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Tributaries and sub-tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Columbia River upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted. List of major tributaries The main river and tributaries are (sorted in order from the mouth heading upstream): *
Wallacut River USS ''Wallacut'' (YTB-420), later YTM-420, was a tug that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1947 and from 1950 to 1976. ''Wallacut'' was laid down on 14 August 1944 by the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland. S ...
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Chinook River The Chinook River is a short stream located near the mouth of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Course The Chinook River originates just north of the Astoria–Megler Bridge, near Scarboro Hill in the Willapa Hills. The river flo ...
(Washington) * Alder Creek (Oregon) ** Tansy Creek (Oregon) * Skipanon River (Oregon) *
Youngs River Youngs can refer to: People: *Ben Youngs (b. 1989), English rugby union player * Elaine Youngs (b. 1970), American beach volleyball player * Jenny Owen Youngs (b. 1981), American singer-songwriter * Jim Youngs (b. 1956), American actor who appeared ...
(Oregon) **
Lewis and Clark River The Lewis and Clark River is a tributary of Youngs River, approximately long, in northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains of the Northern Oregon Coast Range in the extreme northwest corner of the state, entering Youngs River just abov ...
(Oregon) ** Wallooskee River (Oregon) ** Klaskanine River (Oregon) *
Frank Born Creek Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang ...
(Washington) * Sisson Creek (Washington) * Deep River (Washington) * Grays River (Washington) * Crooked Creek (Washington) *
Elochoman River The Elochoman River is a tributary of the Columbia River, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is about long. The river's name comes from the name of a Cathlamet (Chinookan) village. online aGoogle Books/ref> Course The Elochoman River's headwa ...
(Washington) * John Day River (Oregon) * Eskeline Creek (Oregon) * Hillcrest Creek (Oregon) *
Big Creek Big Creek may refer to: In Australia * Big Creek, Tasmania, a tributary of the Inglis River in Tasmania, Australia In Belize * Big Creek, Belize, a sea port in Belize In Canada * Big Creek (British Columbia), a tributary of the Chilcotin River * ...
(Oregon) ** Little Creek (Oregon) * Gnat Creek (Oregon) * Kelly Creek (Oregon) ** Spear Creek (Oregon) *
Hunt Creek Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
(Oregon) * Driscoll Slough (Oregon) * Westport Slough (Oregon) ** Plympton Creek (Oregon) ** West Creek (Oregon) ** Ross Creek (Oregon) ** Olsen Creek (Oregon) **
Eilertsen Creek Eilertsen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Eilert Eilertsen (1918–2014), Norwegian footballer and politician * Maryon Eilertsen 1950–2015), Norwegian actress * Mats Eilertsen (born 1975), Norwegian musician and composer ...
(Oregon) ** OK Creek (Oregon) *** Favorite Creek (Oregon) **
Tandy Creek Tandy may refer to: Companies * Tandy Corporation, a leather supply company which became the RadioShack Corporation in 2000 ** Tandy Computers *** Tandy Color Computer, released in 1980 *** Tandy 2000, a computer released in 1983 *** Tandy 1000, a ...
(Oregon) ** Graham Creek (Oregon) * Clatskanie River (Oregon) ** Fall Creek (Oregon) ** Merril Creek (Oregon) **
Perkins Creek Perkins Creek is a stream in Bollinger County in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st ...
(Oregon) * Coal Creek Slough (Washington) * Cougar Creek (Washington) * Abe Creek (Washington) * Mill Creek (Washington) * Abernathy Creek (Washington) * Germany Creek (Washington) * Coal Creek Slough (Washington) * Cowlitz River (Washington) **
Coweeman River The Coweeman River is a tributary of the Cowlitz River, in the South West corner of the U.S. state of Washington. Its name comes from the Cowlitz word ko-wee-na, meaning "short one", referring to a short Indian who once lived along the river. Cour ...
(Washington) ** Toutle River (Washington) ** Mayfield Dam and Lake Mayfield (Washington) ** Tilton River (Washington) ** Mossyrock Dam and Riffe Lake (Washington) ** Cowlitz Falls Dam and
Lake Scanewa Cowlitz Falls Dam is a 70 megawatt hydroelectric dam in Lewis County, Washington. It was constructed in the early 1990s and completed in 1994. The dam is high and wide. Its reservoir, Lake Scanewa, is located at the confluence of the Cowlitz Riv ...
(Washington) ** Cispus River (Washington) ** Muddy Fork (Washington) ** Clear Fork (Washington) *** Ohanapecosh River (Washington) * Kalama River (Washington) * Lewis River (Washington) **
East Fork Lewis River The East Fork Lewis River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States. It is the largest tributary of the Lewis River. Its source is on Green Lookout Mountain in Skamania County. It then flows to the west through Clark County unti ...
(Washington) ** Merwin Dam and
Lake Merwin Lake Merwin is a reservoir on the Lewis River in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies on the border between Clark County and Cowlitz County. It was created in 1931 with the construction of Merwin Dam. See also *List of lakes in Washington (sta ...
(Washington) ** Yale Dam and Yale Lake (Washington) **
Swift Dam Swift Dam or Swift No. 1 is an earth-type hydroelectric dam on the Lewis River, in the U.S. state of Washington. Completed in 1958, it is located in Skamania County and its reservoir is called Swift Reservoir. See also *List of dams in the Colu ...
and Swift Reservoir (Washington) * Lake River (Washington) ** Buckmire Slough (Washington) ** Salmon Creek (Washington) ** Whipple Creek (Washington) ** Flume Creek (Washington) ** Bachelor Island Slough (Washington) *
Willamette River The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward ...
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for sub-tributaries) * Washougal River (Washington) *
Sandy River Sandy River may refer to: Rivers in the United States * Sandy River (Chandler Bay), Jonesport, Maine * Sandy River (Kennebec River) in Maine * Sandy River (Mississippi River), a tributary of the Mississippi River in Minnesota * Sandy River (Red Lak ...
(Oregon) ** Bull Run River *** Little Sandy River ** Salmon River (Oregon) ** Zigzag River (Oregon) *
Gibbons Creek Gibbons may refer to: * The plural of gibbon, an ape in the family Hylobatidae * Gibbons (surname) * Gibbons, Alberta * Gibbons (automobile), a British light car of the 1920s * Gibbons P.C., a leading American law firm headquartered in New Jersey ...
(Washington) * Crusher Creek (Oregon) * Rainbow Creek (Oregon) * Lawton Creek (Washington) * Latourell Creek (Oregon) * Young Creek (Oregon) * Bridal Veil Creek (Oregon) * Coopey Creek (Oregon) *
Dalton Creek Dalton Creek is a stream in Morgan County, Utah, United States. A tributary of the Weber River, it is located within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and its mouth is about southeast of Peterson. The stream has two main tributaries: th ...
(Oregon) *
Mist Creek Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in the cold air, usually by condensation. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion. It is most commonly seen where water vapor in warm, moist air meets sudden cooling, such as ...
(Oregon) * Wahkeena Creek (Oregon) * Multnomah Creek (Oregon) **
Shady Creek Shady Creek is a stream in Audrain and Pike Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Indian Creek. Shady Creek, historically also called "Shady Branch", was so named on account of the shade trees lining its banks. See also * ...
** Big John Creek * Good Bear Creek (Washington) *
Archer Creek Archer Creek, a northern tributary of the Parramatta River, is a creek west of Sydney Harbour, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It joins the Parramatta River at Meadowbank Park, Meadowbank. Ecology The source of the creek is in t ...
(Washington) * Indian Mary Creek (Washington) * Oneonta Creek (Oregon) ** Bell Creek * Horsetail Creek (Oregon) * Duncan Creek (Washington) * Tumalt Creek (Oregon) *
Woodard Creek Woodard (, ) may refer to: * Alfre Woodard (born 1952), American actress * Beulah Woodard (1895–1955), American sculptor * Brandon Woodard (born 1990), American politician * Charlayne Woodard (born 1953), American playwright and actress * Charles ...
(Washington) *
Hardy Creek Hardy (formerly, Hardyville and Hardy Creek) is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located on California State Route 1 State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along mos ...
(Washington) * McCord Creek (Oregon) * Hamilton Creek (Washington) * Metasequoia Creek (Oregon) * Moffett Creek (Oregon) * Tanner Creek (Oregon) * Bonneville Dam and
Lake Bonneville Lake Bonneville was the largest Late Pleistocene paleolake in the Great Basin of western North America. It was a pluvial lake that formed in response to an increase in precipitation and a decrease in evaporation as a result of cooler temperature ...
(Washington, Oregon) * Eagle Creek (Oregon) **
Sorenson Creek Sorenson may refer to: * Sorensen, a surname * Sorenson codec Sorenson Media was an American software company specializing in video encoding technology. Established in December 1995 as Sorenson Vision, the company developed technology which was ...
** Tish Creek ** Opal Creek (Oregon) * Ruckel Creek (Oregon) * Rudolph Creek (Oregon) * Dry Creek (Oregon) *
Rock Creek Rock Creek or Rockcreek may refer to: Streams United States * Rock Creek (California) * Rock Creek (Fountain Creek tributary), Colorado * Rock Creek (Idaho) * Rock Creek (Kankakee River tributary), Illinois * Rock Creek (Wapsipinicon River tribut ...
(Washington) * Kanaka Creek (Washington) *
Herman Creek Herman Creek is a creek located in Multnomah County, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge. A tributary of the Columbia River, the creek flows for approximately from Hicks Lake to its mouth on the eastern edge of Cascade Locks. The East Fork Herman ...
(Oregon) ** Little Herman Creek ** Camp Creek ** Casey Creek ** Hazel Creek ** Slide Creek ** Mullinix Creek ** Whisky Creek * Nelson Creek (Washington) *
Carson Creek Carson may refer to: People *Carson (surname), people with the surname *Carson (given name), people with the given name Places ;In the United States *Carson, California, a city *Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois *Carson, Iowa, a city *Ca ...
(Washington) * Grays Creek (Oregon) * Wind River (Washington) * Gorton Creek (Oregon) * Harphan Creek (Oregon) * Summit Creek (Oregon) * Collins Creek (Washington) * Lindsey Creek (Oregon) * Wonder Creek (Oregon) * Warren Creek (Oregon) * Cabin Creek (Oregon) *
Starvation Creek Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, deat ...
(Oregon) * Dog Creek (Washington) *
Viento Creek This is a list of characters that appear in the ''Wedding Peach'' franchise. Angels Love Angels ; / ; : The main protagonist of the series, Momoko is petite. With Limone and Aphrodite coming to her aid, she is then given the power to tran ...
(Oregon) * Perham Creek (Oregon) * Little White Salmon River (Washington) *
Phelps Creek Phelps Creek is a river in Fenton, New York, United States. It is approximately four miles (6.4 km) in length, with a watershed of . Its origin is a pond in Fenton, and its mouth is the Chenango River in Port Dickinson. See also *List of ...
(Oregon) **
Flume Creek A flume is a human-made watercourse, channel for water, in the form of an open declined chute (gravity), gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aque ...
* White Salmon River (Washington) * Henderson Creek (Oregon) * Hood River (Oregon) * Dry Creek (Washington) *
Jewett Creek Jewett may refer to: Places United States * Jewett House, a dormitory of Vassar College * Jewett, Illinois *Jewett, Minnesota *Jewett, Missouri *Jewett, New York *Jewett, Ohio *Jewett, Texas *Jewett, Wisconsin *Jewett City, Connecticut Other use ...
(Washington) * Mosier Creek (Oregon) * Catherine Creek (Washington) * Major Creek (Washington) * Rowena Creek (Oregon) * Klickitat River (Washington) *
Gooseberry Creek Gooseberry Creek flows into Schoharie Creek Schoharie Creek is a river in New York that flows north from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskills through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Pra ...
(Oregon) * Chenoweth Creek (Oregon) * Mill Creek (Oregon) * Fifteenmile Creek (Oregon) ** Eightmile Creek ** Ramsey Creek * The Dalles Dam and Lake Celilo (Washington, Oregon) *
Deschutes River Deschutes River may refer to: * Deschutes River (Oregon) **Little Deschutes River (Oregon) The Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River (Oregon), Deschutes River in the central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is about lon ...
(Oregon) ** White River (Oregon) ** Warm Springs River (Oregon) ** Round Butte Dam and Lake Billy Chinook (Oregon) ** Crooked River (Oregon) ***
Arthur R. Bowman Dam Arthur R. Bowman Dam (also known as Bowman Dam; National ID # OR00579) is an earth-type irrigation dam on the Crooked River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in Crook County. Its reservoir is called Prineville Reservoir. The dam was constru ...
and Prineville Reservoir (Oregon) **
Metolius River The Metolius River (pronounced ''muh TOLL ee us'') is a tributary of the Deschutes River (through Lake Billy Chinook) in Central Oregon, United States, near the city of Sisters. The river flows north from springs near Black Butte, then turns ...
(Oregon) **
Whychus Creek Whychus Creek is a tributary of the Deschutes River in Deschutes and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formerly named ''Squaw Creek'', considered derogatory in the 21st century, it was renamed in 2006. Explorer John C. Frém ...
(Oregon) **
Tumalo Creek Tumalo Creek is a tributary, about long, of the Deschutes River, located in Deschutes County in Central Oregon, United States. It rises in the Cascade Range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, ext ...
(Oregon) ** Spring River (Oregon) **
Little Deschutes River The Little Deschutes River is a tributary of the Deschutes River in the central part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is about long, with a drainage basin of . It drains a rural area on the east side of the Cascade Range south of Bend. The Lit ...
(Oregon) **
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 ...
(Oregon) ** Cultus River (Oregon) ** Snow Creek (Oregon) * John Day Dam and Lake Umatilla (Washington, Oregon) * John Day River (Oregon) * Willow Creek (Oregon) ** Rhea Creek ** Hinton Creek * Umatilla River (Oregon) * McNary Dam and Lake Wallula (Washington, Oregon) * Walla Walla River (Washington, Oregon) ** Touchet River (Washington) *
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 Snak ...
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Yakima River The Yakima River is a tributary of the Columbia River in south central and eastern Washington state, named for the indigenous Yakama people. Lewis and Clark mention in their journals that the Chin-nâm pam (or the Lower Snake River Chamnapam ...
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for sub-tributaries) * Priest Rapids Dam (Washington) and
Priest Rapids Lake Priest Rapids Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington (U.S. state), Washington. It was created in 1959 with the construction of Priest Rapids Dam. The reservoir stretches from there upstream to the Wanapum Dam. Se ...
(Washington) * Crab Creek (Washington) * Wanapum Dam (Washington) and
Lake Wanapum Wanapum Lake is a reservoir on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It was created in 1963 with the construction of Wanapum Dam. It stretches from there upstream to the Rock Island Dam. The lake is named for the W ...
(Washington) * Rock Island Dam (Washington) and Rock Island Pool (Washington) * Wenatchee River (Washington) ** Chiwawa River (Washington) ** Lake Wenatchee ***
Little Wenatchee River The Little Wenatchee River is the southern and smaller of the two rivers that flow into the west end of Lake Wenatchee. The northern and larger one is the White River. A large number of place names in the Little Wenatchee River basin, including ...
*** White River **** Napeequa River * Rocky Reach Dam and Lake Entiat (Washington) * Entiat River (Washington) ** Mad River (Washington) * Chelan River (and Lake Chelan) (Washington) **
Stehekin River The Stehekin River is a river located in Washington state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is the main river flowing into Lake Chelan. Miners arrived in Stehekin River Valley in the late 19th century. They were followed by homes ...
(Washington) * Wells Dam and Lake Pateros (Washington) * Methow River (Washington) ** Twisp River (Washington) * Okanogan River (Washington, British Columbia) ** Similkameen River (British Columbia, Washington) ***
Tulameen River The Tulameen River is a tributary of the Similkameen River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Tulameen River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Similkameen River, which flows into the Okanagan ...
(British Columbia) *** Pasayten River (British Columbia, Washington) ** Okanagan Lake (British Columbia) * Chief Joseph Dam and
Rufus Woods Lake The Chief Joseph Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River, upriver from Bridgeport, Washington. The dam is upriver from the mouth of the Columbia at Astoria, Oregon. It is operated by the USACE Chief Joseph Dam Project Office and the ...
(Washington) * Nespelem River (Washington) *
Grand Coulee Dam Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had two powerho ...
and Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Washington) * Sanpoil River (Washington) * Spokane River (Washington, Idaho) ** Spokane Falls (Washington) ** Little Spokane River (Washington) ** Latah Creek (Washington and Idaho) ** Lake Coeur d'Alene (Idaho) *** Coeur d'Alene River (Idaho) *** Saint Joe River (Idaho) ***
Saint Maries River Saint Maries River is a river located in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is a tributary of Coeur d'Alene Lake and thus part of the Spokane River drainage basin and the Columbia River Basin. The west and middle forks of the river join near Clarki ...
(Idaho) * Colville River (Washington) * Martin Creek (Washington) * South Fork Roper Creek (Washington) * Sherman Creek (Washington) * Nancy Creek (Washington) * Katy Creek (Washington) * Kettle River (Washington, British Columbia) ** Granby River (British Columbia) ** West Kettle River (British Columbia) * Pend Oreille River (British Columbia, Washington, Idaho; see
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for sub-tributaries) * Kootenay River (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana; see
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Hugh Keenleyside Dam Hugh Keenleyside Dam (formerly known as the High Arrow Dam) is a flood control dam spanning the Columbia River, 12 km (6.5 miles) upstream of the city of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. Dam The dam is at the outflow of what was the u ...
and Arrow Lakes (British Columbia) *
Whatshan River The Whatshan River is a tributary of the Columbia River in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The river's drainage basin is approximately in area. Course The Whatshan River flows generally south, passing through Whatshan La ...
(British Columbia) **
Whatshan Dam Whatshan Dam was built by the B.C. Power Commission and completed in 1952. It is a concrete hydroelectric dam on the Whatshan River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Whatshan powerhouse has undergone three major transformations ...
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Beaton Creek Beaton Creek is a tributary of the Columbia River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Course Beaton Creek flows generally northwest into Beaton Arm and Upper Arrow Lake, part of the Columbia River. See also *List of rivers of British ...
(British Columbia) * Incomappleux River (British Columbia) * Illecillewaet River (British Columbia) *
Revelstoke Dam The Revelstoke Dam, also known as Revelstoke Canyon Dam, is a hydroelectric dam (combined earthfill dam and gravity dam) spanning the Columbia River, north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The powerhouse was completed in 1984 and has an ...
and Revelstoke Lake (British Columbia) * Goldstream River (British Columbia) * Mica Dam and Kinbasket Lake (British Columbia) * Canoe River (British Columbia) * Wood River (British Columbia) * Bush River (British Columbia) ** Valenciennes River (British Columbia) * Blaeberry River (British Columbia) * Beaver River (British Columbia) * Kicking Horse River (British Columbia) ** Yoho River (British Columbia) * Spillimacheen River (British Columbia) *
Templeton River The Templeton River is a long river in British Columbia. It is a tributary of the Columbia River, entering the Columbia via the Columbia Wetlands, upstream from the mouth of the Spillimacheen River. Course The Templeton River begins at the ...
* Columbia Lake (British Columbia)


Willamette River system

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Columbia Slough The Columbia Slough is a narrow waterway, about long, in the floodplain of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Oregon. From its source in the Portland suburb of Fairview, the Columbia Slough meanders west through Gresham and Portland to ...
* Multnomah Channel ** Milton Creek * Stephens Creek * Johnson Creek **
Crystal Springs Creek Crystal Springs Creek, a tributary of Johnson Creek (Willamette River), Johnson Creek, flows entirely within the city of Portland, Oregon, Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. The stream rises from springs near the Reed College campus in the sou ...
* Kellogg Creek * Tryon Creek * Oswego Creek and Oswego Lake * Clackamas River ** Collawash River * Tualatin River **
Fanno Creek Fanno Creek is a tributary of the Tualatin River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the drainage basin of the Columbia River, its watershed covers about in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties, including about within the Port ...
* Molalla River **
Pudding River The Pudding River is a tributary of the Molalla River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its drainage basin covers . Among its tributaries are Silver Creek, Butte Creek, Abiqua Creek, and the Little Pudding River. Historically, the Pudding Rive ...
* Yamhill River ** North Yamhill River ** South Yamhill River * Luckiamute River * Santiam River **
North Santiam River The North Santiam River is a tributary of the Santiam River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains of the Cascade Range on the eastern side of the Willamette Valley east of Salem. It rises in the high Cascades in eastern Linn county, ...
** Detroit Dam and Detroit Lake *** Breitenbush River ** South Santiam River *** Middle Santiam River * Calapooia River * Marys River * Long Tom River * McKenzie River **
Mohawk River The Mohawk River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohaw ...
** Cougar Dam and
Cougar Reservoir Cougar Reservoir (also known as Cougar Lake) is a reservoir on the South Fork McKenzie River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in Lane County, east of Eugene and about south of the community of Rainbow in the Willamette National Forest. In 1 ...
* Coast Fork Willamette River ** Big River * Middle Fork Willamette River **
Lookout Point Dam Lookout Point Dam is an earth-type dam on the Middle Fork Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in Lane County. Its reservoir is called Lookout Point Lake. The dam's primary purpose is flood control, with secondary purposes ...
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Lookout Point Lake Lookout Point Lake (also Lookout Point Reservoir) is a large reservoir on the Middle Fork Willamette River in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It was created in 1953 with the construction of Lookout Point Dam. The downstream end of the reserv ...
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North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River The North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River as it is officially named but frequently called North Fork of the Willamette River or North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River has its headwaters at Waldo Lake and flows into the Middle Fork ...


Snake River system

* Ice Harbor Dam and Lake Sacajawea (Washington) * Lower Monumental Dam and Lake Herbert G. West (Washington) *
Palouse River The Palouse River is a tributary of the Snake River in Washington and Idaho, in the northwest United States. It flows for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 3, 2011 southw ...
(Washington, Idaho) * Tucannon River (Washington) *
Little Goose Dam Little Goose Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States, on the lower Snake River in southeast Washington. At the dam, the river is the border between Columbia and Whitman counties; it is ...
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Lake Bryan Lake Bryan is a power plant cooling pond in Brazos County, northwest of Bryan, Texas, United States. The dam and lake are managed by Bryan Texas Utilities which uses the reservoir as a cooling pond for the electrical generators in the Dans ...
(Washington) * Lower Granite Dam (Washington) * Clearwater River (Idaho) ** Potlatch River (Idaho) ** North Fork Clearwater River (Idaho) ** Middle Fork Clearwater River (Idaho) ** South Fork Clearwater River (Idaho) * Grande Ronde River (Washington, Oregon) **
Wallowa River The Wallowa River is a tributary of the Grande Ronde River, approximately long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. It drains a valley on the Columbia Plateau in the northeast corner of the state north of Wallowa Mountains. The Wal ...
(Oregon) *** Lostine River (Oregon) *** Minam River (Oregon) * Salmon River (Idaho) *
Imnaha River The Imnaha River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 3, 2011 tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Flowing generally east near the headwaters a ...
(Oregon) *
Hells Canyon Dam Hells Canyon Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the western United States, on the Snake River in Hells Canyon along the Idaho- Oregon border. At river mile 247, the dam impounds Hells Canyon Reservoir; its spillway elevation is above sea leve ...
(Idaho, Oregon) * Oxbow Dam (Idaho, Oregon) * Brownlee Dam (Idaho, Oregon) *
Powder River Powder River may refer to: Places * Powder River (Wyoming and Montana), in Wyoming and Montana in the United States * Powder River Country, the area around the above river * Powder River (Oregon), in Oregon in the United States * Powder River Ba ...
(Oregon) *
Weiser River The Weiser River is a tributary of the Snake River in western Idaho in the United States. It drains a mountainous area of consisting primarily of low rolling foothills intersected by small streams south and east of Hells Canyon along the Idaho-O ...
(Idaho) * Burnt River (Oregon) * Payette River (Idaho) * Malheur River (Oregon) * Owyhee River (Oregon, Idaho, Nevada) ** Owyhee Dam and
Owyhee Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir or Owyhee Lake is a reservoir on the Owyhee River in Malheur County, Oregon, Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Located in far Eastern Oregon near the Idaho border, the reservoir is Oregon's longest at . The lake is home to s ...
(Oregon) * Boise River (Idaho) **
Lucky Peak Dam Lucky Peak Dam is a rolled earth and gravel fill embankment dam in the western United States, located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho. In Ada County east of Boise, it is directly downstream of Arrowrock Dam, a concrete arch da ...
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Lucky Peak Lake Lucky Peak Reservoir (also known as Lucky Peak Lake) is a reservoir on the Boise River in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is located mainly in Ada County, extending into Boise County and Elmore County. It was created in 1955 with the construction o ...
(Idaho) ** Arrowrock Dam and Arrowrock Reservoir (Idaho) ** Anderson Ranch Dam and
Anderson Ranch Reservoir Anderson Ranch Dam is an earth rockfill type dam in the western United States, on the South Fork of the Boise River in southwestern Idaho. In  Elmore County northeast of Mountain Home, it is several miles north of U.S. Route 20 an ...
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Swan Falls Dam Swan Falls Dam is a concrete gravity type hydroelectric dam in the western United States, on the Snake River in southwestern Idaho. At the dam, the river is the border of Ada and Owyhee counties; it is approximately east of Murphy, the s ...
(Idaho) * C. J. Strike Dam (Idaho) * Bruneau River (Idaho) * Bliss Dam (Idaho) * Malad River (Idaho) *
Lower Salmon Dam Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, England See also

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(Idaho) * Upper Salmon Dam (Idaho) *
Salmon Falls Creek Salmon Falls Creek is a tributary of the Snake River, flowing from northern Nevada into Idaho in the United States. Formed in high mountains at the northern edge of the Great Basin, Salmon Falls Creek flows northwards ,U.S. Geological Survey. ...
(Idaho and Nevada) * Shoshone Falls (Idaho) *
Milner Dam Milner Dam is a rockfill dam near Burley in south central Idaho. It impounds the Snake River in a reservoir named Milner Lake. The dam spans the river across two islands, with three embankments. Milner Dam was authorized for construction as ...
(Idaho) * Minidoka Dam and Lake Walcott (Idaho) *
Raft River The Raft River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 4, 2011 tributary of the Snake River located in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. It is part ...
(Idaho, Utah) * American Falls Dam (Idaho) * Portneuf River (Idaho) * Blackfoot River (Idaho) *
Gem State Dam Gem State Dam is a concrete and rock-fill gravity dam on the Snake River, in the U.S. state of Idaho. Its location is near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectricity, but it also provides water for irrigation agri ...
(Idaho) * Henrys Fork (Idaho) ** Teton River (Idaho) * Palisades Dam (Idaho) * Salt River (Wyoming) * Greys River (Wyoming) * Gros Ventre River (Wyoming) * Jackson Lake Dam and Jackson Lake (Wyoming) * "Closed basin" rivers that drain to the Snake underground: * Big Lost River (Idaho) *
Little Lost River The Little Lost River is a river in the central part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is approximately longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 4, 2011 and drains an arid f ...
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Yakima River system

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Amon Creek Amon Creek is the largest tributary of the Lower Yakima River in Benton County, Washington. From the source of its East Fork to its mouth at the Yakima, it flows about , passing through Kennewick and Richland. The East Fork as well as the ma ...
(Washington) * Naches River (Washington) ** Tieton River (Washington) *** Tieton Dam and Rimrock Lake (Washington) ** Bumping River (Washington) *** American River (Washington) * Wenas Creek (Washington) * Selah Creek (Washington) * Teanaway River (Washington) * Cle Elum River (Washington) * Kachess River (Washington) **
Kachess Lake Kachess Lake () is a lake and reservoir along the course of the Kachess River in Washington state, US. The upper part of the lake, north of a narrows, is called Little Kachess Lake. The Kachess River flows into the lake from the north, and out fr ...
(Washington) * Keechelus Lake (Washington)


Pend Oreille River system

* Waneta Dam (British Columbia) * Seven Mile Dam (British Columbia) * Salmo River (British Columbia) * Boundary Dam (Washington) * Box Canyon Dam (Washington) (Washington) * Albeni Falls Dam (Idaho) *
Priest River The Priest River is a long tributary of the Pend Oreille River in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Pend Oreille River is a tributary of the Columbia River. The river's drainage basin is in area.
(Idaho) * Lake Pend Oreille (Idaho) **
Pack River The Pack River is a medium-sized river located in Northern Idaho. It is about long and drains a high mountainous area of the Idaho Panhandle's Rocky Mountains and Selkirk Mountains. The river flows into Lake Pend Oreille and is part of the Columb ...
(Idaho) ** Clark Fork (Idaho, Montana) ***
Cabinet Gorge Dam Cabinet Gorge Dam is a concrete gravity-arch hydroelectric dam in the northwest United States, on the Clark Fork River in northern Idaho. The dam is located just west of the Montana border and the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir extends into Montana, near ...
(Idaho) *** Noxon Rapids Dam (Montana) ***
Thompson River The Thompson River is the largest tributary of the Fraser River, flowing through the south-central portion of British Columbia, Canada. The Thompson River has two main branches, the South Thompson River and the North Thompson River. The river ...
(Montana) **** Little Thompson River (Montana) *** Vermilion River (Montana) *** Flathead River (Montana, British Columbia) **** Jocko River (Montana) **** Kerr Dam (Montana) **** Flathead Lake (Montana) **** Swan River (Montana) **** Whitefish River (Montana) ***** Stillwater River (Montana) **** South Fork Flathead River (Montana) ***** Hungry Horse Dam (Montana) **** North Fork Flathead River (Montana, British Columbia) ***
Bitterroot River The Bitterroot River is a northward flowing river running through the Bitterroot Valley, from the confluence of its West and East forks near Conner in southern Ravalli County to its confluence with the Clark Fork River near Missoula in Missou ...
(Montana) *** Blackfoot River (Montana) *** Little Blackfoot River (Montana)


Kootenay River system

* Brilliant Dam (British Columbia) *
Slocan River Slocan may refer to: Communities * Slocan, British Columbia or Slocan City, a village in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia, Canada * Slocan Valley or Slocan Country or Silvery Slocan, a valley in British Columbia, Canada * Slocan Park, British C ...
(British Columbia) ** Little Slocan River ** Slocan Lake * Corra Linn Dam (British Columbia) * Kootenay Lake (British Columbia) *
Duncan River Duncan River may refer to: Canada *Duncan River (British Columbia) The Duncan River is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Entering the North Arm of Kootenay Lake, the river is a major tributary of the Kootenay River, ...
(British Columbia) ** Duncan Dam (British Columbia) * Goat River (British Columbia) * Moyie River (Idaho, British Columbia) * Yaak River (Montana, Yahk River in British Columbia) * Fisher River (Montana) * Libby Dam (Montana) and Lake Koocanusa (Montana, British Columbia) * Elk River (British Columbia) **
Wigwam River The Wigwam River is a tributary of the Elk River that flows through the U.S. state of Montana and the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Elk River is a tributary of the Kootenay River, which is ...
(British Columbia, Montana) ** Coal Creek (British Columbia) **
Fording River The Fording River is a tributary of the Elk River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Elk River is a tributary of the Kootenay River, which is a tributary of the Columbia River. Course The ...
(British Columbia) * Bull River (British Columbia) * Wild Horse River (British Columbia) * St. Mary River (British Columbia) * Lussier River (British Columbia) *
Palliser River The Palliser River is a tributary of the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kootenay River is a tributary of the Columbia River. The Palliser River is named in honor of John ...
(British Columbia) * Cross River (British Columbia) * Vermilion River (British Columbia)


See also

* List of British Columbia rivers * List of Idaho rivers *
List of Montana rivers The following is a partial list of rivers of Montana ( U.S. state). East of Continental Divide Water in these rivers flows east and south from the Continental Divide of the Americas, also known as the Great Divide, into the Gulf of Mexico ...
* List of Oregon rivers * List of Washington rivers * List of rivers of the Americas


References

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