List of rivers of the Northwest Territories explained

This is a list of rivers that are in whole or partly in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

By watershed

Arctic Ocean watershed

Back River (Nunavut)

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Hornaday River (Nunavut)
Kagloryuak River (Nunavut)
Nanook River (Nunavut)
Roscoe River (Nunavut)
Thomsen River

Beaufort Sea watershed

Anderson River
Horton River (Nunavut)
Mackenzie River & watershed
- Great Slave Lake watershed
  - Slave River (Alberta)
    - Salt River (Alberta)
  - Hay River (Alberta & British Columbia)
  - Yellowknife River
  - Cameron River
  - Taltson River
  - Lockhart River
- Kakisa River (Alberta)
- Horn River
- Bouvier River
  - - Redknife River Trout River
- Jean Marie River
- Spence River
- Rabbitskin River
- Liard River (Yukon & British Columbia)
  - South Nahanni River (Yukon)
  - Muskeg River
  - Kotaneelee River (Yukon)
  - Frances River
- Harris River
- Martin River
- Trail River
- North Nahanni River
- Root River
- Willowlake River
- River Between Two Mountains
- Wrigley River
- Ochre River
- Johnson River
- Blackwater River
- Dahadinni River
- Saline River
- Redstone River
- Keele River
- Great Bear River
- Snare River
  - Great Bear Lake watershed
    - Bloody River
    - Whitefish River
- Little Bear River
- Carcajou River
- Mountain River
- Donnelly River
- Tsintu River
- Hare Indian River
- Loon River
  - - Tieda River Gillis River
- Gossage River
- Thunder River
- Tree River (Nunavut)
- Rabbit Hay River
- Arctic Red River
- Peel River (Yukon)
  - Ogilvie River
  - Blackstone River (Yukon)
  - Hart River
- Rengleng River

Coronation Gulf watershed

Coppermine River (Nunavut)
- Kendall River

Atlantic Ocean watershed

Hudson Bay watershed

Thelon River & watershed (Nunavut)
- Elk River
- Hanbury River

Alphabetical

See also

List of rivers of Canada