List of rivers of Idaho explained

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Idaho.

By drainage basin

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

Pacific Ocean

Columbia River (WA)
- Snake River
  - Palouse River
    - Union Flat Creek
  - Clearwater River
    - Lapwai Creek
    - Potlatch River
      - Pine Creek
      - Big Bear Creek
      - Moose Creek
    - Big Canyon Creek
    - North Fork Clearwater River
      - Elk Creek
      - Little North Fork Clearwater River
      - Beaver Creek
      - Washington Creek (Idaho)
      - Orogrande Creek
        French Creek
      - Weitas Creek
      - Kelly Creek
    - Orofino Creek
      - Whiskey Creek
      - Canal Gulch
    - Jim Ford Creek
    - Lolo Creek
    - Lawyers Creek
    - Middle Fork Clearwater River
      - Lochsa River
        White Sand Creek (meets the Lochsa near Powell Junction)
      - Selway River (meets the Lochsa at Lowell)
        Meadow Creek
        
        Moose Creek
        North Fork Moose Creek
        
        East Fork Moose Creek
        
        Bear Creek
        
        White Cap Creek
        
        Little Clearwater River
    - South Fork Clearwater River
      - Cottonwood Creek
      - Crooked River
      - American River
      - Red River
  - Salmon River
    - Fourth of July Creek
    - Tower Creek
    - Little Salmon River
      - Rapid River
    - South Fork Salmon River
      - Secesh River
      - East Fork South Fork Salmon River
        Johnson Creek
    - Middle Fork Salmon River
      - Big Creek
      - Camas Creek
      - Loon Creek
    - Panther Creek
    - North Fork Salmon River
    - Lemhi River
    - Pahsimeroi River
    - East Fork Salmon River
    - Yankee Fork Salmon River
  - Wildhorse River
    - Crooked River
  - Weiser River
    - Crane Creek
    - Little Weiser River
  - Payette River
    - Big Willow Creek
      - Little Willow Creek
      - Dry Creek
      - Fourmile Creek
      - Jakes Creek
    - Chief Eagle Eye Creek
    - North Fork Payette River
      - Gold Fork River
    - Middle Fork Payette River
    - South Fork Payette River
      - Deadwood River
  - Boise River
    - Indian Creek
    - Mores Creek
    - South Fork Boise River
      - Boardman Creek
      - Deadwood Creek
    - Middle Fork Boise River
      - Roaring River
      - Queens River
      - Yuba River
    - North Fork Boise River
      - Crooked River
      - Bear River
  - Owyhee River
    - Jordan Creek
    - North Fork Owyhee River
      - Middle Fork Owyhee River
    - South Fork Owyhee River
      - Little Owyhee River
    - Deep Creek
    - Battle Creek
    - Blue Creek
  - Castle Creek
  - Bruneau River
    - Jacks Creek
      - Big Jacks Creek
      - Little Jacks Creek
    - Clover Creek
    - Sheep Creek
      - Marys Creek
    - Jarbidge River
  - Sailor Creek
  - Malad River
    - Big Wood River
      - Camas Creek
    - Little Wood River
    - Baugh Creek
  - Salmon Falls Creek
  - Goose Creek
  - Raft River
    - Cassia Creek
  - Rock Creek
  - Bannock Creek
  - Portneuf River
    - Marsh Creek
  - Blackfoot River
  - Willow Creek
    - Grays Lake Outlet
  - Henrys Fork
    - Teton River
      - Moody Creek
      - Canyon Creek
      - Bitch Creek
      - Badger Creek
    - Fall River
      - Conant Creek
        Squirrel Creek
      - Boone Creek
    - Warm River
      - Robinson Creek
    - Buffalo River
    - Moose Creek
- Spokane River
- Pend Oreille River
- Kootenai River
- Balboa River
  - Moyie River

Interior basins

These basins aren't hydrologically linked to the Snake River.

Big Lost River
- Antelope Creek
- East Fork Big Lost River
- North Fork Big Lost River
Little Lost River
Birch Creek
Medicine Lodge Creek
Camas Creek
- Beaver Creek

Great Basin

Great Salt Lake
- Bear River
  - Malad River
    - Little Malad River
  - Little Bear River
    - Logan River
  - Cub River
- Deep Creek

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Idaho (1974)