List of rivers of British Columbia explained
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
Pacific drainage ("Pacific Slope")
(Pacific Ocean watershed; Columbia tributaries on US side of border omitted)
Columbia River watershed
Fraser River - Source to the Willow River
Fraser River - Nechako to Thompson Rivers
Fraser River below Thompson River
Rivers of North Vancouver
Watersheds East of the Alaska Panhandle
(south and east of the Chilkoot Pass)
- Salmon River
- Unuk River (Alaska and British Columbia)
- Eulachon River (Alaska)
- Blue River (Alaska)
- Hell Roaring Creek (Alaska)
- Harrymel Creek
- South Unuk River
- Sulphurets Creek
- Stikine River
- Whiting River (estuary is in Alaska)
- Taku River
- Sittakanay River (confluence with the Taku is in Alaska)
- Tulsequah River
- Inklin River (joins Nakina River to form Taku River)
- Yeth Creek
- Sutlahine River
- Sheslay River (joins Nahlin River to form Inklin River)
- Nahlin River (joins Sheslay River to form Inklin River)
- Nakina River (joins Inklin River to form Taku River)
- Sloko River
- Silver Salmon 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)
- Tkope River
- O'Connor River
- Klukshu River (Yukon Territory)
- Blanchard River (BC and Yukon)
- Parton River
- Bates River (Yukon)
- Kaskawulsh River (Yukon)
- Dusty River (Yukon)
- Jarvis River (Yukon)
- Dezadeash River (Yukon)
- Chilcat River (sp. Chilkat in Alaska)
- Flemer River
- Tahini River (NB different from Takhini River, which is in same area and runs the other way)
- Kelsall River
- Kelsall Lake (Glacier Camp Pass)
- Klehini River
- Gardner Canal
- Alan Reach
- Europa Reach
- Barrie Reach
- Whidbey Reach
- Kitimat Arm
Rivers of Vancouver Island
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- Cous Creek
- Nahmint River
- Effingham River
- Toquart River
- Kennedy River
- Tofino Creek
- Bedwell River
- Cypress River
- Moyena River
- Atleo River
- Megin River
- Sydney River
- Hesquiat River
- Houston River
- Burman River
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- Gold River
- Ucana River
- Heber River
- Upana River
- Muchalat River
- Tlupana River
- Conuma River
- Sucowa River
- Leiner River
- Tahsis River
- Zeballos River
- Kaouk River
- Artlish River
- Tahsish River
- Marble River
- Waukwaas River
- Goodspeed River
- MacJack River
- San Josef River
- Fisherman River
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Note that only tributaries of the Yukon River in British Columbia are given; those in Yukon or Alaska are omitted.
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