List of rivers of Alaska

This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more streams and creeks. According to United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, Alaska has about 9,728 officially named rivers, creeks, and streams. The length of the river is given if it is available from the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries ordered from mouth to source, and indented under their downstream parent's name.

Arctic Ocean

 * Firth River – 125 mi
 * Kongakut River – 110 mi
 * Aichilik River – 75 mi
 * Jago River – 90 mi
 * Okpilak River – 70 mi
 * Hulahula River – 90 mi
 * Sadlerochit River – 70 mi
 * Canning River – 125 mi
 * Marsh Fork Canning River – 50 mi
 * Shaviovik River – 75 mi
 * Kavik River – 75 mi
 * Kadleroshilik River – 90 mi
 * Sagavanirktok River – 185 mi
 * Ivishak River – 90 mi
 * Echooka River – 74 mi
 * Ribdon River – 50 mi
 * Atigun River – 45 mi
 * Kuparuk River – 150 mi
 * Toolik River – 120 mi
 * Colville River – 350 mi
 * Itkillik River – 220 mi
 * Anaktuvuk River – 135 mi
 * Nanushuk River – 100 mi
 * Chandler River – 100 mi
 * Siksikpuk River – 49 mi
 * Ayiyak River – 58 mi
 * Killik River – 105 mi
 * Okokmilaga River – 50 mi
 * Oolamnagavik River – 38 mi
 * Kurupa River – 80 mi
 * Awuna River – 200 mi
 * Etivluk River – 56 mi
 * Nigu River – 70 mi
 * Ipnavik River – 68 mi
 * Kuna River – 50 mi
 * Kiligwa River
 * Nuka River – 50 mi
 * Fish Creek – 110 mi
 * Ikpikpuk River – 195 mi
 * Titaluk River – 180 mi
 * Price River – 45 mi
 * Topagoruk River – 160 mi
 * Meade River – 150 mi
 * Usuktuk River – 135 mi
 * Kuk River – 36 mi
 * Kungok River – 26 mi
 * Ivisaruk River – 78 mi
 * Avalik River – 85 mi
 * Ketik River – 85 mi
 * Kaolak River – 60 mi
 * Utukok River – 180 mi
 * Kokolik River – 200 mi
 * Kukpowruk River – 160 mi
 * Pitmegea River – 42 mi
 * Kukpuk River – 125 mi
 * Ipewik River – 85 mi

Bering Strait

 * Kivalina River – 60 mi
 * Wulik River – 80 mi
 * Noatak River – 425 mi
 * Agashashok River – 42 mi
 * Eli River – 90 mi
 * Kelly River – 45 mi
 * Kugururok River – 60 mi
 * Nimiuktuk River
 * Anisak River – 65 mi
 * Cutler River – 45 mi
 * Imelyak River – 55 mi
 * Aniuk River – 45 mi
 * Kobuk River – 280 mi
 * Squirrel River – 72 mi
 * Salmon River – 60 mi
 * Ambler River – 75 mi
 * Kogoluktuk River – 45 mi
 * Mauneluk River – 50 mi
 * Pah River – 55 mi
 * Reed River – 52 mi
 * Selawik River – 140 mi
 * Kugarak River – 58 mi
 * Tagagawik River – 85 mi
 * Buckland River – 67 mi
 * Kiwalik River – 58 mi
 * Kugruk River – 60 mi
 * Inmachuk River - 30 mi
 * Goodhope River – 48 mi
 * Nugnugaluktuk River – 26 mi
 * Agiapuk River – 60 mi
 * American River – 35 mi
 * Kuzitrin River – 95 mi
 * Kruzgamepa River - 25 mi
 * Grand Central River - 12 mi
 * Kougarok River – 45 mi
 * Noxapaga River – 56 mi
 * Feather River – 17 mi
 * Bluestone River – 13 mi
 * Sinuk River
 * Cripple River
 * Penny River – 13 mi
 * Snake River
 * Nome River
 * Fish River – 47 mi
 * Niukluk River – 52 mi
 * Casadepaga River – 32 mi
 * Tubutulik River – 25 mi
 * Koyuk River – 115 mi
 * Inglutalik River – 80 mi
 * Nigikmigoon River
 * Ungalik River – 90 mi
 * Shaktoolik River – 90 mi
 * Unalakleet River – 90 mi
 * South River
 * North River – 60 mi
 * Chiroskey River – 50 mi
 * Old Woman River
 * Pastolik River – 65 mi

Yukon River Basin

 * Yukon River – 1980 mi
 * Archuelinguk River - 25 mi
 * Andreafsky River – 120 mi
 * East Fork Andreafsky River – 125 mi
 * Atchuelinguk River – 165 mi
 * Reindeer River – 60 mi
 * Innoko River – 500 mi
 * Paimiut Slough – 70 mi
 * Reindeer River – 65 mi
 * Iditarod River – 325 mi
 * Yetna River – 60 mi
 * Mud River – 57 mi
 * Dishna River – 60 mi
 * Bonasila River – 125 mi
 * Stuyahok River – 75 mi
 * Anvik River – 140 mi
 * Khotol River – 85 mi
 * Nulato River – 71 mi
 * Koyukuk River – 425 mi
 * Gisasa River – 70 mi
 * Kateel River – 115 mi
 * Dulbi River – 85 mi
 * Huslia River – 100 mi
 * Hogatza River – 120 mi
 * Indian River – 53 mi
 * Kanuti River – 175 mi
 * Kanuti Kilolitna River – 60 mi
 * Alatna River – 145 mi
 * South Fork Koyukuk River – 140 mi
 * Fish Creek – 60 mi
 * Jim River – 60 mi
 * John River – 125 mi
 * Wild River – 63 mi
 * North Fork Koyukuk River – 100 mi
 * Tinayguk River – 44 mi
 * Middle Fork Koyukuk River – 62 mi
 * Hammond River - 38 mi
 * Yuki River – 85 mi
 * Melozitna River – 135 mi
 * Little Melozitna River – 38 mi
 * Big Creek- 55 mi
 * Nowitna River – 250 mi
 * Sulatna River – 100 mi
 * Lost River - 33 mi
 * Little Mud River-45 mi
 * Big Mud River - 31 mi
 * Titna River – 80 mi
 * Telsitna River - 25 mi
 * Sethkokna River – 52 mi
 * Sulukna River-35 mi
 * Susulatna River – 41 mi
 * Bering Creek-28 mi
 * Tozitna River – 83 mi
 * Tanana River – 659 mi
 * Chitanana River – 65 mi
 * Cosna River – 44 mi
 * Zitiana River – 63 mi
 * Kantishna River – 108 mi
 * Toklat River – 85 mi
 * Sushana River-38 mi
 * Bearpaw River - 55 mi
 * Moose Creek
 * Lake Creek
 * John Hansen Creek
 * McKinley River – 58 mi
 * Birch Creek – 65 mi
 * Muddy River – 25 mi
 * Foraker River – 60 mi
 * Herron River - 48 mi
 * Wolf Creek - 20 mi
 * Tolovana River – 117 mi
 * Chatanika River - 128 mi
 * Tatalina River-75 mi
 * Totchaket Slough-7 mi
 * West middle river / East middle river - 15 mi
 * Nenana River – 140 mi
 * Seventeenmile slough - 17 mi
 * Teklanika River – 90 mi
 * Savage River - 30 mi
 * Sanctuary River - 30 mi
 * Togatilli Creek - 5 mi
 * Totatlanika River-30 mi
 * Wood River – 115 mi
 * Tatlanika Creek-54 mi
 * Crooked Creek- 28 mi
 * Willow Creek - 30 mi
 * Clear Creek - 37 mi
 * Chena River – 100 mi
 * Little Chena river - 35 mi
 * Salcha River – 125 mi
 * Little Delta River – 24 mi
 * Delta Creek – 40 mi
 * Delta River – 80 mi
 * Goodpaster River – 91 mi
 * Gerstle River - 40 mi
 * Volkmar River - 26 mi
 * Healy River - 50 mi
 * Johnson River - 23 mi
 * Robertson River - 26 mi
 * Tok River – 60 mi
 * Tetlin River – 75 mi
 * Kalukna River - 37 mi
 * Kalutna River - 25 mi
 * Chisana River – 105 mi
 * Nabesna River – 75 mi
 * Cheslina River - 25 mi
 * Hess Creek – 50 mi
 * Troublesome Creek (Hess Creek)
 * Ray River – 43 mi
 * Dall River – 80 mi
 * Hodzana River – 125 mi
 * Beaver Creek – 180 mi
 * Hadweenzic River – 93 mi
 * Birch Creek – 150 mi
 * Preacher Creek – 68 mi
 * Chandalar River – 100 mi
 * East Fork Chandalar River – 175 mi
 * North Fork East Fork Chandalar River – 54 mi
 * Wind River – 80 mi
 * Junjik River – 65 mi
 * Middle Fork Chandalar River – 102 mi
 * North Fork Chandalar River – 104 mi
 * Christian River – 140 mi
 * Porcupine River – 569 mi
 * Grass River – 39 mi
 * Little Black River – 82 mi
 * Draanjik River – 160 mi
 * Salmon Fork Black River – 90 mi
 * Grayling Fork Black River – 80 mi
 * Sheenjek River – 200 mi
 * Koness River – 72 mi
 * Coleen River – 52 mi
 * Old Crow River – 175 mi
 * Charley River – 88 mi
 * Kandik River – 82 mi
 * Nation River – 70 mi
 * Seventymile River – 58 mi
 * Tatonduk River – 70 mi
 * Fortymile River – 60 mi
 * North Fork Fortymile River – 44 mi
 * Middle Fork Fortymile River – 60 mi
 * South Fork Fortymile River – 33 mi
 * Mosquito Fork – 86 mi
 * Dennison Fork – 60 mi
 * Sixtymile River – 85 mi
 * White River – 200 mi
 * Ladue River – 100 mi
 * Beaver Creek – 85 mi

Bering Sea

 * Black River – 90 mi
 * Kun River – 65 mi
 * Kokechik River – 60 miles (Kashunuk distributary)
 * Kashunuk River – 225 miles (Yukon distributary)
 * Manokinak River – 75 mi
 * Azun River – 50 mi
 * Joshua Green River - 15 mi
 * Ninglick River – 44 mi
 * Izaviknek River – 80 mi
 * Kolavinarak River – 40 mi
 * Kuskokwim River – 724 mi
 * Eek River – 108 mi
 * Johnson River – 215 mi
 * Gweek River – 70 mi
 * Kwethluk River – 85 mi
 * Kisaralik River – 90 mi
 * Tuluksak River – 90 mi
 * Aniak River – 140 mi
 * George River – 80 mi
 * Holitna River – 110 mi
 * Hoholitna River – 165 mi
 * Stony River – 190 mi
 * Swift River – 100 mi
 * Takotna River – 120 mi
 * Nixon Fork – 88 mi
 * Middle Fork Kuskokwim River – 130 mi
 * Big River – 130 mi
 * South Fork Kuskokwim River – 130 mi
 * East Fork Kuskokwim River – 40 mi
 * Slow Fork – 60 mi
 * Tonzona River – 75 mi
 * North Fork Kuskokwim River – 150 mi
 * Swift Fork – 75 mi
 * Kanektok River – 75 mi
 * Arolik River – 38 mi
 * Goodnews River – 60 mi
 * Togiak River – 48 mi
 * Igushik River – 50 mi
 * Snake River – 45 mi
 * Nushagak River – 242 mi
 * Wood River – 20 mi
 * Kokwok River – 36 mi
 * Mulchatna River – 160 mi
 * Stuyahok River – 45 mi
 * Koktuli River
 * Chilikadrotna River – 55 mi
 * Nuyakuk River – 36 mi
 * Tikchik River – 45 mi
 * King Salmon River – 45 mi
 * Kvichak River – 50 mi
 * Alagnak River – 64 mi
 * Newhalen River – 22 mi
 * Chulitna River – 90 mi
 * Tlikakila River – 50 mi
 * Naknek River – 35 mi
 * Savonoski River – 35 mi
 * American Creek – 50 mi
 * Egegik River (also Ugaguk) – 28 mi
 * King Salmon River – 60 mi
 * Dago Creek – 50 mi
 * Ugashik River – 43 mi
 * King Salmon River – 35 mi
 * Dog Salmon River – 70 mi
 * Cinder River – 44 mi
 * Meshik River – 31 mi
 * Caribou River (Alaska) – 50 mi

Gulf of Alaska

 * Chignik River – 20 mi
 * Aniakchak River – 27 mi
 * Ayakulik River – 28 mi
 * Karluk River – 24 mi
 * Kamishak River – 38 mi
 * McNeil River – 22 mi
 * McArthur River – 33 mi
 * Chakachatna River – 36 mi
 * Beluga River – 35 mi
 * Susitna River – 313 mi
 * Yentna River – 75 mi
 * Kahiltna River – 60 mi
 * Skwentna River – 100 mi
 * Talachulitna River – 45 mi
 * Deshka River – 44 mi
 * Kroto Creek
 * Moose Creek
 * Talkeetna River – 85 mi
 * Chulitna River – 70 mi
 * Tokositna River – 34 mi
 * Oshetna River – 55 mi
 * Tyone River – 30 mi
 * Maclaren River – 55 mi
 * Little Susitna River – 110 mi
 * Matanuska River – 75 mi
 * Kings River - 15 mi
 * Chickaloon River – 34 mi
 * Knik River – 25 mi
 * Eklutna River – 22 mi
 * Eagle River – 40 mi
 * Ship Creek – 30 mi
 * Twentymile River - 30 mi
 * Placer River - 30 mi
 * Chickaloon River – 36 mi
 * Swanson River – 40 mi
 * Kenai River – 75 mi
 * Snow River - 18 mi
 * Skilak River - 5 mi
 * Kasilof River – 17 mi
 * Ninilchik River – 21 mi
 * Nelchina River – 47 mi
 * Little Nelchina River – 44 mi
 * Anchor River – 30 mi
 * Fox River – 27 mi
 * Martin River – 7 mi
 * Lowe River – 20 mi
 * Copper River – 300 mi
 * Martin River – 22 mi
 * Bremner River – 40 mi
 * Tasnuna River
 * Tiekel River – 34 mi
 * Chitina River – 112 mi
 * Nizina River – 37 mi
 * Tana River – 31 mi
 * Slana River – 55 mi
 * Tonsina River – 60 mi
 * Klutina River – 63 mi
 * Tazlina River – 30 mi
 * Gulkana River – 50 mi
 * Gakona River – 64 mi
 * Chistochina River – 48 mi

Southeast Alaska

 * Bering River – 21 mi
 * Duktoth River – 28 mi
 * Yahtse River
 * Alsek River – 240 mi
 * Endicott River – 25 mi
 * Chilkat River – 52 mi
 * Tsirku River – 25 mi
 * Klehini River – 30 mi
 * Chilkoot River – 20 mi
 * Taiya River – 17 mi
 * Eagle River (Favorite Channel) – 5 mi
 * Taku River – 54 mi
 * Whiting River – 40 mi
 * Stikine River – 379 mi
 * Eagle River (Bradfield Canal) – 8 mi
 * King Salmon River – 11 mi
 * Craig River enters Canada to join the Iskut
 * Unuk River – 28 mi
 * Chickamin River – 37 mi
 * Kelsall River
 * Skagway River
 * Porcupine Creek (Porcupine River tributary)
 * Blue River
 * Behm River

Alphabetically



 * Agashashok River
 * Agiapuk River
 * Aichilik River
 * Alagnak River
 * Alatna River
 * Alsek River
 * Ambler River
 * American Creek
 * American River
 * Anaktuvuk River
 * Anchor River
 * Andreafsky River
 * Aniak River
 * Aniakchak River
 * Anisak River
 * Aniuk River
 * Anvil Creek
 * Another River
 * Anvik River
 * Arolik River
 * Atchuelinguk River
 * Atigun River
 * Avalik River
 * Awuna River
 * Ayakulik River
 * Ayiyak River
 * Azun River
 * Babel River
 * Bearpaw River
 * Beaver Creek (Yukon River tributary)
 * Beaver Creek (White River tributary, Alaska)
 * Behm River
 * Beluga River
 * Bering River
 * Big River
 * Birch Creek (Kantishna River tributary)
 * Birch Creek (Yukon River tributary)
 * Black River (Yukon Delta)
 * Blue River
 * Bonasila River
 * Bremner River
 * Buckland River
 * Canning River
 * Caribou River
 * Chakachatna River
 * Chandalar River
 * Chandler River
 * Charley River
 * Chatanika River
 * Chena River
 * Chickaloon River (Matanuska River tributary)
 * Chickaloon River (Chickaloon Bay)
 * Chickamin River
 * Chignik River
 * Chilikadrotna River
 * Chilkat River
 * Chilkoot River
 * Chisana River
 * Chistochina River
 * Chitanana River
 * Chitina River
 * Christian River
 * Chulitna River (Lake Clark)
 * Chulitna River (Susitna River tributary)
 * Cinder River
 * Ciissinraq River
 * Clearwater River
 * Coleen River
 * Colville River
 * Copper River
 * Cosna River
 * Cutler River
 * Dago Creek
 * Dall River
 * Delta Creek
 * Delta River
 * Demon Creek
 * Deshka River
 * Dick Dale Creek
 * Dishna River
 * Dog Salmon River
 * Draanjik River
 * Duktoth River
 * Dulbi River
 * Eagle River
 * Echooka River
 * Eek River
 * Egegik River
 * Eklutna River
 * Eli River
 * Endicott River
 * Espenberg River
 * Etivluk River
 * Firth River
 * Fish Creek (Arctic Ocean)
 * Fish Creek (Koyukuk River tributary)
 * Fish River
 * Foraker River
 * Fortymile River
 * Fox River
 * Gakona River
 * George River
 * Gisasa River
 * Goodhope River
 * Goodnews River
 * Goodpaster River
 * Grass River
 * Gulkana River
 * Gweek River
 * Hadweenzic River
 * Hammond River
 * Hess Creek
 * Hodzana River
 * Hogatza River
 * Hoholitna River
 * Holitna River
 * Hulahula River
 * Huslia River
 * Iditarod River
 * Igushik River
 * Ikpikpuk River
 * Imelyak River
 * Inaru River
 * Indian River
 * Inglutalik River
 * Inmachuk River
 * Innoko River
 * Ipewik River
 * Ipnavik River
 * Itkillik River
 * Ivisaruk River
 * Ivishak River
 * Izaviknek River
 * Jago River
 * Jim River
 * John River
 * Johnson River
 * Johnson River
 * Joshua Green River
 * Junjik River
 * Kadleroshilik River
 * Kahiltna River
 * Kamishak River
 * Kandik River
 * Kanektok River
 * Kantishna River
 * Kanuti Kilolitna River
 * Kanuti River
 * Kaolak River
 * Karluk River
 * Kashunuk River
 * Kasilof River
 * Kateel River
 * Kavik River
 * Kelsall River
 * Kelly River
 * Kenai River
 * Ketik River
 * Khotol River
 * Kiligwa River
 * Killik River
 * King Salmon River (Nushagak River tributary)
 * King Salmon River (Egegik River tributary)
 * King Salmon River (Ugashik River tributary)
 * Kisaralik River
 * Kivalina River
 * Kiwalik River
 * Klehini River
 * Klutina River
 * Knik River
 * Kobuk River
 * Kogoluktuk River
 * Kokechik River
 * Kokolik River
 * Koktuli River
 * Kokwok River
 * Kolavinarak River
 * Koness River
 * Kongakut River
 * Kougarok River
 * Koyuk River
 * Koyukuk River
 * Kugarak River
 * Kugruk River
 * Kugururok River
 * Kuk River
 * Kukpowruk River
 * Kukpuk River
 * Kun River
 * Kuna River
 * Kungok River
 * Kuparuk River
 * Kurupa River
 * Kuskokwim River
 * Kuzitrin River
 * Kvichak River
 * Kwethluk River
 * Ladue River
 * Lake Creek
 * Little Black River
 * Little Delta River
 * Little Melozitna River
 * Little Nelchina River
 * Little Susitna River
 * Louse Creek
 * Lowe River
 * MacLaren River
 * Manokinak River
 * Martin River
 * Matanuska River
 * Mauneluk River
 * McArthur River
 * McKinley River
 * McNeil River
 * Meade River
 * Melozitna River
 * Meshik River
 * Moose Creek
 * Mud River
 * Muddy River
 * Mulchatna River
 * Nabesna River
 * Naknek River
 * Nanushuk River
 * Nation River
 * Nelchina River
 * Nenana River
 * Newhalen River
 * Nigu River
 * Nimiuktuk River
 * Ninglick River
 * Ninilchik River
 * Niukluk River
 * Nizina River
 * Noatak River
 * North River
 * Nowitna River
 * Noxapaga River
 * Nugnugaluktuk River
 * Nuka River
 * Nulato River
 * Nushagak River
 * Nuyakuk River
 * Okokmilaga River
 * Okpilak River
 * Old Crow River
 * Oolamnagavik River
 * Oshetna River
 * Pah River
 * Paimiut Slough
 * Pastolik River
 * Pitmegea River
 * Porcupine River
 * Porcupine Creek
 * Preacher Creek
 * Price River
 * Quail Creek
 * Queer Creek
 * Ray River
 * Reed River
 * Reindeer River (Yukon River tributary)
 * Reindeer River (Paimiut Slough)
 * Ribdon River
 * Sadlerochit River
 * Sagavanirktok River
 * Salcha River
 * Salmon River (Kobuk River tributary)
 * Savonoski River
 * Selawik River
 * Sethkokna River
 * Seventymile River
 * Shaktoolik River
 * Shaviovik River
 * Sheenjek River
 * Ship Creek
 * Siksikpuk River
 * Sixtymile River
 * Skagway River
 * Skwentna River
 * Snake River
 * Snow River
 * Squirrel River
 * Stikine River
 * Stony River
 * Stuyahok River (Bonasila River tributary)
 * Stuyahok River (Mulchatna River tributary)
 * Sulatna River
 * Susitna River
 * Susulatna River
 * Swanson River
 * Swift River
 * Tagagawik River
 * Taiya River
 * Takotna River
 * Taku River
 * Talachulitna River
 * Talkeetna River
 * Tana River
 * Tanana River
 * Tasnuna River
 * Tatonduk River
 * Tazlina River
 * Teklanika River
 * Tetlin River
 * Tiekel River
 * Tikchik River
 * Tinayguk River
 * Titaluk River
 * Titna River
 * Tlikakila River
 * Togiak River
 * Tok River
 * Toklat River
 * Tokositna River
 * Tolovana River
 * Tonsina River
 * Tonzona River
 * Toolik River
 * Topagoruk River
 * Tozitna River
 * Tsirku River
 * Tubutulik River
 * Tuluksak River
 * Twentymile River in Chugach National Forest
 * Tyone River
 * Ugashik River
 * Unalakleet River
 * Ungalik River
 * Unuk River
 * Usuktuk River
 * Utukok River
 * Wetbutt Creek
 * White River
 * Whiting River
 * Wild River
 * Wind River
 * Wood River (Tanana River tributary)
 * Wood River (Nushagak River tributary)
 * Wulik River
 * Yahtse River
 * Yentna River
 * Yetna River
 * Yuki River
 * Yukon River
 * Zitiana River