List of longest rivers in the United States by state

This is a list of longest rivers in the United States by state. It includes rivers that pass through the state or compose a portion of the state's border, as well as rivers entirely contained within the state.

Alabama

 * 1) Tennessee River – 652 mi
 * 2) Chattahoochee River – 430 mi
 * 3) Alabama River – 318 mi
 * 4) Coosa River – 280 mi
 * 5) Tallapoosa River – 265 mi
 * 6) Tombigbee River – 200 mi
 * 7) Conecuh River – 198 mi
 * 8) Elk River – 195 mi
 * 9) Cahaba River – 194 mi
 * 10) Black Warrior River – 178 mi

The Alabama River is the longest river that is entirely within Alabama. See also List of rivers of Alabama.

Alaska

 * 1) Yukon River – 1980 mi
 * 2) Kuskokwim River – 702 mi
 * 3) Porcupine River – 569 mi
 * 4) Tanana River – 569 mi
 * 5) Innoko River – 500 mi
 * 6) Koyukuk River – 500 mi
 * 7) Noatak River – 420 mi
 * 8) Porcupine River – 380 mi
 * 9) Stikine River – 379 mi
 * 10) Colville River – 350 mi

The Kuskokwim River is the longest river that is entirely within Alaska. See also List of rivers of Alaska.

Arizona

 * 1) Colorado River – 1450 mi
 * 2) Gila River – 650 mi
 * 3) Little Colorado River – 315 mi
 * 4) Salt River – 200 mi
 * 5) Santa Cruz River – 184 mi
 * 6) Verde River – 170 mi
 * 7) Puerco River – 167 mi
 * 8) Virgin River – 162 mi
 * 9) San Francisco River – 159 mi
 * 10) San Pedro River – 140 mi

The Little Colorado River is the longest river that is entirely within Arizona. See also List of rivers of Arizona.

Arkansas

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Arkansas River – 1469 mi
 * 3) Red River – 1360 mi
 * 4) White River – 722 mi
 * 5) Ouachita River – 548 mi
 * 6) St. Francis River – 426 mi
 * 7) Bayou Bartholomew – 364 mi
 * 8) Black River – 300 mi
 * 9) Little River – 222 mi
 * 10) Bayou Macon – 218 mi

The Saline River (202 mi) is the longest river that is entirely within Arkansas. See also List of rivers of Arkansas.

California

 * 1) Colorado River – 1450 mi
 * 2) Sacramento River – 447 mi
 * 3) San Joaquin River – 365 mi
 * 4) Klamath River – 263 mi
 * 5) Pit River – 207 mi
 * 6) Eel River – 200 mi
 * 7) Amargosa River – 185 mi
 * 8) Owens River – 183 mi
 * 9) Salinas River – 170 mi
 * 10) Trinity River – 165 mi

The Sacramento River is the longest river that is entirely within California. See also List of rivers of California.

Colorado

 * 1) Rio Grande – 1896 mi
 * 2) Arkansas River – 1469 mi
 * 3) Colorado River – 1450 mi
 * 4) Canadian River – 906 mi
 * 5) Green River – 730 mi
 * 6) North Platte River – 716 mi
 * 7) Cimarron River – 698 mi
 * 8) Smoky Hill River – 560 mi
 * 9) South Platte River – 439 mi
 * 10) San Juan River – 383 mi

The Yampa River (250 mi) is the longest river that is entirely within Colorado. See also List of rivers of Colorado.

Connecticut

 * 1) Connecticut River – 407 mi
 * 2) Housatonic River – 139 mi
 * 3) Quinebaug River – 69 mi
 * 4) Farmington River – 47 mi
 * 5) Quinnipiac River – 46 mi
 * 6) Scantic River – 41 mi
 * 7) Naugatuck River – 40 mi
 * 8) Pawcatuck River – 34 mi
 * 9) Shepaug River – 26 mi
 * 10) Still River – 25.4 mi

The Farmington River is the longest river that is entirely within Connecticut. See also List of rivers of Connecticut.

Delaware

 * 1) Delaware River – 301 mi
 * 2) Choptank River – 71 mi
 * 3) Pocomoke River – 66 mi
 * 4) Nanticoke River – 64 mi
 * 5) Marshyhope Creek – 37 mi
 * 6) Christina River – 35 mi
 * 7) Sassafras River – 22 mi
 * 8) Murderkill River – 22 mi
 * 9) Brandywine Creek – 20 mi
 * 10) White Clay Creek – 19 mi

The Murderkill River is the longest river that is entirely within Delaware. See also List of rivers of Delaware.

Florida

 * 1) Chattahoochee River/Appalachicola River – 430 mi
 * 2) St. Johns River – 310 mi
 * 3) Suwannee River – 246 mi
 * 4) Ochlockonee River – 206 mi
 * 5) Alapaha River – 202 mi
 * 6) Conecuh River – 198 mi
 * 7) Pea River – 154 mi
 * 8) Indian River – 153 mi
 * 9) Choctawhatchee River – 141 mi
 * 10) Withlacoochee River (central Florida) – 141 mi

The St. Johns River is the longest river that is entirely within Florida. See also List of rivers of Florida.

Georgia

 * 1) Chattahoochee River – 430 mi
 * 2) Flint River – 344 mi
 * 3) Savannah River – 301 mi
 * 4) Ogeechee River – 294 mi
 * 5) Coosa River – 280 mi
 * 6) Tallapoosa River – 265 mi
 * 7) Ocmulgee River – 255 mi
 * 8) Suwannee River – 246 mi
 * 9) Satilla River – 235 mi
 * 10) Oconee River – 221 mi

The Flint River is the longest river that is entirely within Georgia. See also List of rivers of Georgia (U.S. state).

Hawaii

 * 1) Wailuku River – 28.0 mi
 * 2) South Fork Kaukonahua Stream – 18.1 mi
 * 3) North Fork Kaukonahua Stream – 16.3 mi
 * 4) Hanalei River – 15.7 mi
 * 5) Kolekole Stream – 12.4 mi
 * 6) North Fork Wailua River – 12.2 mi
 * 7) Waimea River – 12.1 mi
 * 8) Kaukonahua Stream – 9.9 mi
 * 9) Anahulu River – 7.1 mi

All of Hawaii's rivers and streams are entirely within the boundaries of the state. See also List of rivers of Hawaii.

Idaho

 * 1) Snake River – 1078 mi
 * 2) Kootenai River – 485 mi
 * 3) Salmon River – 425 mi
 * 4) Bear River – 350 mi
 * 5) Owyhee River – 346 mi
 * 6) Clark Fork – 310 mi
 * 7) Palouse River – 167 mi
 * 8) Bruneau River – 153 mi
 * 9) Big Wood River – 137 mi
 * 10) Blackfoot River – 136 mi

The Salmon River is the longest river that is entirely within Idaho. See also List of rivers of Idaho and List of longest streams of Idaho.

Illinois

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Ohio River – 981 mi
 * 3) Wabash River – 503 mi
 * 4) Illinois River – 332 mi
 * 5) Rock River – 299 mi
 * 6) Kaskaskia River – 292 mi
 * 7) Sangamon River – 246 mi
 * 8) Little Wabash River – 240 mi
 * 9) Fox River – 199 mi
 * 10) Embarras River – 195 mi

The Illinois River is the longest river that is entirely within Illinois. See also List of rivers of Illinois.

Indiana

 * 1) Ohio River – 981 mi
 * 2) Wabash River – 503 mi
 * 3) White River – 362 mi
 * 4) St. Joseph River – 206 mi
 * 5) East Fork White River – 192 mi
 * 6) Tippecanoe River – 182 mi
 * 7) Patoka River – 167 mi
 * 8) Great Miami River – 160 mi
 * 9) Maumee River – 137 mi
 * 10) Kankakee River – 133 mi

The White River is the longest river that is entirely within Indiana. See also List of rivers of Indiana.

Iowa

 * 1) Missouri River – 2340 mi
 * 2) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 3) Des Moines River – 525 mi
 * 4) Big Sioux River – 419 mi
 * 5) Cedar River – 338 mi
 * 6) Iowa River – 323 mi
 * 7) Wapsipinicon River – 300 mi
 * 8) Little Sioux River – 258 mi
 * 9) Grand River – 226 mi
 * 10) Chariton River – 218 mi

The Iowa River is the longest river that is entirely within Iowa. See also List of rivers of Iowa.

Kansas

 * 1) Missouri River – 2340 mi
 * 2) Arkansas River – 1469 mi
 * 3) Cimarron River – 698 mi
 * 4) Smoky Hill River – 560 mi
 * 5) Neosho River – 463 mi
 * 6) Republican River – 453 mi
 * 7) Saline River – 397 mi
 * 8) Big Blue River – 359 mi
 * 9) Verdigris River – 310 mi
 * 10) South Fork Solomon River – 292 mi

The Saline River is the longest river that is entirely within Kansas. See also List of rivers of Kansas.

Kentucky

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Ohio River – 981 mi
 * 3) Cumberland River – 688 mi
 * 4) Tennessee River – 652 mi
 * 5) Green River – 384 mi
 * 6) Licking River – 303 mi
 * 7) Kentucky River – 260 mi
 * 8) North Fork Kentucky River – 168 mi
 * 9) Levisa Fork – 164 mi
 * 10) Tug Fork – 159 mi

The Green River is the longest river that is entirely within Kentucky. See also List of rivers of Kentucky.

Louisiana

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Red River – 1360 mi
 * 3) Ouachita River – 548 mi
 * 4) Sabine River – 510 mi
 * 5) Pearl River – 444 mi
 * 6) Bayou Bartholomew – 364 mi
 * 7) Bayou Macon – 218 mi
 * 8) Boeuf River – 216 mi
 * 9) Calcasieu River – 200 mi
 * 10) Tensas River – 177 mi

The Calcasieu River is the longest river that is entirely within Louisiana. See also List of rivers of Louisiana.

Maine

 * 1) Saint John River – 418 mi
 * 2) Androscoggin River – 178 mi
 * 3) Kennebec River – 170 mi
 * 4) Saco River – 136 mi
 * 5) West Branch Penobscot River – 117 mi
 * 6) Aroostook River – 112 mi
 * 7) Penobscot River – 109 mi
 * 8) Moose River – 83 mi
 * 9) East Branch Penobscot River – 75 mi
 * 10) Saint Francis River – 75 mi

The Kennebec River is the longest river that is entirely within Maine. See also List of rivers of Maine.

Maryland

 * 1) Susquehanna River – 444 mi
 * 2) Potomac River – 302 mi
 * 3) Youghiogheny River – 134 mi
 * 4) Patuxent River – 115 mi
 * 5) North Branch Potomac River – 103 mi
 * 6) Conococheague Creek – 80 mi
 * 7) Choptank River – 71 mi
 * 8) Pocomoke River – 66 mi
 * 9) Nanticoke River – 64 mi
 * 10) Monocacy River – 58 mi

The Patuxent River is the longest river that is entirely within Maryland. See also List of rivers of Maryland.

Massachusetts

 * 1) Connecticut River – 407 mi
 * 2) Housatonic River – 149 mi
 * 3) Merrimack River – 117 mi
 * 4) Charles River – 80 mi
 * 5) Deerfield River – 76 mi
 * 6) Hoosic River – 76 mi
 * 7) Quinebaug River – 69 mi
 * 8) Westfield River – 61 mi
 * 9) Millers River – 52 mi
 * 10) Blackstone River – 48 mi

The Charles River is the longest river that is entirely within Massachusetts. See also List of rivers of Massachusetts.

Michigan

 * 1) Grand River – 252 mi
 * 2) Muskegon River – 216 mi
 * 3) St. Joseph River – 206 mi
 * 4) Manistee River – 190 mi
 * 5) River Raisin – 139 mi
 * 6) Au Sable River – 138 mi
 * 7) Huron River – 130 mi
 * 8) Kalamazoo River – 130 mi
 * 9) Shiawassee River – 120 mi
 * 10) Menominee River – 116 mi

The Grand River is the longest river that is entirely within Michigan. See also List of rivers of Michigan.

Minnesota

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Red River of the North – 550 mi
 * 3) Des Moines River – 525 mi
 * 4) Minnesota River – 370 mi
 * 5) Cedar River – 338 mi
 * 6) Wapsipinicon River – 300 mi
 * 7) Little Sioux River – 258 mi
 * 8) Roseau River – 214 mi
 * 9) Red Lake River – 193 mi
 * 10) Otter Tail River – 192 mi
 * 11) Saint Louis River – 192 mi

The Minnesota River is the longest river that is entirely within Minnesota. See also List of rivers of Minnesota and List of longest streams of Minnesota.

Mississippi

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Tennessee River – 652 mi
 * 3) Pearl River – 444 mi
 * 4) Big Black River – 330 mi
 * 5) Hatchie River – 238 mi
 * 6) Chickasawhay River – 210 mi
 * 7) Tombigbee River – 200 mi
 * 8) Yazoo River – 188 mi
 * 9) Leaf River – 180 mi
 * 10) Yalobusha River – 165 mi

The Pearl River is the longest river that is entirely within Mississippi. See also List of rivers of Mississippi.

Missouri

 * 1) Missouri River – 2340 mi
 * 2) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 3) White River – 722 mi
 * 4) Des Moines River – 525 mi
 * 5) St. Francis River – 426 mi
 * 6) Black River – 300 mi
 * 7) Gasconade River – 280 mi
 * 8) Osage River – 276 mi
 * 9) Meramec River – 229 mi
 * 10) Chariton River – 218 mi

The Gasconade River is the longest river that is entirely within Missouri. See also List of rivers of Missouri.

Montana

 * 1) Missouri River – 2340 mi
 * 2) Milk River – 729 mi
 * 3) Yellowstone River – 692 mi
 * 4) Kootenai River – 485 mi
 * 5) Bighorn River – 461 mi
 * 6) Powder River – 375 mi
 * 7) Musselshell River – 342 mi
 * 8) Clark Fork – 310 mi
 * 9) Tongue River – 265 mi
 * 10) Frenchman River – 212 mi

The Musselshell River is the longest river that is entirely within Montana. See also List of rivers of Montana.

Nebraska

 * 1) Missouri River – 2340 mi
 * 2) North Platte River – 716 mi
 * 3) White River – 580 mi
 * 4) Niobrara River – 568 mi
 * 5) Republican River – 453 mi
 * 6) South Platte River – 439 mi
 * 7) Big Blue River – 359 mi
 * 8) Platte River – 310 mi
 * 9) Elkhorn River – 290 mi

The Platte River is the longest river that is entirely within Nebraska. See also List of rivers of Nebraska.

Nevada

 * 1) Colorado River – 1450 mi
 * 2) Owyhee River – 346 mi
 * 3) Humboldt River – 330 mi
 * 4) Amargosa River – 185 mi
 * 5) Reese River – 181 mi
 * 6) Virgin River – 162 mi
 * 7) Bruneau River – 153 mi
 * 8) White River – 138 mi
 * 9) Carson River – 131 mi
 * 10) Salmon Falls Creek – 121 mi

The Humboldt River is the longest river that is entirely within Nevada. See also List of rivers of Nevada.

New Hampshire

 * 1) Connecticut River – 407 mi
 * 2) Androscoggin River – 178 mi
 * 3) Saco River – 136 mi
 * 4) Merrimack River – 117 mi
 * 5) Contoocook River – 71 mi
 * 6) Pemigewasset River – 65 mi
 * 7) Ashuelot River – 64 mi
 * 8) Ammonoosuc River – 55 mi
 * 9) Lamprey River – 50 mi
 * 10) Magalloway River – 47 mi

The Contoocook River is the longest river that is entirely within New Hampshire. See also List of rivers of New Hampshire.

New Jersey

 * 1) Hudson River – 315 mi
 * 2) Delaware River – 301 mi
 * 3) Raritan River (including the length of the South Branch) – 121 mi
 * 4) Wallkill River – 88 mi
 * 5) Passaic River – 80 mi
 * 6) Great Egg Harbor River – 55 mi
 * 7) Mullica River – 51 mi
 * 8) South Branch Raritan River – 51 mi
 * 9) Musconetcong River – 46 mi
 * 10) Hackensack River – 45 mi

The Raritan River is the longest river that is entirely within New Jersey. See also List of rivers of New Jersey.

New Mexico

 * 1) Rio Grande – 1896 mi
 * 2) Pecos River – 926 mi
 * 3) Canadian River – 906 mi
 * 4) Cimarron River – 698 mi
 * 5) Gila River – 650 mi
 * 6) San Juan River – 383 mi
 * 7) Rio Puerco – 230 mi
 * 8) Puerco River – 167 mi
 * 9) San Francisco River – 159 mi
 * 10) Carrizo Creek – 145 mi

The Rio Puerco is the longest river that is entirely within New Mexico. See also List of rivers of New Mexico.

New York

 * 1) Saint Lawrence River – 744 mi
 * 2) Susquehanna River – 464 mi
 * 3) Allegheny River – 325 mi
 * 4) Hudson River – 315 mi
 * 5) Delaware River – 301 mi
 * 6) Genesee River – 157 mi
 * 7) Mohawk River – 149 mi
 * 8) Raquette River – 146 mi
 * 9) Oswegatchie River – 137 mi
 * 10) Black River – 125 mi

The Hudson River is the longest river that is entirely within New York State. See also List of rivers of New York.

North Carolina

 * 1) Roanoke River – 410 mi
 * 2) New River – 320 mi
 * 3) Neuse River – 275 mi
 * 4) Pee Dee River – 232 mi
 * 5) Catawba River – 220 mi
 * 6) Tar River – 215 mi
 * 7) Yadkin River – 215 mi
 * 8) Dan River – 214 mi
 * 9) French Broad River – 213 mi
 * 10) Cape Fear River – 202 mi

The Neuse River is the longest river that is entirely within North Carolina. See also List of rivers of North Carolina.

North Dakota

 * 1) Missouri River – 2340 mi
 * 2) James River – 710 mi
 * 3) Yellowstone River – 692 mi
 * 4) Sheyenne River – 591 mi
 * 5) Little Missouri River – 560 mi
 * 6) Red River of the North – 550 mi
 * 7) Souris River – 435 mi
 * 8) Pembina River – 319 mi
 * 9) Wild Rice River – 251 mi
 * 10) Maple River – 198 mi

The Sheyenne River is the longest river that is entirely within North Dakota. See also List of rivers of North Dakota.

Ohio

 * 1) Ohio River – 981 mi
 * 2) Wabash River – 503 mi
 * 3) Scioto River – 231 mi
 * 4) Great Miami River – 160 mi
 * 5) Maumee River – 137 mi
 * 6) Sandusky River – 133 mi
 * 7) Tuscarawas River – 130 mi
 * 8) Raccoon Creek – 114 mi
 * 9) Auglaize River – 113 mi
 * 10) Mahoning River – 113 mi

The Scioto River is the longest river that is entirely within Ohio. See also List of rivers of Ohio.

Oklahoma

 * 1) Arkansas River – 1469 mi
 * 2) Red River – 1360 mi
 * 3) Canadian River – 906 mi
 * 4) Cimarron River – 698 mi
 * 5) Neosho River – 463 mi
 * 6) North Canadian River – 440 mi
 * 7) Verdigris River – 310 mi
 * 8) Washita River – 295 mi
 * 9) North Fork Red River – 271 mi
 * 10) Salt Fork Arkansas River – 239 mi

The North Canadian River is the longest river that is entirely within Oklahoma. See also List of rivers of Oklahoma.

Oregon

 * 1) Columbia River – 1243 mi
 * 2) Snake River – 1078 mi
 * 3) Owyhee River – 346 mi
 * 4) John Day River – 281 mi
 * 5) Klamath River – 263 mi
 * 6) Deschutes River – 252 mi
 * 7) Rogue River – 215 mi
 * 8) Malheur River – 190 mi
 * 9) Willamette River – 187 mi
 * 10) Grande Ronde River – 182 mi

The John Day River is the longest river that is entirely within Oregon. See also List of rivers of Oregon and List of longest streams of Oregon.

Pennsylvania

 * 1) Ohio River – 981 mi
 * 2) Susquehanna River – 464 mi
 * 3) Allegheny River – 325 mi
 * 4) Delaware River – 301 mi
 * 5) West Branch Susquehanna River – 243 mi
 * 6) Genesee River – 157 mi
 * 7) Schuylkill River – 135 mi
 * 8) Youghiogheny River – 134 mi
 * 9) Monongahela River – 130 mi
 * 10) Raystown Branch Juniata River – 123 mi

The West Branch Susquehanna River is the longest river that is entirely within Pennsylvania. See also List of rivers of Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island

 * 1) Blackstone River – 48 mi
 * 2) Pawcatuck River – 34 mi
 * 3) Wood River – 25 mi
 * 4) Moosup River – 24 mi
 * 5) Ten Mile River – 22 mi
 * 6) Mill River – 17 mi
 * 7) Woonasquatucket River – 16 mi
 * 8) Sakonnet River – 14 mi
 * 9) Ponaganset River – 12.5 mi
 * 10) Pawtuxet River – 12.3 mi

The Woonasquatucket River is the longest river that is entirely within Rhode Island. See also List of rivers of Rhode Island.

South Carolina

 * 1) Savannah River – 301 mi
 * 2) Pee Dee River – 232 mi
 * 3) Catawba River – 220 mi
 * 4) Edisto River – 206 mi
 * 5) Saluda River – 200 mi
 * 6) Black River – 151 mi
 * 7) Broad River – 150 mi
 * 8) Santee River – 143 mi
 * 9) Lynches River – 140 mi
 * 10) Lumber River – 133 mi

The Edisto River is the longest river that is entirely within South Carolina. See also List of rivers of South Carolina.

South Dakota

 * 1) Missouri River – 2340 mi
 * 2) James River – 710 mi
 * 3) White River – 580 mi
 * 4) Little Missouri River – 560 mi
 * 5) Big Sioux River – 419 mi
 * 6) Cheyenne River – 295 mi
 * 7) Moreau River – 291 mi
 * 8) Belle Fourche River – 290 mi
 * 9) Little White River – 234 mi
 * 10) Bad River – 161 mi

The Moreau River is the longest river that is entirely within South Dakota. See also List of rivers of South Dakota.

Tennessee

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Cumberland River – 688 mi
 * 3) Tennessee River – 652 mi
 * 4) Clinch River – 300 mi
 * 5) Duck River – 284 mi
 * 6) Hatchie River – 238 mi
 * 7) French Broad River – 213 mi
 * 8) Elk River – 195 mi
 * 9) Hiwassee River – 147 mi
 * 10) Caney Fork – 143 mi

The Duck River is the longest river that is entirely within Tennessee. See also List of rivers of Tennessee.

Texas

 * 1) Rio Grande – 1896 mi
 * 2) Red River – 1360 mi
 * 3) Pecos River – 926 mi
 * 4) Canadian River – 906 mi
 * 5) Colorado River – 862 mi
 * 6) Brazos River – 840 mi
 * 7) Trinity River – 710 mi
 * 8) Sabine River – 510 mi
 * 9) Neches River – 416 mi
 * 10) Nueces River – 315 mi

The Colorado River is the longest river that is entirely within Texas. See also List of rivers of Texas.

Utah

 * 1) Colorado River – 1450 mi
 * 2) Green River – 730 mi
 * 3) San Juan River – 383 mi
 * 4) Sevier River – 383 mi
 * 5) Bear River – 350 mi
 * 6) Dolores River – 250 mi
 * 7) Blacks Fork – 175 mi
 * 8) Virgin River – 162 mi
 * 9) White River – 160 mi
 * 10) Price River – 137 mi

The Sevier River is the longest river that is entirely within Utah. See also List of rivers of Utah.

Vermont

 * 1) Connecticut River – 407 mi
 * 2) Otter Creek – 112 mi
 * 3) Winooski River – 90 mi
 * 4) Lamoille River – 85 mi
 * 5) Missisquoi River – 80 mi
 * 6) Deerfield River – 76 mi
 * 7) Hoosic River – 76 mi</li>
 * 8) White River – 60 mi</li>
 * 9) Batten Kill – 59 mi
 * 10) West River – 54 mi

Otter Creek is the longest river that is entirely within Vermont. See also List of rivers of Vermont.

Virginia

 * 1) Roanoke River – 410 mi
 * 2) James River – 348 mi
 * 3) New River – 320 mi
 * 4) Potomac River – 302 mi
 * 5) Clinch River – 300 mi
 * 6) Dan River – 214 mi
 * 7) Rappahannock River – 195 mi
 * 8) Levisa Fork – 164 mi
 * 9) Tug Fork – 159 mi
 * 10) Appomattox River – 157 mi

The James River is the longest river that is entirely within Virginia. See also List of rivers of Virginia.

Washington

 * 1) Columbia River – 1243 mi
 * 2) Snake River – 1078 mi
 * 3) Yakima River – 214 mi
 * 4) Grande Ronde River – 182 mi
 * 5) Kettle River – 175 mi
 * 6) Palouse River – 167 mi
 * 7) Crab Creek – 163 mi
 * 8) Skagit River – 150 mi
 * 9) Pend Oreille River – 130 mi
 * 10) Similkameen River – 122 mi

The Yakima River is the longest river that is entirely within Washington state. See also List of rivers of Washington (state).

West Virginia

 * 1) Ohio River – 981 mi
 * 2) New River – 320 mi
 * 3) Potomac River – 302 mi
 * 4) Greenbrier River – 173 mi
 * 5) Elk River – 172 mi
 * 6) Little Kanawha River – 169 mi
 * 7) Guyandotte River – 166 mi
 * 8) Tug Fork – 159 mi
 * 9) South Branch Potomac River – 139 mi
 * 10) Tygart Valley River – 135 mi

The Greenbrier River is the longest river that is entirely within West Virginia. See also List of rivers of West Virginia.

Wisconsin

 * 1) Mississippi River – 2320 mi
 * 2) Wisconsin River – 430 mi
 * 3) Rock River – 299 mi
 * 4) Wolf River – 225 mi
 * 5) Oconto River – 209 mi
 * 6) Fox River (Green Bay tributary) – 200 mi
 * 7) Fox River (Illinois River tributary) – 199 mi
 * 8) Pecatonica River – 194 mi
 * 9) Saint Louis River – 192 mi
 * 10) Chippewa River – 191 mi

The Wisconsin River is the longest river that is entirely within Wisconsin, though its source is a lake that is partially in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. See also List of rivers of Wisconsin.

Wyoming

 * 1) Snake River – 1078 mi
 * 2) Green River – 730 mi
 * 3) North Platte River – 716 mi
 * 4) Yellowstone River – 692 mi
 * 5) Niobrara River – 568 mi
 * 6) Little Missouri River – 560 mi
 * 7) Wind River/Bighorn River – 461 mi
 * 8) Powder River – 375 mi
 * 9) Bear River – 350 mi
 * 10) Cheyenne River – 295 mi

The Wind River is the longest river that is entirely within Wyoming (its name changes to the Bighorn River at the Wedding of the Waters, on the north side of the Wind River Canyon). See also List of rivers of Wyoming.