List of tributaries of the Colorado River
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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 and minor tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other.
- (Source-upstream)
- Fraser River
- Muddy Creek
- Blue River
- Snake River
- Tenmile Creek
- Piney River
- Eagle River
- Gore Creek
- Roaring Fork River
- Fryingpan River
- Crystal River
- Plateau Creek
- Gunnison River
- East River
- Slate River
- Taylor River
- Tomichi Creek
- Cochetopa Creek
- Quartz Creek
- Lake Fork Gunnison River
- Henson Creek
- Uncompahgre River
- Smith Fork
- North Fork Gunnison River
- East River
- Little Dolores River
- Dolores River
- West Dolores River
- San Miguel River
- Green River
- Big Sandy River
- Blacks Fork
- Henry's Fork
- Sheep Creek
- Carter Creek
- Cart Creek
- Crouse Creek
- Vermillion Creek
- Yampa River
- Bear River
- Elk River
- Little Snake River
- Jones Hole Creek
- Duchesne River
- White River
- Willow River
- Price River
- White River
- Range Creek
- San Rafael River
- Dark Canyon
- Dirty Devil River
- Muddy Creek
- Fremont River
- Escalante River
- San Juan River
- East Fork San Juan River
- West Fork San Juan River
- Wolf Creek
- Navajo River
- Piedra River
- Los Pinos River
- Animas River
- La Plata River
- Chaco River
- Mancos River
- Chinle Creek
- 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
- Crystal Creek (Arizona)
- Tapeats Creek
- Thunder River
- Deer Creek
- Kanab Creek
- Havasu Creek
- Diamond Creek
- Virgin River
- Meadow Valley Wash
- Muddy River
- Las Vegas Wash
- Bill Williams River
- Santa Maria River
- Big Sandy River
- Gila River
- San Francisco River
- San Pedro River
- Santa Cruz River
- Salt River
- Black River
- Tonto Creek
- Verde River
- Oak Creek
- Agua Fria River
- Hassayampa River
- Hardy River
See also
References
River and Tributary Locations determined by examining maps available at USGS national atlas [1]
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Colorado River system
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- Byers Canyon
- Gore Canyon
- Red Gorge
- Glenwood Canyon
- De Beque Canyon
- Horsethief Canyon
- Ruby Canyon
- Westwater Canyon
- Cataract Canyon
- Narrow Canyon
- Glen Canyon
- Grand Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Granite Gorge
- Middle Granite Gorge
- Lower Granite Gorge
- Grand Wash Canyon
- Iceberg Canyon
- Virgin Canyon
- Boulder Canyon
- Black Canyon
- Pyramid Canyon
- Mohave Canyon
- River course
- Rocky Mountains
- Colorado River Basin
- Colorado Plateau
- Grand Lake
- Horseshoe Bend
- Sonoran Desert
- Mojave Desert
- Lower Colorado River Valley
- Mohave Valley
- Parker Valley
- Palo Verde Valley
- Colorado Desert
- Alamo River
- New River
- Salton Sea
- Imperial Valley
- Delta
- Montague Island
- Gulf of California/Sea of Cortez
- Blue River
- Dirty Devil River
- Dolores River
- Escalante River
- Eagle River
- Fraser River
- Gila River
- Green River
- Gunnison River
- Kanab Creek
- Little Colorado River
- Paria River
- Roaring Fork River
- San Juan River
- Thunder River/Tapeats Creek
- Virgin River
- Las Vegas Wash
- Williams Fork
- Río Hardy
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