List of rivers of British Columbia

The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance (See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also included are lakes that are "in-line" connecting upper tributaries of listed rivers, or at their heads.

Arctic Drainage

Arctic Ocean (Mackenzie River) drainage

(NB Liard tributaries on Yukon side of border omitted)

Liard River

Liard River
- Petitot River
- Fort Nelson River
  - Sahtaneh River
    - Snake River
  - Muskwa River
    - Prophet River
      - Minaker River
      - Besa River
    - Tetsa River
    - Chischa River
    - Tuchodi River
  - Sikanni Chief River
    - Buckinghorse River
  - Fontas River
- Dunedin River
- Beaver River
- Toad River
  - West Toad River
  - Racing River
  - Schipa River
- Grayling River
- Trout River
- Vents River
- Smith River
- Coal River
- Rabbit River
  - Gundahoo River
- Kechika River
  - Red River
  - Turnagain River
  - Gataga River
  - Frog River
- Dease River
- Little Rancheria River

Peace River

Redwillow River (Smoky River, Alberta drainage)
Wapiti River (Smoky River, Alberta drainage)
- Narraway River
Pouce Coupe River
Alces River
Kiskatinaw River
- West Kiskatinaw River
Beatton River
- Doig River
  - Osborn River
- Blueberry River
Pine River
- Murray River
  - Wolverine River
- Sukunka River
Moberly River
- Moberly Lake
Halfway River
- Cameron River
- Graham River
- Chowade River
Nabesche River
Wicked River

Williston Lake (Parsnip Reach)

Manson River
Nation River
Pack River
- McLeod Lake
  - Crooked River
    - Summit Lake
  - McLeod River
    - Carp Lake
Parsnip River

Williston Lake (Omineca Reach)

Omineca River
- Mesilinka River
- Osilinka River
Ingenika River
- Swannell River

Williston Lake (Finlay Reach)

Ospika River
Finlay River
- Akie River
- Kwadacha River
  - Warneford River
  - North Kwadacha River
- Fox River
  - McCook River
- Obo River
- Toodoggone River
- Firesteel River
  - Sturdee River
  - Thutade Lake - Source of the Peace River

Pacific Drainage ("Pacific Slope")

(Pacific Ocean watershed; Columbia tributaries on US side of border omitted)

Columbia River watershed

Columbia River
- Horsethief Creek
- Forster Creek
- Templeton River
- Spillimacheen River
- Kicking Horse River
  - - Little Yoho River
  - Yoho River
  - Emerald River
    - Kiwetinok River
  - Amiskwi River
  - Otterhead River
  - Ottertail River
    - Ice River
  - Beaverfoot River
- Blaeberry River
- Beaver River
- Bush River
  - Valenciennes River
- Wood River
- Canoe River
- Goldstream River
  - Palmer Creek
- Illecillewaet River
- Incomappleux River
- Beaton Creek
- Kootenay River
  - Vermilion River
  - Cross River
  - Palliser River
  - Lussier River
  - St. Mary River
  - Wild Horse River
  - Bull River
  - Elk River
  - Yahk River
  - Moyie River
  - Goat River
  - Duncan River
    - Lardeau River
  - Slocan River
    - Little Slocan River
- Pend d'Oreille River
  - Flathead River (via the Clark Fork)
  - Salmo River
- Kettle River
  - Granby River
  - West Kettle River
- Okanagan River
Marron River

Strait of Georgia

Howe Sound

Rainy River
Deeks Creek
Lions Creek
M Creek
Furry Creek
Britannia Creek
Shannon Creek
Woodfibre Creek
Stawamus River
Squamish River
- Mamquam River
  - Ring Creek
  - Skookum Creek
- Cheakamus River
  - Cheekye River
    - Brohm River
    - Rubble Creek
    - Daisy Lake
      - Cheakamus River
        Brandywine Creek
        Cheakamus Lake
        Cheakamus River
        
        Alpha Lake Creek
        Alpha Lake
        Nita Creek
        Nita Lake
        Whistler Creek
        
        Callaghan Creek
- Ashlu Creek
- Elaho River
  - Clendinning Creek

Jervis Inlet

Vancouver River
Deserted River
Loquilts Creek
Skwawka River
- Alfred Creek
Brittain River

Sechelt Inlet

Malaspina Strait

Lois River
Powell River
- Powell Lake
  - Daniels River

Desolation Sound watershed

Theodosia Inlet

Theodosia River

Toba Inlet

Bute Inlet

Knight Inlet

Klinaklini River
- West Klinaklini River

North Bentinck Arm/Dean Channel

South Bentinck Arm

Douglas Channel/Gardner Canal

Tsaytis River
Kitlope River
- Gamsby River
- Kapella River
- Kitlope Lake
  - Tezwa River
Kitkiata Inlet
- Quaal River
Kemano River
Kitimat River

Fraser River - Source to the Willow River

Nechako River

Stuart River
- Stuart Lake
  - Necoslie River
  - Pinchi Creek
    - Pinchi Lake
      - Tsilcoh River
      - Ocock River
  - Tachie River
    - Kuzkwa River
      - Tezzeron Lake
    - Trembleur Lake
      - Middle River
        Takla Lake
        Sakeniche River
        Natowite Lake
        
        Driftwood River
        Kotsine River
Endako River
- Tchesinkut River
  - Tchesinkut Lake
- Burns Lake
Nautley River
- Fraser Lake
  - Stellako River
    - François Lake
      - Nadina River
Cheslatta River
- Cheslatta Lake
- Bryan Arm
- Chelaslie Arm
Nechako Reservoir
- Tetachuck Lake
  - Allin Bay
    - Natalkuz Lake
    - Chedakuz Arm,
      - Knewstubb Lake
        Murray Lake
        
        Euchu Reach
      - Entiako River
        Entiako Lake
      - Chief Louis Arm
- Ootsa Lake
  - Tahtsa Reach, Tahtsa Lake
    - Tahtsa River
  - Whitesail Lake
    - Zinc Bay
    - Little Whitesail Lake
      - Troitsa Lake
        Troitsa River

Boundary Bay

English Bay

Capilano River

Burrard Inlet

Mosquito Creek
Seymour River
Lynn Creek
Capilano River
Mackay Creek
Marr Creek
Lawson Creek
Cypress Creek
Eagle Creek
Nelson Creek

Indian Arm

Buntzen Lake (via tunnels)
Indian River

Watersheds East of the Alaska Panhandle

(south and east of the Chilkoot Pass)

Salmon River
Unuk River (Alaska and British Columbia)
- Eulachon River (Alaska)
- Blue River (Alaska)
  - Lava Fork (AK and BC)
    - Lava Lakes
- Hell Roaring Creek (Alaska)
- Harrymel Creek
  - King Creek
- South Unuk River
  - Gracey Creek
- Sulphurets Creek
Stikine River
- Chukachida River
- Spatsizi River
  - Kluayetz Creek
  - Ross River
- Pitman River
- Kehlechoa River
- McBride River
- Klappan River
  - Little Klappan River
- Tanzilla River
- Klastline River
- Tuya River
  - Little Tuya River
- Tahltan River
  - Little Tahltan River
    - Hackett River
- Iskut River
  - Little Iskut River
  - Ningunsaw River
  - Craig River
  - Inhini River
  - Katete River (source is in Alaska)
Whiting River (estuary is in Alaska)
- South Whiting River
Taku River
- Sittakanay River (confluence with the Taku is in Alaska)
- Tulsequah River
- Inklin River (joins Nakina River to form Taku River)
  - Yeth Creek
  - Sutlahine River
  - Sheslay River (joins Nahlin River to form Inklin River)
    - Tatsatua Creek
    - Samotua River
    - Hackett River
  - Nahlin River (joins Sheslay River to form Inklin River)
    - Dudidontu River
    - Koshin River
- Nakina River (joins Inklin River to form Taku River)
  - Sloko River
    - Nakonake River
  - Silver Salmon River

Watersheds North of the Alaska Panhandle

(west of the Chilkoot Pass)

Alsek River (mouth in Alaska, source at confluence of Kaskawulsh and Dezadeash Rivers in Yukon Territory)
- Tatshenshini River (BC and Yukon)
  - Tkope River
  - O'Connor River
  - Klukshu River (Yukon Territory)
  - Blanchard River (BC and Yukon)
  - Parton River
- Bates River (Yukon)
- Kaskawulsh River (Yukon)
  - Dusty River (Yukon)
  - Jarvis River (Yukon)
- Dezadeash River (Yukon)
  - Aishihik River (Yukon)
  - Dezadeash Lake (Yukon)
Chilcat River (sp. Chilkat in Alaska)
Flemer River
- Tahini River (NB different from Takhini River, which is in same area and runs the other way)
Kelsall River
- Kelsall Lake (Glacier Camp Pass)
Klehini River

Marcus Passage watershed

Oriflamme Passage
- Portland Inlet
  - Khutzeymateen Inlet
    - Khutzeymateen River
      - Kateen River
  - Ksi X'anmas (Kwinamass River)
  - Nass Bay, Mill Bay
    - Ksi Gingolx (Kincolith River)
    - Nass River
      - Xnukw (Iknouk River)
      - Ishkheenickh River (Ksi Hlginx)
      - Tseax River (Ksi Sii Aks)
      - Kwinatahl River (Ksi Gwinhat'al)
      - Tchitin River
      - Kinskuch River
      - Cranberry River
        Kiteen River
      - White River
        Flat River
      - Meziadin River, Meziadin Lake
      - Bell-Irving River
      - Kwinageese River
      - Taylor River
        West Taylor River
  - Bowser Lake, Bowser River
  - Portland Canal
    - Bear River
  - Observatory Inlet
    - Alice Arm
      - Illiance River
      - Kitsault River
        Dak River
        West Kitsault River
    - Hastings Arm
      - Kshwan River
Skeena River
- McNeil River
- Ayton Creek
- Ecstall River
- Windsor River
- Khyex River
- Scotia River
- Khtada River
- Kasiks River
- Exchamsiks River
- Gitnadoix River
- Exstew River
- Shames River
- Lakelse River
  - Lakelse Lake, Furlong Bay
- Zymagotitz River
- Kitsumkalum River
  - Kitsumkalum Lake
    - Nelson River
    - Kitsumkalum River
      - Cedar River
- Zymoetz River
  - Clore River
    - Burnie River
  - Kitnayakwa River
- Kitwanga River
- Kitseguecla River
- Bulkley River
  - Suskwa River
  - Telkwa River
    - Toboggan Creek
  - Morice River
    - Thautil River
    - Morice Lake, Atna Bay
      - Nanika River
      - Atna River
- Kispiox River
  - Sweetin River
  - Nangeese River
  - East Kispiox River
- Shegunia River
- Babine River
  - Shelagyote River
  - Nilkitkwa River
    - West Nilkitkwa River
  - Babine Lake
    - Fulton River
    - Sutherland River
- Sicintine River
- Slamgeesh River
- Squinguila River
- Sustut River
  - Bear River
  - Asitka River
- Mosque River
- Duti River
- Kluatantan River

Queen Charlotte Sound watershed

Douglas Channel watershed

Gardner Canal
- - Alan Reach
    - Kiltuish Inlet
      - Kiltuish River
  - Europa Reach
    - Brim River
  - Barrie Reach
    - Kemano River
  - Whidbey Reach
    - Chief Matthews Bay
      - Kowesas River
    - Kitlope River
      - Tsaytis River
      - Kitlope Lake
        Tezwa River
        Kalitan Creek
      - Gamsby River
        Tenaiko Creek
      - Kapella River
- Kitimat Arm
  - Kitimat River
  - Kildala Arm
    - Kildala River
  - Watt Creek

Dean Channel watershed

Kimsquit River
Dean River
Burke Channel
- Kwatna Inlet
  - Quatlena River
  - Kwatna River (via Kwatna Bay)
North Bentinck Arm
- Bella Coola River
  - Atnarko River
    - Talchako River
- Necleetsconnay River
South Bentinck Arm
- Taleomey River
- Noeick River
  - Smitley River

Queen Charlotte Strait watershed

Islands of the British Columbia Coast watersheds

Canoona River (Princess Royal Island)

Rivers of Vancouver Island

Broughton Strait–Queen Charlotte Strait watersheds

- Kokish River
- Nimpkish River
  - Nimpkish Lake
  - Woss Creek
    - Woss Lake
  - Davie River
- Keogh River
- Quatsie River
- Tsuiquate River
- Shushartie River
- Nahwitti River
- Stranby River

Discovery Passage–Johnstone Strait watersheds

- Campbell River
  - Quinsam River
    - Iron River
      - Chute Creek
  - John Hart Lake
  - Lower Campbell Lake
    - Greenstone Creek
  - Upper Campbell Lake
    - Elk River
      - Cervus Creek
  - Buttle Lake
    - Wolf River
    - Ralph River
      - Shepherd Creek
    - Myra Creek
    - Thelwood Creek
- Salmon River
  - White River
  - Memkay River
    - Middle Memkay River
    - North Memkay River
- Adam River
  - Eve River
- Tsitika River

Gulf of Georgia watersheds

- Goldstream River
  - Goldstream Lake
- Shawnigan River
  - Shawnigan Lake
- Koksilah River
- Cowichan River
  - Cowichan Lake
    - Robertson River
- Chemainus River
  - Chipman Creek
- Nanaimo River
  - South Nanaimo River
    - Dunsmuir Creek
  - North Nanaimo River
- Englishman River
  - South Englishman River
- Little Qualicum River
  - Cameron Lake
    - Cameron River
- Qualicum River
  - Horne Lake
- Tsable River
- Trent River
  - Bloedel Creek
- Courtenay River
  - Puntledge River
    - Browns River
  - Tsolum River
  - Comox Lake
    - Cruickshank River
      - Comox Creek
- Oyster River
  - Little Oyster River
  - Piggott Creek

West Coast of Vancouver Island watersheds

Alberni Inlet-Barkley Sound

- Black River
- Pachena River
- Sarita River
  - South Sarita River
- Franklin River
  - Corrigan Creek
- China Creek
- Somass River
  - Stamp River
    - Ash River
    - Great Central Lake
      - Drinkwater Creek
  - Sproat River
    - Sproat Lake
      - Taylor River

Clayoquot Sound

Cous Creek
Nahmint River
Effingham River
Toquart River
Kennedy River
- Kennedy Lake
  - Clayoquot River
  - Sand River
Tofino Creek
Bedwell River
- Ursus Creek
Cypress River
Moyena River
Atleo River
Megin River
- Talbot Creek
Sydney River
Hesquiat River
- Hesquiat Lake
Houston River
- Jacklah River
Burman River
- Bancroft Creek

Nootka Sound

- Gold River
  - Ucana River
    - Donner Lake
  - Heber River
    - Saunders Creek
  - Upana River
  - Muchalat River
    - Muchalat Lake
      - Oktwanch River
- Tlupana River
  - Nesook River
- Conuma River
- Sucowa River
- Leiner River
- Tahsis River
- Zeballos River
  - Nomash River
- Kaouk River
- Artlish River
- Tahsish River
  - Kwois Creek
- Marble River
  - Alice Lake
    - Benson River
      - Raging River
  - Victoria Lake
    - Teihsum River
- Waukwaas River
- Goodspeed River
- MacJack River
- San Josef River
- Fisherman River

Strait of Juan de Fuca watersheds

- Darling River
- Klanawa River
  - East Klanawa River
- Nitinat River
  - Nitinat Lake
    - Caycuse River
  - Little Nitinat River
- Carmanah Creek
- Walbran Creek
- San Juan River
  - Gordon River
  - Fleet River
- Loss Creek
- Jordan River
- Sooke River
  - Leech River
  - Sooke Lake
- Colquitz River

Haida Gwaii watersheds

Bering Sea (Yukon River) watershed

NB only tributaries of the Yukon River in British Columbia are shown, not those in Yukon or Alaska.

- Kusawa River
- Hendon River
- Takhini River
- Primrose River
- Partridge Lake
  - Partridge River
- Bennett Lake
  - Lake Lindeman
    - Lindeman Creek (from Chilkoot Pass)
    - Homan River
- Tagish Lake
  - Taku Arm
    - Swanson River
    - Fantail River
    - Graham Inlet
    - Racine Creek
    - Tutshi River (from White Pass)
      - East Tutshi River
    - Atlin Lake
      - Surprise Creek
        Surprise Lake
      - Torres Channel
      - O'Donnel River
      - Pike River
- Teslin Lake
  - Jennings River
  - Teslin River
    - Kedahda River
  - Hayes River
  - Swift River
  - Gladys River

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