turnagain River
- ***Major Hart River
- ***Dall River
- ***Cassiar River
- **Gataga River
- **Frog River
- *Dease River
- **Cottonwood River
- **Blue River
- **Rapid River
- *Little Rancheria River
Peace River">Peace River (Canada)">Peace River
- Redwillow River
- Wapiti River
- *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
- *Sukunka River
- Moberly River
- *Moberly Lake
- Halfway River
- *Cameron River
- *Graham River
- *Chowade River
- Nabesche River
- Wicked River
Williston Lake (Parsnip Reach)">Williston Lake">Williston Lake (Parsnip Reach)
- Manson River
- Nation River
- Pack River
- *McLeod Lake
- **Crooked River
- ***Summit Lake
- **McLeod River
- ***Carp Lake
- Parsnip River
- *Misinchinka River
Williston Lake (Omineca Reach)">Williston Lake">Williston Lake (Omineca Reach)
- Omineca River
- *Mesilinka River
- *Osilinka River
- Ingenika River
- *Swannell River
Williston Lake (Finlay Reach)">Williston Lake">Williston Lake (Finlay Reach)
- Ospika 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
Pacific drainage ("Pacific Slope")
Columbia River watershed
- Columbia River
- *Horsethief Creek
- *Forster Creek
- *Templeton River
- *Spillimacheen River
- *Kicking Horse River
- ***Little Yoho River
- **Yoho River
- **Emerald River
- ***Kiwetinok River
- **Amiskwi River
- **Otterhead River
- **Ottertail River
- ***Ice River
- **Beaverfoot River
- *Blaeberry River
- *Beaver River
- *Bush River
- **Valenciennes River
- *Wood River
- *Canoe River
- *Goldstream River
- **Palmer Creek
- *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
- ***Lardeau River
- **Slocan River
- ***Little Slocan River
- ***Percy Creek
- **White River
- *Pend d'Oreille River
- **Flathead River
- **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]
- Rainy River
- Deeks Creek
- Lions Creek
- M Creek
- Furry Creek
- Britannia Creek
- Shannon Creek
- Woodfibre Creek
- Stawamus River
- Squamish River
- *Mamquam River
- **Ring Creek
- **Skookum Creek
- *Cheakamus River
- **Cheekye River
- ***Brohm River
- ***Rubble Creek
- ***Daisy Lake
- ****Cheakamus River
- *****Brandywine Creek
- ******Cheakamus Lake
- *******Cheakamus River
- ******Alpha Lake Creek
- *******Alpha Lake
- ********Nita Creek
- *********Nita Lake
- **********Whistler Creek
- *****Callaghan Creek
- *Ashlu Creek
- *Elaho River
- **Clendinning Creek
[Jervis Inlet]
- Vancouver River
- Deserted River
- Loquilts Creek
- Skwawka River
- *Alfred Creek
- Brittain River
[Sechelt Inlet]
- Clowhom River
- Tzoonie River
[Malaspina Strait]
- Lois River
- Powell River
- *Powell Lake
- **Daniels River
[Desolation Sound] watershed
[Theodosia Inlet]
- Theodosia River
[Toba Inlet]
- Toba River
- Tahumming River
[Bute Inlet]
- Homathko River
- *Tatlayoko Lake
- *Mosley Creek
- Southgate River
- *Bishop River
[Knight Inlet]
- Klinaklini River
- *West Klinaklini River
- *McClinchy Creek
- *One Eye Lake
[North Bentinck Arm]/[Dean Channel]
- Necleetsconnay River
- Bella Coola River
- *Atnarko River
- **Hotnarko River
- *Talchako River
- *Salloomt River
- *Nusatsum River
- *Noosgulch River
- Dean River
- *Sakumtha River
- *Takia River
- Kimsquit River
[South Bentinck Arm]
- Asseek River
- Taleomey River
- Noeick River
[Douglas Channel]/[Gardner Canal]
- Tsaytis River
- Kitlope River
- *Gamsby River
- *Kapella River
- *Kitlope Lake
- **Tezwa River
- Kitkiata Inlet
- *Quaal River
- Kemano River
- Kitimat River
[Nechako River]
- Stuart River
- *Stuart Lake
- **Necoslie River
- **Pinchi Creek
- ***Pinchi Lake
- ****Tsilcoh River
- ****Ocock River
- **Tachie River
- ***Kuzkwa River
- ****Tezzeron Lake
- ***Trembleur Lake
- ****Middle River
- *****Takla Lake
- ******Sakeniche River
- *******Natowite Lake
- ******Driftwood River
- *******Kotsine River
- Endako River
- *Tchesinkut River
- **Tchesinkut Lake
- *Burns Lake
- Nautley River
- *Fraser Lake
- **Stellako River
- ***François Lake
- ****Nadina River
- Cheslatta River
- *Cheslatta Lake
- *Bryan Arm
- *Chelaslie Arm
- Nechako Reservoir
- *Tetachuck Lake
- **Allin Bay
- ***Natalkuz Lake
- ***Chedakuz Arm
- ****Knewstubb Lake
- *******Murray Lake
- ******Euchu Reach
- ****Entiako River
- *****Entiako Lake
- ****Chief Louis Arm
- *Ootsa Lake
- **Tahtsa Reach, Tahtsa Lake
- ***Tahtsa River
- **Whitesail Lake
- ***Zinc Bay
- ***Little Whitesail Lake
- ****Troitsa Lake
- *****Troitsa River
Fraser River - Nechako to Thompson Rivers
- Cottonwood River
- *Swift River
- **John Boyd Creek
- ***Mary Creek
- Quesnel River
- *Cariboo River
- **Little 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
- Soda Creek
- *Duckworth Lake
- **McLeese Creek
- ***McLeese Lake
- ****Sheridan Creek
- Williams Lake River
- *Missioner Creek
- **Reservoir Lake
- *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
- *Carpenter Lake
- **Marshall Creek
- ***Marshall Lake
- **Tyaughton Creek
- ****Liza Creek
- *****Liza Lake
- ***Tyaughton Lake
- ****Tyaughton Creek
- *****Relay Creek
- *****Noaxe Creek
- **Gun Creek
- ***Lajoie Creek
- ****Gun Lake
- *****Lajoie Creek
- ******Lajoie Lake
- ***Leckie Creek
- ***Slim Creek
- *Bridge River
- **Hurley River
- ***Cadwallader Creek
- **Downton Lake
- ***Bridge River
- ****Nichols Creek
- Seton River or Seton Creek
- *Cayoosh Creek
- **Duffey Lake
- ***Cayoosh Creek
- *Seton Lake
- **Seton River or Seton Portage River
- ***Anderson Lake
- ****McGillivray Creek
- ****Haylmore Creek
- ****Gates River
- Stein River
[Thompson River]
- Botanie Creek
- Nicoamen River
- Skoonka Creek
- Murray Creek
- Nicola River
- *Spius Creek
- *Coldwater River
- *Nicola Lake
- **Quilchena Creek
- Oregon Jack Creek
- Bonaparte River
- *Cache Creek
- *Hat Creek
- *Rayfield River
- Deadman River
- Kamloops Lake
- *Tranquille River
- South Thompson River
- *Monte Creek
- *Chase Creek
- *Little Shuswap Lake
- **Little River
- ***Shuswap Lake
- ****Adams River
- ****Seymour River
- ****Anstey River
- ****Eagle River
- *****Perry River
- ****Sicamous Narrows
- *****Mara Lake
- ******Shuswap River
- *******Mabel Lake
- ********Wap Creek
- *******Sugar Lake
- ********Shuswap River
- *********Tsuius Creek
- *********Joss Creek
- ****Salmon River
- North Thompson River
- *Barrière River
- *Clearwater River
- **Mahood River
- ***Mahood Lake
- ****Canim River
- *****Canim Lake
- ******Bridge Creek
- **Murtle River
- **Clearwater Lake
- **Azure River
- ***Azure Lake
- ****Angus Horne Lake
- *Raft River
- *Mad River
- *Blue River
- *Mud Creek
- *Thunder River
- *Albreda River
Fraser River below Thompson River
- Ainslie Creek
- Nahatlatch River
- Anderson River
- Coquihalla River
- *Nicolum River
- Ruby Creek
- Sumas River
- *Vedder River or Chilliwack River
- **Sweltzer River
- **Slesse Creek
- **Depot Creek
- Harrison River
- *Chehalis River
- **Chehalis Lake
- *Harrison Lake
- **Silver River
- **Tretheway Creek
- **Tipella Creek
- **Lillooet River
- ***Sloquet Creek
- ***Fire Creek
- ***Snowcap Creek
- ***Lillooet Lake
- ****Joffre Creek
- ****Birkenhead River
- *****Birkenhead Lake
- ******Taillefer Creek
- ****Green River
- *****Rutherford Creek
- *****Soo River
- *****Green Lake
- *******Rainbow Creek
- ******River of Golden Dreams or Alta Creek
- *******Alta Lake
- ********Brio Creek
- ******Fitzsimmons Creek
- ****Ryan River
- ****Meager Creek
- ****Salal Creek
- Norrish Creek
- Hatzic Slough
- *Hatzic Lake
- **Hatzic Creek
- **Durieu Creek
- D'Herbomez Creek
- Silver Creek
- Stave River
- *Silvermere Lake
- *Hayward Lake
- **Steelhead Creek
- **Stave Lake
- ***McConnell Creek
- ***Cascade Creek
- ***Terepocki Creek
- ***Winslow Creek
- ***Tingle Creek
- ***Stave River
- ****Piluk Creek
- Whonnock Creek
- Kanaka Creek
- *McNutt Creek
- Pitt River
- *Alouette River
- **Alouette Lake
- ***Gold Creek
- *Widgeon Creek
- *Pitt Lake
- **Pitt River
- Coquitlam River
- *Coquitlam Lake
- Brunette River
- *Burnaby Lake
- **Still Creek
[Skagit Bay]/[Puget Sound] (U.S.)
- Skagit River
- *Sumallo River
- *Ross Lake
- **Skagit River
[Boundary Bay]
- Nicomekl River
- Serpentine River
- Campbell River
English Bay">English Bay (Vancouver)">English Bay
- Capilano River
[Burrard Inlet]
- Mosquito Creek
- Seymour River
- Lynn Creek
- Capilano River
- Mackay Creek
- Marr Creek
- Lawson Creek
- Cypress Creek
- Eagle Creek
- Nelson Creek
[Indian Arm]
- Percy Creek
- Buntzen Lake
- Indian River
Watersheds East of the Alaska Panhandle
- Salmon River
- Unuk River
- *Eulachon River
- *Blue River
- **Lava Fork
- ***Lava Lakes
- *Hell Roaring Creek
- *Harrymel Creek
- **King Creek
- *South Unuk River
- **Gracey Creek
- *Sulphurets Creek
- 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
- *Sittakanay River
- *Tulsequah River
- *Inklin River
- **Yeth Creek
- **Sutlahine River
- **Sheslay River
- ***Tatsatua Creek
- ***Samotua River
- ***Hackett River
- **Nahlin River
- ***Dudidontu River
- ***Koshin River
- *Nakina River
- **Sloko River
- ***Nakonake River
- **Silver Salmon River
Watersheds North of the Alaska Panhandle
- Alsek River
- *Tatshenshini River
- **Tkope River
- **O'Connor River
- **Klukshu River
- **Blanchard River
- **Parton River
- *Bates River
- *Kaskawulsh River
- **Dusty River
- **Jarvis River
- *Dezadeash River
- **Aishihik River
- **Dezadeash Lake
- Chilcat River
- Flemer River
- *Tahini River
- Kelsall River
- *Kelsall Lake
- Klehini River
[Marcus Passage] watershed
- Oriflamme Passage
- *Portland Inlet
- **Khutzeymateen Inlet
- ***Khutzeymateen River
- ****Kateen River
- **Ksi X'anmas or Kwinamass River
- **Nass Bay, Mill Bay
- ***Ksi Gingolx or Kincolith River
- ***'Nass River'
- ****Xnukw or Iknouk River
- ****Ishkheenickh River or Ksi Hlginx
- ****Tseax River or Ksi Sii Aks
- ****Kwinatahl River or Ksi Gwinhat'al
- ****Tchitin River
- ****Kinskuch River
- ****Cranberry River
- *****Kiteen River
- ****White River
- *****Flat River
- ****Meziadin River, Meziadin Lake
- ****Bell-Irving River
- ****Kwinageese River
- ****Taylor River
- *****West Taylor River
- **Bowser Lake, Bowser River
- **Portland Canal
- ***Bear River
- **Observatory Inlet
- ***Alice Arm
- ****Illiance River
- ****Kitsault River
- *****Dak River
- ******West Kitsault River
- ***Hastings Arm
- ****Kshwan River
- 'Skeena River'
- *McNeil River
- *Ayton Creek
- *Ecstall River
- *Windsor River
- *Khyex River
- *Scotia River
- *Khtada River
- *Kasiks River
- *Exchamsiks River
- *Gitnadoix River
- *Exstew River
- *Shames River
- *Lakelse River
- **Lakelse Lake, Furlong Bay
- *Zymagotitz River
- *Kitsumkalum River
- **Kitsumkalum Lake
- ***Nelson River
- ***Kitsumkalum River
- ****Cedar River
- *Zymoetz River
- **Clore River
- ***Burnie River
- **Kitnayakwa River
- *Kitwanga River
- *Kitseguecla River
- *Bulkley River
- **Suskwa River
- **Telkwa River
- ***Toboggan Creek
- **Morice River
- ***Thautil River
- ***Morice Lake, Atna Bay
- ****Nanika River
- ****Atna River
- *Kispiox River
- **Sweetin River
- **Nangeese River
- **East Kispiox River
- *Shegunia River
- *Babine River
- **Shelagyote River
- **Nilkitkwa River
- ***West Nilkitkwa River
- **Babine Lake
- ***Fulton River
- ***Sutherland River
- *Sicintine River
- *Slamgeesh River
- *Squinguila River
- *Sustut River
- **Bear River
- **Asitka River
- *Mosque River
- *Duti River
- *Kluatantan River
Queen Charlotte Sound">Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada)">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
- ***Kitlope River
- ****Tsaytis River
- ****Kitlope Lake
- *****Tezwa River
- ******Kalitan Creek
- ****Gamsby River
- *****Tenaiko Creek
- ****Kapella 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
- 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
- **West Klinaklini River
- Namu River
- Koeye River
- Rivers Inlet
- *Wannock River
- **Owikeno Lake
- ***Sheemahant River
- ***Machmell River
- ****Neechantz River
- ***Tzeo River
- ****Washwash River
- ***Inziana River
- Kingcome Inlet
- *Kingcome River
- **Atlatzi River
- **Clear River
- **Satsalla River
- *Wakeman Sound
- **Wakeman River
- ***Atwaykellesse River
- Tribune Channel
- *Bond Sound
- **Ahta River
- *Thompson Sound
- *Kakweiken River
Islands of the British Columbia Coast">British Columbia Coast">Islands of the British Columbia Coast watersheds
- Canoona 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">Georgia Strait">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
- Courtenay River
- *Puntledge River
- **Browns River
- *Tsolum River
- *Comox Lake
- **Cruickshank River
- ***Comox Creek
- Oyster River
- *Little Oyster River
- *Piggott Creek
West Coast of [Vancouver Island] watersheds
[Alberni Inlet]-[Barkley 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
- Loss Creek
- Jordan River
- Sooke River
- *Leech River
- *Sooke Lake
- Colquitz River
[Haida Gwaii] watersheds
- Ain River
- Hiellen River
- Salmon River
- Slatechuck Creek
- Tlell River
- Yakoun River
[Bering Sea] ([Yukon River]) watershed
- Kusawa River
- Hendon River
- Takhini River
- Primrose River
- Partridge Lake
- *Partridge River
- Bennett Lake
- *Lake Lindeman
- **Lindeman Creek
- **Homan River
- Tagish Lake
- *Taku Arm
- **Swanson River
- **Fantail River
- **Graham Inlet
- **Racine Creek
- **Tutshi River
- ***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