List of rivers of the Rocky Mountains explained

This is a partial list of rivers of the Rocky Mountains in Canada and the United States. For a full listing of rivers in the Canadian portion of the range, see List of rivers of the Canadian Rockies.

Gulf of Mexico drainage

• Rio Grande
  • Pecos River
• Missouri River
  • Jefferson River
    • Beaverhead River
      • Red Rock River
      • Ruby River
    • Big Hole River
      • Wise River
  • Madison River
    • Firehole River
    • Gibbon River
  • Gallatin River
  • Cheyenne River
  • Dearborn River
  • Sun River
  • Smith River
  • Marias River
  • Milk River
  • Judith River
  • Kansas River
  • Musselshell River
  • Yellowstone River
    • Lamar River
    • Gardner River
    • Shields River
    • Boulder River
    • Stillwater River
    • Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
    • Bighorn River also known as Wind River
    • Tongue River
    • Powder River
  • Platte River
    • North Platte River
    • South Platte River
• Arkansas River

Arctic Ocean drainage

• Athabasca River
• Peace River
  • Parsnip River
    • Misinchinka River
• Finlay River
• Liard River
  • • • Muskwa River Kechika River
    • Gataga River
  • Toad River

Northwest Pacific Ocean drainage

• Columbia River
  • Kicking Horse River
  • Blaeberry River
  • Bush River
  • Wood River
  • Bitterroot River
  • Kootenay River
    • Elk River
    • Bull River
    • Vermilion River
  • Clark Fork River
  • Clearwater River
  • Coeur d'Alene River
  • Salmon River
  • Snake River
    • Malad River
  • Payette River
  • Selway River
  • Lochsa River
• Fraser River
  • McGregor River
  • Thompson River

Gulf of California drainage

• Colorado River
  • Gunnison River
  • Dolores River
    • San Miguel River
  • Green River
    • Price River
    • San Rafael River
    • White River
      • Bear River
    • Yampa River
  • San Juan River
    • Navajo River
    • Piedra River
    • Los Pinos River
    • Animas River

Hudson Bay drainage

• South Saskatchewan River
• North Saskatchewan River
• Bow River
• Oldman River
• Red Deer River

Great Basin drainage

• Bear River
  • Malad River
  • Little Bear River
    • Logan River
  • Cub River
  • Bear Lake
• Jordan River
  • American Fork
  • Big Cottonwood Creek
  • Hobble Creek
  • Provo River
  • Spanish Fork
• Weber River
  • East Canyon Creek
• San Pitch River

See also

• Rocky Mountains
• List of rivers of the Canadian Rockies
• List of rivers of the Pacific Ranges
• List of rivers of the Kitimat Ranges
• List of rivers of the Boundary Ranges
• List of rivers of the Omineca Mountains