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stream A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...

s in the

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State of Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...

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Alphabetical list

The following alphabetical list includes many important

s that flow through the

, including all 158 named

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

s. Where available, the total extent of the stream's

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...

is shown after the name. The names of the 17 Colorado rivers with a drainage basin of more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 sq mi), about three times the area of Rhode Island, are shown in bold. #

Adams Fork Conejos River Adams may refer to: * For persons, see Adams (surname) Places United States *Adams, California *Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, California *Adams, Decatur County, Indiana *Adams, Kentucky *Adams, Massachusetts, a New England town ...

Alamosa River The Alamosa River is a river in the southern part of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is about long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 31, 2011 flowing roughly east thro ...

383 km² (148 mi²) #

Animas River Animas River (''On-e-mas''; es, Río de las Ánimas) is a river in the western United States, a tributary of the San Juan River (Colorado River), San Juan River, part of the Colorado River, Colorado River System. The Animas-La Plata Water Pro ...

3,562 km² (1,375 mi²) # Apishapa River 2,798 km² (1,080 mi²) # Arikaree River 4,429 km² (1,710 mi²) #

Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United Stat ...

478,501 km² (184,750 mi²) # Aspen Brook # Bear Creek 4,500 km² (1,737 mi²) # Bear Creek 339 km² (131 mi²) # Bear River # Beaver Creek 2,939 km² (1,135 mi²) #

Big Dry Creek (Littleton, Colorado) Big Dry Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 25, 2011 tributary that joins the South Platte River in Englewood, Colorado. The creek's source is in Daniels P ...

Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado) Big Dry Creek is a tributary that joins the South Platte River near Fort Lupton, Colorado. It rises in Jefferson County, Colorado at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon at an elevation of . The creek flows through Jefferson, Adams, and Weld countie ...

# Big Sandy Creek 4,825 km² (1,863 mi²) #

Big Thompson River The Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (123 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. Originating in Forest Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park, the river flows into Lake Estes in the town ...

2,149 km² (830 mi²) #

Bijou Creek Bijou Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 25, 2011 tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The creek flows northeast from elevated terrain in southe ...

3,612 km² (1,395 mi²) # Blue Creek # Blue River 1,770 km² (683 mi²) # Box Elder Creek # Boulder Creek (1,160 km² (448 mi²) # Cache la Poudre River 4,959 km² (1,915 mi²) # Canadian River 122,701 km² (47,375 mi²) # Canadian River #

Cebolla Creek Cebolla Creek is a stream in Gunnison and Hinsdale counties in Colorado, United States, that is a tributary of the Gunnison River. The river's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who relied on wild onions (Spanish: ''cebolla'') as ...

Chalk Creek Chalk Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 31, 2011 river flowing east from the Collegiate Peaks mountain range in Chaffee County, Colorado. Mount Antero b ...

# Cherry Creek 1,050 km² (405 mi²) #

Chico Creek Chico Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 31, 2011 tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source in El Paso County, Colorado. It joins the Arkan ...

1,934 km² (747 mi²) # Cimarron River 44,890 km² (17,332 mi²) # Cimarron River # Clear Creek 1,497 km² (578 mi²) #

Cochetopa Creek Cochetopa Creek is a stream in Saguache and Gunnison counties in Colorado, United States. It rises on San Luis Peak in the La Garita Mountains. It merges with Tomichi Creek near the town of Parlin, Colorado, along Highway 50. The creek flows ...

Colorado River The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid drainage basin, watershed that encompasses parts of ...

(637,137 km² (246,000 mi²) #

Conejos River The Conejos River is a tributary of the Rio Grande, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 31, 2011 in south-central Colorado in the United States. It d ...

2,078 km² (802 mi²) # Crow Creek 3,717 km² (1,435 mi²) # Crystal River #

Cucharas River Cucharas River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 31, 2011 tributary of the Huerfano River that flows from a source in Huerfano County, Colorado, southwest of ...

Culebra Creek Rio Culebra (also called Culebra River, Río de la Culebra and Culebra Creek) is a river or creek in Costilla County, Colorado. The Rio Culebra rises in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and is long. It empties into the Rio Grande west of the to ...

# Dolores River 11,998 km² (4,633 mi²) #

Dry Fork Michigan River Dry or dryness most often refers to: * Rain#Deserts, Lack of rainfall, which may refer to **Arid regions **Drought * Dry or dry area, relating to legal prohibition of selling, serving, or imbibing alcoholic beverages * Dry humor, deadpan * Drynes ...

# Eagle River 2,515 km² (971 mi²) # East Fork Arkansas River #

East Fork Cimarron River East Fork Cimarron River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Cimarron River in Colorado. The river's source is near Wetterhorn Peak in t ...

East Fork Eagle River East Fork Eagle River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Eagle River in Eagle County, Colorado. The river flows from a source on Chic ...

# East Fork Little Cimarron River #

East Fork Navajo River East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sunrise, Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from ...

# East Fork Piedra River # East Fork Rio Chama #

East Fork San Juan River East Fork San Juan River is a tributary of the San Juan River (Colorado River), San Juan River in southern Colorado in the United States. The stream flows from the confluence of Crater Creek and Elwood Creek in Mineral County, Colorado, Mineral C ...

# East Fork South Fork Crystal River #

East Fork Williams Fork The East Fork Williams Fork is a tributary of the Williams Fork (Yampa River tributary), Williams Fork in north central Colorado in the United States. The river merges with the South Fork Williams Fork to form the Williams Fork (Yampa River tribut ...

East Mancos River East Mancos River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 21, 2011 tributary of the Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows west from a source i ...

East River The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary in New York City. The waterway, which is actually not a river despite its name, connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates the borough of Queens ...

762 km² (294 mi²) # Elk River #

Encampment River The Encampment River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 21, 2011 tributary of the North Platte River. The river's source is east of Buck Mountain in the Park Rang ...

Fall River Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...

# First Fork Piedra River # First Fork South Fork Piney River #

Florida River Florida River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 21, 2011 tributary of the Animas River in La Plata County, Colorado. The river's source is Lillie Lake in the W ...

Fountain Creek Fountain Creek is a stream that originates in Woodland Park in Teller County and flows through El Paso County to its confluence with the Arkansas River near Pueblo in Pueblo County, Colorado. The creek,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydr ...

2,418 km² (933 mi²) #

Fraser River The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual d ...

# Frenchman Creek 7,398 km² (2,856 mi²) #

Fryingpan River The Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 in Eagle and Pitkin counties in Colora ...

# Geneva Creek # Gore Creek # Grape Creek #

Green River Green River may refer to: Rivers Canada *Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River *Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte *Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...

The

originally began at the confluence of the

and the Grand River in what is now

Canyonlands National Park Canyonlands National Park is an American national park located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab. The park preserves a colorful landscape eroded into numerous canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their r ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

. Thus, the namesake river of the

did not flow through that state. On July 25, 1921, House Joint Resolution 460 of the

66th United States Congress The 66th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919, to Ma ...

changed the name of the Grand River to the Colorado River over the objections of the

U.S. Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and ...

which noted that the drainage basin of the Green River was more than 70% more extensive than that of the Grand River.The headwaters of the

are located in the

Wind River Mountains The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short) is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW–SE for approximately . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and inclu ...

of the

State of Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the sou ...

. (115,903 km² (44,750 mi²) #

Gunnison River The Gunnison River is located in western Colorado, United States and is one of the largest tributaries of the Colorado River. Description The river flows east to west and has a drainage area of according to the USGS. The drainage basin of ...

The Gunnison River Basin is the most extensive river basin exclusively within the

. (20,851 km² (8,051 mi²) # Henson Creek #

Hermosa Creek Hermosa Creek is a tributary of the Animas River in San Juan and La Plata counties in Colorado. The creek rises near Hermosa Peak in San Juan County, Colorado and then flows generally south to La Plata County and to its confluence with the Anim ...

Hidden River Hidden or The Hidden may refer to: Film and television Film * ''The Hidden'' (film), a 1987 American science fiction/horror film * ''Hidden'' (2005 film) or ''Caché'', a French thriller film * ''Hidden'' (2009 film), a Norwegian horror film ...

Hill Branch Cucharas River A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as ...

# Horse Creek 3,680 km² (1,421 mi²) #

Huerfano River Huerfano River is a tributary of the Arkansas River in Pueblo and Huerfano counties in Colorado, United States.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed March 31, 2011 Descr ...

4,840 km² (1,869 mi²) #

Illinois River The Illinois River ( mia, Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River and is approximately long. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, it has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins at the confluence of the D ...

# Kettle Creek # Kiowa Creek 1,888 km² (729 mi²) # La Plata River #

Ladder Creek Ladder Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 29, 2011 stream in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Smoky Hill River, it flows from ...

3,645 km² (1,407 mi²) #

Lake Fork Gunnison River Lake Fork Gunnison River or (Lake Fork) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Gunnison River in Colorado. The river's source is Sloan Lake ...

Laramie River The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 21, 2011 in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. ...

11,961 km² (4,618 mi²) # Left Hand Creek # Little Beaver Creek 1,602 km² (619 mi²) #

Little Cimarron River Little Cimarron River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 tributary that joins the Cimarron River in Montrose County, Colorado. The river's source is near ...

Little Dolores River Little Dolores River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 tributary that flows into the Colorado River in Grand County, Utah from a source in Mesa County, ...

# Little Dry Creek #

Little Navajo River The Little Navajo River is a tributary of the Navajo River in Archuleta County, Colorado. It joins the Navajo River at Chromo, Colorado. A large portion of its water is diverted, at the Little Oso Diversion Dam, across the Continental Divide ...

Little Snake River The Little Snake River is a tributary of the Yampa River, approximately long, in southwestern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado in the United States. It rises near the continental divide, in Routt National Forest in northern Routt County, C ...

10,629 km² (4,104 mi²) #

Little Thompson River The Little Thompson River is a tributary of the Big Thompson River and thence the South Platte River in the U.S. state of Colorado. The river's headwaters lie in the Roosevelt National Forest. It flows east through the foothills of the Rocky Mou ...

Lodgepole Creek Lodgepole Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 25, 2011 in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Nebraska and ...

8,374 km² (3,233 mi²) # Lone Tree Creek # Los Pinos River #

Mancos River The Mancos River, formerly also El Rio de San Lazaro, is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 21, 2011 northeast tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from the ...

2,099 km² (810 mi²) #

McElmo Creek McElmo Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 21, 2011 tributary that joins the San Juan River (Colorado River), San Juan River in San Juan County, Utah. The c ...

1,842 km² (711 mi²) #

Michigan River The Michigan River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 21, 2011 in north central Colorado in the United S ...

Middle Fork Cimarron River Middle Fork Cimarron River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Cimarron River in Colorado. The river's source is east of Coxcomb Peak in ...

Middle Fork Conejos River Middle or The Middle may refer to: * Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits. Places * Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man * Middle Bay (disambiguation) * Middle Brook (disambiguation) * Middle Creek (di ...

Middle Fork Elk River Middle Fork Elk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 stream in Colorado. It flows from a confluence of Gilpin Creek and Gold Creek in Routt Nationa ...

# Middle Fork Little Snake River #

Middle Fork Piedra River Middle or The Middle may refer to: * Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits. Places * Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man * Middle Bay (disambiguation) * Middle Brook (disambiguation) * Middle Creek (d ...

Middle Fork Purgatoire River Middle or The Middle may refer to: * Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits. Places * Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man * Middle Bay (disambiguation) * Middle Brook (disambiguation) * Middle Creek ( ...

# Middle Fork South Arkansas River # Middle Fork South Platte River #

Middle Fork Swan River Middle Fork Swan River is a tributary of the Swan River in Summit County, Colorado. The stream flows west from a source in the Arapaho National Forest to a confluence with the South Fork Swan River that forms the Swan River. See also *List of r ...

# Middle Mancos River # Montezuma Creek 3,044 km² (1,175 mi²) # Muddy Creek #

Navajo River Navajo River ( apj, Lóolahó) is a tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from a source in the South San Juan Wilderness of Conejos County, Colorado southwest past Chromo, Colorado. The river dips into New Mexico, passing just north of Dul ...

North Branch Conejos River North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

North Fork Animas River North Fork Animas River is a tributary of the Animas River in San Juan County, Colorado. It flows south to a confluence with the West Fork Animas River that forms the Animas River. See also *List of rivers of Colorado References

Rivers ...

North Fork Apishapa River North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

North Fork Arikaree River The North Fork Arikaree River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 29, 2011 tributary of the Arikaree River in eastern Colorado. It flows from a source in western ...

North Fork Big Thompson River The North Fork Big Thompson River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 25, 2011 tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado. The river's source i ...

North Fork Cache la Poudre River The North Fork Cache la Poudre River (locally called the North Fork) is a tributary of the Cache la Poudre River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed Marc ...

North Fork Canadian River North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

North Fork Cimarron River North Fork Cimarron River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 31, 2011 tributary of the Cimarron River that flows from a source in Comanche National Grassland in B ...

4,462 km² (1,723 mi²) #

North Fork Conejos River North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

North Fork Crystal River North Fork Crystal River is a tributary of the Crystal River (Colorado), Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado. The stream flows from a source in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness to a confluence with the South Fork Crystal River in the Wh ...

North Fork Elk River North Fork Elk River, or North Fork Elk Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Elk River in Routt County, Colorado. It flows from a s ...

North Fork Fryingpan River North Fork Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Fryingpan River in Pitkin and Eagle counties in Colorado. The stream flows west from a source in the White River National Forest through Savage Lakes to a confluence with the Fryingpan River. See ...

# North Fork Gunnison River 2,492 km² (962 mi²) #

North Fork Little Snake River North Fork Little Snake River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Little Snake River in Colorado and Wyoming. It flows from a source in t ...

# North Fork Little Thompson River # North Fork Los Pinos River #

North Fork Michigan River North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

# North Fork North Platte River # North Fork Piney River # North Fork Purgatoire River #

North Fork Republican River The North Fork Republican River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 29, 2011 tributary of the Republican River. It flows eastward from a source in Yuma County, Colo ...

13,172 km² (5,086 mi²) # North Fork Rio de los Piños # North Fork Smoky Hill River 1,965 km² (759 mi²) #

North Fork Snake River The North Fork Snake River is a tributary of the Snake River in central Colorado in the United States. It flows from a source near Loveland Pass to a confluence with the Snake River in Keystone. Pass Lake is a secondary source of the river. Se ...

# North Fork South Arkansas River #

North Fork South Platte River The North Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, in central Colorado in the United States. The river is located near the headwaters of the South Platte in the Rocky Mountains so ...

# North Fork Swan River # North Fork Vermejo River # North Fork West Branch Laramie River #

North Fork West Mancos River North Fork West Mancos River is a tributary of the West Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows from a source east of Hesperus Mountain in the San Juan National Forest to a confluence with the South Fork West Mancos River, Sout ...

North Fork White River The North Fork White River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the White River (Utah), White River. The river's source is Wall Lake in the ...

North Platte River The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately long, counting its many curves.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 21, 2011 In a ...

80,755 km² (31,180 mi²) #

North Saint Charles River North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating Direction (geometry), direction or geography. Etymology T ...

# Owl Creek #

Parachute Creek Parachute Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado. The confluence with the Colorado is just ...

# Pawnee Creek 1,875 km² (724 mi²) #

Piceance Creek Piceance Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the White River in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado, United States. The nam ...

1,630 km² (629 mi²) # Piedra River 1,770 km² (683 mi²) # Piney River # Plateau Creek # Plum Creek # Purgatoire River 8,923 km² (3,445 mi²) # Quartz Creek # Ralston Creek # Rio Blanco #

Rio Chama The Rio Chama, a major tributary river of the Rio Grande, is located in the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico. The river is about long altogether. From its source to El Vado Dam its length is about , from El Vado Dam to Abiquiu Dam is about ...

8,204 km² (3,168 mi²) #

Rio Chamita Rio Chamita is a tributary of the Rio Chama (Rio Grande), Rio Chama in the United States. The stream flows south from a source in Archuleta County, Colorado to a confluence with the Rio Chama in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. See also * List of r ...

Rio de los Piños Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

457,275 km² (176,555 mi²) # Rio Lado #

Rio San Antonio Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

Roan Creek Roan Creek is a tributary of the Watauga River that rises near the border between the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina. Its source is located along the slopes of Snake Mountain near Trade in Johnson County, Tennessee. From its source, ...

# Roaring Fork Little Snake River #

Roaring Fork River Roaring Fork River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in west central Colorado in the United States. The river drains a populated and economically vital area of the Colorado Western Slope called the Roaring Fork Valley or ...

3,766 km² (1,454 mi²) # Roaring River # Rush Creek 3,570 km² (1,378 mi²) #

Saguache Creek Saguache Creek The place name "Saguache" is pronounced . This name derives from the Ute language noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version ...

3,482 km² (1,345 mi²) # Saint Charles River #

Saint Louis Creek Saint Louis Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River (Colorado), Fraser River in Grand County, Colorado. Course The creek rises near Saint Louis Peak in the Arapaho National Forest. From there, it flows generally north northeastward, passing thro ...

Saint Vrain Creek St. Vrain Creek (often known locally as the St. Vrain River) is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 25, 2011 ...

2,572 km² (993 mi²) # San Juan River 64,560 km² (24,927 mi²) # San Luis Creek 7,000 km² (2,703 mi²) # San Miguel River 4,060 km² (1,567 mi²) # Sand Arroyo Creek 1,938 km² (748 mi²) # Sand Creek (Adams County) # Sand Creek ( Colorado Springs) # Sand Creek (Larimer County) #

Sangre de Cristo Creek Sangre de Cristo Creek is a stream in Costilla County, Colorado. It starts atop La Veta Pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The creek flows alongside Highway 160 as it descends from the top of the pass into the San Luis Valley. The creek's ...

(Costilla County) #

Sidney Draw Sidney may refer to: People * Sidney (surname), English surname * Sidney (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Sidney (footballer, born 1972), full name Sidney da Silva Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Si ...

1,949 km² (753 mi²) # Slate River # Smith Fork #

Smoky Hill River The Smoky Hill River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas.Smoky Hill River. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 22, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.br ...

51,783 km² (19,994 mi²) #

Snake River The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake ...

South Arkansas River South Arkansas River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 31, 2011 tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near Monarch Pass in the Sawatch Range of ...

South Fork Animas River South Fork Animas River is a tributary of the Animas River in San Juan County, Colorado. It flows from a source near Tower Mountain (Colorado), Tower Mountain to a confluence with the Animas River. See also *List of rivers of Colorado References ...

South Fork Beaver Creek South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

1,939 km² (749 mi²) #

South Fork Cache la Poudre River The South Fork Cache la Poudre River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 25, 2011 tributary of the Cache la Poudre River in Larimer County, Colorado. The river's s ...

# South Fork Canadian River #

South Fork Conejos River South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

South Fork Crystal River South Fork Crystal River is a tributary of the Crystal River (Colorado), Crystal River in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The stream's source is the confluence of Rock Creek and the East Fork South Fork Crystal River, East Fork in the Wh ...

South Fork Cucharas River South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

South Fork Eagle River South Fork Eagle River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Eagle River in Eagle County, Colorado. The river flows from a source east of ...

# South Fork Elk River #

South Fork Fryingpan River South Fork Fryingpan River is a tributary of the Fryingpan River in Pitkin County, Colorado. It flows north from a source in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness to a confluence with the Fryingpan River in the White River National Forest. See also * ...

# South Fork Huerfano River # South Fork Little Snake River #

South Fork Michigan River South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

# South Fork Piney River # South Fork Purgatoire River #

South Fork Republican River The South Fork Republican River is a river that arises in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States, and flows east-northeastward for about U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed M ...

7,195 km² (2,778 mi²) #

South Fork Rio Grande South Fork Rio Grande is a tributary of the Rio Grande in southern Colorado in the United States. It flows from a source in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan Mountains to a confluence with the Rio Grande at the town of South Fork in Rio G ...

# South Fork San Miguel River #

South Fork South Platte River The South Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 25, 2011 in central Colorado in the ...

South Fork Swan River South Fork Swan River is a tributary of the Swan River in Summit County, Colorado. The stream flows northwest from a source near Georgia Pass in the Arapaho National Forest to a confluence with the Middle Fork Swan River that forms the Swan Ri ...

South Fork West Mancos River South Fork West Mancos River is a tributary of the West Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows from a source in the Owen Basin of the San Juan National Forest to a confluence with the North Fork West Mancos River, North Fork t ...

South Fork White River The South Fork White River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the White River (Utah), White River. Its source is in the Flat Tops Wilderness ...

South Platte River The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River. Flowing through the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska, it is itself a major river of the American Midwestern United States, Midwest and the American Sout ...

62,738 km² (24,223 mi²) #

Spring Creek A spring creek is a type of free flowing river whose name derives from its origin: an underground spring or set of springs which produces sufficient water to consistently feed a unique river. The water flowing in a spring creek may additionally be ...

# Spruce Creek # Stoner Creek # Swan River # Tarryall Creek # Taylor River 1,258 km² (486 mi²) # Tenmile Creek # Tennessee Creek #

Tomichi Creek Tomichi Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Description Tomichi Cree ...

2,874 km² (1,109 mi²) # Trinchera Creek #

Two Butte Creek Two Butte Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 31, 2011 tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from a source near Kim, Colorado, USA. It joins the Arkansas ...

2,107 km² (814 mi²) #

Uncompahgre River The Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, in southwestern Colorado in the United States. Lake Como at 12,215 ft (3723m) in northern San Juan County, in the Uncompahgre National ...

2,921 km² (1,128 mi²) #

Vermillion Creek Vermillion Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Green River. It flows south from Sweetwater County, Wyoming to a confluence with the ...

2,500 km² (965 mi²) # West Branch Laramie River #

West Dolores River The West Dolores River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Dolores River, in southwestern Colorado in the United States. Its source is nort ...

West Fork Animas River West Fork Animas River is a tributary of the Animas River in San Juan County, Colorado. It flows from a source near Hurricane Peak to a confluence with the North Fork Animas River that forms the Animas River. See also *List of rivers of Colorado ...

# West Fork Cimarron River # West Fork Elk River #

West Fork Encampment River West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

# West Fork Little Thompson River # West Fork North Fork Purgatoire River # West Fork Rio Chama #

West Fork San Juan River West Fork San Juan River is a tributary of the San Juan River (Colorado River tributary), San Juan River in Mineral County, Colorado, Minerala and Archuleta County, Colorado, Archuleta counties in Colorado, United States. The stream flows fro ...

West Mancos River West Mancos River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 21, 2011 tributary of the Mancos River in Montezuma County, Colorado. The river flows from the confluence of i ...

# White River 12,989 km² (5,015 mi²) #

White Woman Creek White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully diffuse reflection, reflect and scattering, scatter all the ...

3,000 km² (1,158 mi²) # Williams Fork (Colorado River tributary) #

Williams Fork (Yampa River tributary) The Williams Fork is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 18, 2011 tributary of the Yampa River, in north central Colorado in the United States. See also * List of r ...

# Willow Creek # Wind River # Wolf Creek #

Yampa River The Yampa River flows through northwestern Colorado in the United States. Rising in the Rocky Mountains, it is a tributary of the Green River (Colorado River), Green River and a major part of the Colorado River system. The Yampa is one of the f ...

21,506 km² (8,304 mi²) # Yellow Creek 760 km² (293 mi²)

Notes

Of the 158 named

s that flow through the

, all but the

and Cimarron River have their

headwater The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source. Definition The ...

s in that state. As of February 1, 2008, the

U.S. Board on Geographic Names The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm ...

had identified 5,564 natural

s in the

. Of this number, 147 larger streams (2.6%) were named ''

'' and 11 (0.2%) were named ''rio''. The vast majority of the Colorado streams (5082 or 91.3%) were named ''

creek A creek in North America and elsewhere, such as Australia, is a stream that is usually smaller than a river. In the British Isles it is a small tidal inlet. Creek may also refer to: People * Creek people, also known as Muscogee, Native Americans ...

''. Of the remaining Colorado streams, 122 (2.2%) were named ''

arroyo Arroyo often refers to: * Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek Arroyo may also refer to: People * Arroyo (surname) Places United States ;California * Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California * Arroyo ...

'', 60 (1.1%) were named '' wash'', 44 (0.8%) were named '' fork'', 18 (0.3%) were named ''

branch A branch, sometimes called a ramus in botany, is a woody structural member connected to the central trunk (botany), trunk of a tree (or sometimes a shrub). Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs. The term '' ...

'', 17 (0.3%) were named ''

brook A brook is a small river or natural stream of fresh water. It may also refer to: Computing *Brook, a programming language for GPU programming based on C *Brook+, an explicit data-parallel C compiler *BrookGPU, a framework for GPGPU programming ...

'', 17 (0.3%) were named ''

run Run(s) or RUN may refer to: Places * Run (island), one of the Banda Islands in Indonesia * Run (stream), a stream in the Dutch province of North Brabant People * Run (rapper), Joseph Simmons, now known as "Reverend Run", from the hip-hop group ...

'', 15 (0.3%) were named '' rito'', 10 (0.2%) were named ''

slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4 ...

'', but not a single stream was named ''

''. Perhaps the strangest stream name in Colorado belongs to the

West Fork East Fork Williams Fork West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

located in Garfield County. Many streams in Colorado share a name with another stream in that state. In addition to the Canadian River that is the largest

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

, there is also a Canadian River that is a tributary of the

. In addition to the Cimarron River that is another major tributary of the

, there is also a Cimarron River that is a tributary of the

. There is a

that is a tributary of the

as well as a

that is a tributary of Clear Creek. There are 72 streams in the

that are named ''Willow Creek'', 71 streams named ''Spring Creek'', 53 streams named ''Cottonwood Creek'', 49 streams named ''Bear Creek'', 49 streams named ''Beaver Creek'', 48 streams named ''Dry Creek'', 33 streams named ''Rock Creek'', 33 streams named ''Sand Creek'', and 32 streams named ''Mill Creek''. The

and the

flow through Colorado, as do a

, an Idaho Creek, an

, an Indiana Creek, a Maryland Creek, a

, a Minnesota Creek, six ''Missouri Creek''s, a

Montana Creek Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia ...

, two ''New York Creek''s, two ''Ohio Creek''s, two ''Pennsylvania Creek''s, two ''Tennessee Creek''s, seven ''Texas Creek''s, and a Virginia Creek.

Tributary chart

The following tributary chart shows many important

s that flow through the

including all 158 named

s. The chart is arranged by

and area of the

. The names of the 17 Colorado rivers with a drainage basin of more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 sq mi) are shown in bold. Oceans and streams outside of Colorado are shown in ''italics''. ''Pacific Ocean'' #''

Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Bermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja Ca ...

'' ##

###

####

21,506 km² (8,304 mi²) #####

10,629 km² (4,104 mi²) ###### Roaring Fork Little Snake River ###### Middle Fork Little Snake River ######

###### South Fork Little Snake River ##### Bear River ##### Elk River ###### South Fork Elk River ######

######

##### Williams Fork ######

#### White River 12,989 km² (5,015 mi²) #####

1,630 km² (629 mi²) ##### Yellow Creek 760 km² (293 mi²) #####

#####

####

2,500 km² (965 mi²) ### upper Colorado River ####

20,851 km² (8,051 mi²) #####

2,921 km² (1,128 mi²) #####

2,874 km² (1,109 mi²) ######

###### Quartz Creek #####

##### North Fork Gunnison River 2,492 km² (962 mi²) ##### Smith Fork ##### Blue Creek #####

###### Henson Creek ##### Taylor River 1,258 km² (486 mi²) #####

762 km² (294 mi²) ###### Slate River ##### Cimarron River ######

####### East Fork Little Cimarron River ######

######

###### West Fork Cimarron River #### Dolores River 11,998 km² (4,633 mi²) ##### San Miguel River 4,060 km² (1,567 mi²) ###### South Fork San Miguel River #####

##### Rio Lado ####

3,766 km² (1,454 mi²) ##### Crystal River ######

######

####### East Fork South Fork Crystal River #####

######

#### Eagle River 2,515 km² (971 mi²) ##### Gore Creek #####

#####

#### Blue River 1,770 km² (683 mi²) #####

######

##### Tenmile Creek ##### Swan River ######

###### North Fork Swan River ######

####

#####

#### Williams Fork #### Piney River ##### North Fork Piney River ##### South Fork Piney River ###### First Fork South Fork Piney River ####

####

#### Plateau Creek #### Muddy Creek #### Willow Creek ### San Juan River 64,560 km² (24,927 mi²) ####

3,562 km² (1,375 mi²) #####

#####

Rivers ...

#####

#### Montezuma Creek 3,044 km² (1,175 mi²) ####

2,099 km² (810 mi²) #####

###### Middle Mancos River #####

######

####

1,842 km² (711 mi²) #### Piedra River 1,770 km² (683 mi²) ##### First Fork Piedra River ##### East Fork Piedra River #####

#### La Plata River ####

#####

#### Los Pinos River ##### North Fork Los Pinos River #### Rio Blanco ####

####

##### Wolf Creek ''Atlantic Ocean'' #''

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...

'' ##''

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

'' ###'' Missouri River'' ####'' Platte River'' #####

80,755 km² (31,180 mi²) ######

11,961 km² (4,618 mi²) ####### Sand Creek ####### West Branch Laramie River ######## North Fork West Branch Laramie River ######

#######

###### Canadian River #######

####### South Fork Canadian River ######

#######

###### North Fork North Platte River #####

62,738 km² (24,223 mi²) ######

8,374 km² (3,233 mi²) ###### Cache la Poudre River 4,959 km² (1,915 mi²) #######

#######

###### Crow Creek 3,717 km² (1,435 mi²) ######

3,612 km² (1,395 mi²) ###### Beaver Creek 2,939 km² (1,135 mi²) ######

2,572 km² (993 mi²) ####### Boulder Creek 1,160 km² (448 mi²) ####### Left Hand Creek ######

2,149 km² (830 mi²) #######

######## North Fork Little Thompson River ######## West Fork Little Thompson River #######

######## Roaring River #######

####### Aspen Brook ######## Wind River ####### Spruce Creek ########

####### Fish Creek ######

1,949 km² (753 mi²) ###### Box Elder Creek ###### Kiowa Creek 1,888 km² (729 mi²) ###### Pawnee Creek 1,875 km² (724 mi²) ###### Clear Creek 1,497 km² (578 mi²) ####### Ralston Creek #######

###### Cherry Creek 1,050 km² (405 mi²) ###### Plum Creek ######

####### Geneva Creek ###### Middle Fork South Platte River ######

###### Lone Tree Creek ####### Owl Creek ###### Tarryall Creek ###### Sand Creek ###### Bear Creek 339 km² (131 mi²) ######

######

###### Little Dry Creek ####'' Kansas River'' #####''

Republican River The Republican River is a river in the central Great Plains of North America, rising in the High Plains (United States), High Plains of eastern Colorado and flowing east U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline ...

'' ######

13,172 km² (5,086 mi²) ###### Arikaree River 4,429 km² (1,710 mi²) #######

###### Frenchman Creek 7,398 km² (2,856 mi²) ######''

Sappa Creek Sappa Creek is a stream in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Republican River, it flows for through the American states of Kansas and Nebraska. Geography Sappa Creek originates in the High Plains of northwest Kansas ...

'' #######'' Beaver Creek'' ########

1,939 km² (749 mi²) ######## Little Beaver Creek 1,602 km² (619 mi²) ######

7,195 km² (2,778 mi²) #####

51,783 km² (19,994 mi²) ######

3,645 km² (1,407 mi²) ###### North Fork Smoky Hill River 1,965 km² (759 mi²) ###

478,501 km² (184,750 mi²) #### Tennessee Creek #### Canadian River 122,701 km² (47,375 mi²) #####'' Vermejo River'' ###### North Fork Vermejo River #### Cimarron River 44,890 km² (17,332 mi²) #####

4,462 km² (1,723 mi²) ###### Sand Arroyo Creek 1,938 km² (748 mi²) #### Purgatoire River 8,923 km² (3,445 mi²) ##### North Fork Purgatoire River ###### West Fork North Fork Purgatoire River #####

##### South Fork Purgatoire River ####

4,840 km² (1,869 mi²) #####

######

##### South Fork Huerfano River #### Big Sandy Creek 4,825 km² (1,863 mi²) ##### Rush Creek 3,570 km² (1,378 mi²) #### Horse Creek 3,680 km² (1,421 mi²) #### Apishapa River 2,798 km² (1,080 mi²) #####

####

2,418 km² (933 mi²) ####

2,107 km² (814 mi²) ####

1,934 km² (747 mi²) ####

##### Middle Fork South Arkansas River ##### North Fork South Arkansas River #### Grape Creek #### Saint Charles River #####

#### East Fork Arkansas River ####

####'' Bear Creek Basin ( endorheic basin)'' ##### Bear Creek 4,500 km² (1,737 mi²) ####''

White Woman Basin White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...

( endorheic basin)'' #####

3,000 km² (1,158 mi²) ##

457,275 km² (176,555 mi²) ###

8,204 km² (3,168 mi²) ####

#### East Fork Rio Chama #### West Fork Rio Chama ###

2,078 km² (802 mi²) ####

#####

###### North Fork Rio de los Piños ####

####

###

383 km² (148 mi²) ### Trinchera Creek ####

###''

San Luis Closed Basin The San Luis Closed Basin is a endorheic basin in the Alamosa and Saguache counties of south-central Colorado. It includes San Luis Creek and its tributary, Saguache Creek. While the basin is east of the majority of the Rocky Mountains, it lies ...

( endorheic basin)'' #### San Luis Creek 7,000 km² (2,703 mi²) #####

3,482 km² (1,345 mi²)

Alphabetical list

Notes

Tributary chart

See also

References

External links