List of rivers of Arizona

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List of rivers in Arizona (U.S. state), sorted by name.

By drainage basin
Colorado River
Yaqui River
Alphabetically
See also
References

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Colorado River

Colorado River —(downstream-to-upstream)
- Gila River —(downstream-to-upstream)
- Bill Williams River
  - Big Sandy River
  - Santa Maria River
- Virgin River
- Kanab Creek
- Deer Creek
- Tapeats Creek
  - Thunder River
- Bright Angel Creek
- Little Colorado River
- Paria River
Bonita Creek

Yaqui River

San Bernardino River; also known as Black Draw: enters Mexico as the Rio San Bernardino, where it feeds into the Bavispe River, and ultimately the Yaqui River.
- Guadalupe Canyon Creek, tributary to the San Bernardino River joins it at just below Dieciocho de Augusto, Sonora.
- Whitewater Draw: originally considered the upper reach of the Rio de Agua Prieta, it enters Mexico as the head of Rio de Agua Prieta, which runs southward then southeast to join the Rio de San Bernardino, at La Junta de los Rios, Sonora, about 24.5 miles southeast of Douglas, Arizona.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information Service
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Arizona (1974)

v t e Rivers and streams of Arizona
Apache County	Agua Sal Creek Black Creek Black River Blue River Chinle Creek Chinle Wash Kinlichee Creek Laguña Creek Little Colorado River Puerco River San Francisco River Walker Creek Zuni River
Cochise County	Babocomari River Black Draw Bonita Creek Dragoon Wash Mescal Arroyo San Bernardino River San Pedro River San Simon River Steins Creek Tres Alamos Wash Whitewater Draw
Coconino County	Colorado River Fossil Creek Havasu Creek Hockey Puck Spring Kanab Creek Little Colorado River Oak Creek Paria River Rio de Flag Tapeats Creek Thunder River Verde River
Gila County	Canyon Creek Canyon Creek Cherry Creek Christopher Creek East Verde River Fossil Creek Gila River Haigler Creek Horton Creek Negro Wash Salome Creek Salt River Tonto Creek White River Workman Creek
Graham County	Aravaipa Creek Ash Creek Black River Gila River San Pedro River San Simon River
Greenlee County	Black River Blue River Eagle Creek San Francisco River
La Paz County	Bouse Wash Colorado River Santa Maria River Tyson Wash
Maricopa County	Agua Fria River Centennial Wash Gila River Hassayampa River Salt River Verde River
Mohave County	Beaver Dam Wash Big Sandy River Bill Williams River Centennial Wash Colorado River Diamond Creek Kingman Wash Sacramento Wash Santa Maria River Virgin River
Navajo County	Black River Chevelon Creek Cibecue Creek Clear Creek Laguña Creek Little Colorado River Little Lithodendron Wash Puerco River Silver Creek White River
Pima County	Arivaca Creek Brawley Wash Ciénega Creek Mescal Arroyo Molino Creek Rillito River Sabino Creek San Cristobal Wash San Pedro River Santa Cruz River Tenmile Wash
Pinal County	Gila River San Pedro River Santa Cruz River Tom Mix Wash
Santa Cruz County	Babocomari River Ciénega Creek Harshaw Creek Santa Cruz River Sonoita Creek
Yavapai County	Agua Fria River Fossil Creek Granite Creek Hassayampa River Verde River
Yuma County	Colorado River Gila River San Cristobal Wash Tenmile Wash Tyson Wash

v t e Rivers of the United States
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Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

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List of rivers of Arizona

Contents

By drainage basin

Colorado River

Yaqui River

Alphabetically

See also

References