List of tributaries of the Colorado River
The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River.
Tributary tree
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other.
- (Source-upstream)
- Fraser River
- Muddy Creek
- Blue River
- Eagle River
- Roaring Fork River
- Plateau Creek
- Gunnison River
- Little Dolores River
- Dolores River
- Green River
- Big Sandy River
- Blacks Fork
- Henry's Fork
- Sheep Creek
- Carter Creek
- Cart Creek
- Yampa River
- Jones Hole Creek
- Duchesne River
- White River
- Willow River
- Price River
- San Rafael River
- Dark Canyon
- Dirty Devil River
- Escalante River
- San Juan River
- Paria River
- Little Colorado River
- Zuni River
- Rio Nutria, tributary to the Zuni River
- Rio Pescado, tributary to the Zuni River
- Puerco River
- Zuni River
- Bright Angel Creek
- Tapeats Creek
- Thunder River
- Deer Creek
- Kanab Creek
- Havasu Creek
- Diamond Creek
- Virgin River
- Las Vegas Wash
- Bill Williams River
- Gila River
- Hardy River
- Gulf of California-(Sea of Cortez)
See also
References
River and Tributary Locations determined by examining maps available at USGS national atlas
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