List of rivers of Alaska

This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification,[1] and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more streams and creeks.[2] According to United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, Alaska has about 9,728 officially named rivers, creeks, and streams.[A] The length of the river is given if it is available from the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

The Twentymile River near the Seward Highway, January 2015

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries ordered from mouth to source, and indented under their downstream parent's name.

Arctic Ocean

  • Firth River125 miles (201 km)
  • Kongakut River110 miles (180 km)
  • Aichilik River75 miles (121 km)
  • Jago River90 miles (140 km)
  • Okpilak River70 miles (110 km)
  • Hulahula River90 miles (140 km)
  • Sadlerochit River70 miles (110 km)
  • Canning River125 miles (201 km)
    • Marsh Fork Canning River50 miles (80 km)
  • Shaviovik River75 miles (121 km)
  • Kadleroshilik River90 miles (140 km)
  • Sagavanirktok River185 miles (298 km)
    • Ivishak River90 miles (140 km)
      • Echooka River74 miles (119 km)
    • Ribdon River50 miles (80 km)
    • Atigun River45 miles (72 km)
  • Kuparuk River150 miles (240 km)
    • Toolik River120 miles (190 km)
  • Colville River350 miles (560 km)
    • Itkillik River220 miles (350 km)
    • Anaktuvuk River135 miles (217 km)
      • Nanushuk River100 miles (160 km)
    • Chandler River100 miles (160 km)
      • Siksikpuk River49 miles (79 km)
      • Ayiyak River58 miles (93 km)
    • Killik River105 miles (169 km)
      • Okokmilaga River50 miles (80 km)
    • Oolamnagavik River38 miles (61 km)
    • Kurupa River80 miles (130 km)
    • Awuna River200 miles (320 km)
    • Etivluk River56 miles (90 km)
    • Ipnavik River68 miles (109 km)
    • Kuna River50 miles (80 km)
    • Kiligwa River
    • Nuka River50 miles (80 km)
  • Fish Creek110 miles (180 km)
  • Ikpikpuk River195 miles (314 km)
    • Titaluk River180 miles (290 km)
    • Price River45 miles (72 km)
  • Topagoruk River160 miles (260 km)
  • Meade River150 miles (240 km)
    • Usuktuk River135 miles (217 km)
  • Kuk River36 miles (58 km)
    • Kungok River26 miles (42 km)
    • Ivisaruk River78 miles (126 km)
    • Avalik River85 miles (137 km)
      • Ketik River85 miles (137 km)
    • Kaolak River60 miles (97 km)
  • Utukok River180 miles (290 km)
  • Kokolik River200 miles (320 km)
  • Kukpowruk River160 miles (260 km)
  • Pitmegea River42 miles (68 km)
  • Kukpuk River125 miles (201 km)
    • Ipewik River85 miles (137 km)

Bering Strait

Yukon River Basin

  • Yukon River1,980 miles (3,190 km)
    • Archuelinguk River - 25 miles (40 km)
    • Andreafsky River120 miles (190 km)
    • Atchuelinguk River165 miles (266 km)
    • Reindeer River60 miles (97 km)
    • Innoko River500 miles (800 km)
      • Paimiut Slough70 miles (110 km)
        • Reindeer River65 miles (105 km)
      • Iditarod River325 miles (523 km)
        • Yetna River60 miles (97 km)
      • Mud River57 miles (92 km)
      • Dishna River60 miles (97 km)
    • Bonasila River125 miles (201 km)
      • Stuyahok River75 miles (121 km)
    • Anvik River140 miles (230 km)
    • Khotol River85 miles (137 km)
    • Nulato River71 miles (114 km)
    • Koyukuk River425 miles (684 km)
      • Hammond River - 35 miles (56 km)
      • Gisasa River70 miles (110 km)
      • Kateel River115 miles (185 km)
      • Dulbi River85 miles (137 km)
      • Huslia River100 miles (160 km)
      • Hogatza River120 miles (190 km)
      • Indian River53 miles (85 km)
      • Kanuti River175 miles (282 km)
        • Kanuti Kilolitna River60 miles (97 km)
      • Alatna River145 miles (233 km)
      • South Fork Koyukuk River140 miles (230 km)
        • Fish Creek60 miles (97 km)
        • Jim River60 miles (97 km)
      • John River125 miles (201 km)
      • Wild River60 miles (97 km)
      • North Fork Koyukuk River100 miles (160 km)
      • Middle Fork Koyukuk River62 miles (100 km)
    • Yuki River85 miles (137 km)
    • Melozitna River135 miles (217 km)
      • Little Melozitna River38 miles (61 km)
    • Big Creek - 55 miles (89 km)
    • Nowitna River250 miles (400 km)
      • Sulatna River100 miles (160 km)
      • Lost River - 33 miles (53 km)
      • Little Mud River - 45 miles (72 km)
      • Big Mud River - 31 miles (50 km)
      • Titna River80 miles (130 km)
        • Telsitna River - 25 miles (40 km)
        • Sethkokna River52 miles (84 km)
      • Sulukna River - 35 miles (56 km)
      • Susulatna River41 miles (66 km)
    • Bering Creek - 28 miles (45 km)
    • Tozitna River83 miles (134 km)
    • Tanana River659 miles (1,061 km)
      • Chitanana River65 miles (105 km)
      • Cosna River44 miles (71 km)
      • Zitiana River63 miles (101 km)
      • Kantishna River108 miles (174 km)
      • Tolovana River117 miles (188 km)
        • Chatanika River - 128 miles (206 km)
          • Goldstream Creek - 70 miles (110 km)
            • Little Goldstream Creek - 20 miles (32 km)
          • Tatalina River - 75 miles (121 km)
      • Totchaket Slough - 7 miles (11 km)
      • West middle river / East middle river - 15 miles (24 km)
      • Nenana River140 miles (230 km)
        • Seventeenmile slough - 17 miles (27 km)
        • Teklanika River90 miles (140 km)
          • Savage River - 30 miles (48 km)
          • Sanctuary River - 30 miles (48 km)
      • Togatilli Creek - 5 miles (8.0 km)
      • Totatlanika River - 30 miles (48 km)
      • Wood River115 miles (185 km)
        • Tatlanika Creek - 54 miles (87 km)
      • Crooked Creek - 28 miles (45 km)
      • Willow Creek - 30 miles (48 km)
      • Clear Creek - 37 miles (60 km)
      • Chena River100 miles (160 km)
        • Little Chena river - 35 miles (56 km)
      • Salcha River125 miles (201 km)
      • Little Delta River24 miles (39 km)
      • Delta Creek40 miles (64 km)
      • Delta River80 miles (130 km)
      • Goodpaster River91 miles (146 km)
      • Gerstle River - 40 miles (64 km)
      • Volkmar River - 26 miles (42 km)
      • Healy River - 50 miles (80 km)
      • Johnson River - 23 miles (37 km)
      • Robertson River - 26 miles (42 km)
      • Tok River60 miles (97 km)
      • Tetlin River75 miles (121 km)
        • Kalukna River - 37 miles (60 km)
      • Kalutna River - 25 miles (40 km)
      • Chisana River105 miles (169 km)
      • Nabesna River75 miles (121 km)
        • Cheslina River - 25 miles (40 km)
    • Hess Creek50 miles (80 km)
    • Ray River43 miles (69 km)
    • Dall River80 miles (130 km)
    • Hodzana River125 miles (201 km)
    • Beaver Creek180 miles (290 km)
    • Hadweenzic River93 miles (150 km)
    • Birch Creek150 miles (240 km)
      • Preacher Creek68 miles (109 km)
    • Chandalar River100 miles (160 km)
      • East Fork Chandalar River – 175 miles (282 km)
        • North Fork East Fork Chandalar River – 54 miles (87 km)
        • Wind River80 miles (130 km)
        • Junjik River65 miles (105 km)
      • Middle Fork Chandalar River – 102 miles (164 km)
      • North Fork Chandalar River – 104 miles (167 km)
    • Christian River140 miles (230 km)
    • Porcupine River569 miles (916 km)
      • Grass River – 39 miles (63 km)
        • Little Black River82 miles (132 km)
      • Draanjik River160 miles (260 km)
        • Salmon Fork Black River – 90 miles (140 km)
        • Grayling Fork Black River – 80 miles (130 km)
      • Sheenjek River200 miles (320 km)
        • Koness River72 miles (116 km)
      • Coleen River52 miles (84 km)
      • Old Crow River175 miles (282 km)
    • Charley River88 miles (142 km)
    • Kandik River82 miles (132 km)
    • Nation River70 miles (110 km)
    • Seventymile River58 miles (93 km)
    • Tatonduk River70 miles (110 km)
    • Fortymile River60 miles (97 km)
      • North Fork Fortymile River – 44 miles (71 km)
        • Middle Fork Fortymile River – 60 miles (97 km)
      • South Fork Fortymile River – 33 miles (53 km)
        • Mosquito Fork – 86 miles (138 km)
        • Dennison Fork – 60 miles (97 km)
    • Sixtymile River85 miles (137 km)
    • White River200 miles (320 km)
      • Ladue River100 miles (160 km)
      • Beaver Creek85 miles (137 km)

Bering Sea

The Tangle Lakes in the Alaska Range sit on the divide between the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska watersheds, and are the source of the Delta River
  • Black River90 miles (140 km)
  • Kun River65 miles (105 km)
  • Kokechik River – 60 miles (Kashunuk distributary)
  • Kashunuk River – 225 miles (Yukon distributary)
  • Manokinak River75 miles (121 km)
  • Azun River50 miles (80 km)
  • Joshua Green River - 15 miles (24 km)
  • Ninglick River44 miles (71 km)
    • Izaviknek River80 miles (130 km)
  • Kolavinarak River40 miles (64 km)
  • Kuskokwim River724 miles (1,165 km)
    • Eek River108 miles (174 km)
    • Johnson River215 miles (346 km)
    • Gweek River70 miles (110 km)
    • Kwethluk River85 miles (137 km)
    • Kisaralik River90 miles (140 km)
    • Tuluksak River90 miles (140 km)
    • Aniak River140 miles (230 km)
    • George River80 miles (130 km)
    • Holitna River110 miles (180 km)
      • Hoholitna River165 miles (266 km)
    • Stony River190 miles (310 km)
    • Swift River100 miles (160 km)
    • Takotna River120 miles (190 km)
      • Nixon Fork88 miles (142 km)
    • Middle Fork Kuskokwim River – 130 miles (210 km)
      • Big River130 miles (210 km)
    • South Fork Kuskokwim River – 130 miles (210 km)
    • East Fork Kuskokwim River – 40 miles (64 km)
      • Slow Fork – 60 miles (97 km)
      • Tonzona River75 miles (121 km)
    • North Fork Kuskokwim River – 150 miles (240 km)
      • Swift Fork – 75 miles (121 km)
  • Kanektok River75 miles (121 km)
  • Arolik River38 miles (61 km)
  • Goodnews River60 miles (97 km)
  • Togiak River48 miles (77 km)
  • Igushik River50 miles (80 km)
  • Snake River45 miles (72 km)
  • Nushagak River242 miles (389 km)
  • Kvichak River50 miles (80 km)
  • Naknek River35 miles (56 km)
    • Savonoski River35 miles (56 km)
      • American Creek50 miles (80 km)
  • Egegik River (also Ugaguk) – 28 miles (45 km)
  • Dago Creek50 miles (80 km)
  • Ugashik River43 miles (69 km)
  • Cinder River44 miles (71 km)
  • Meshik River31 miles (50 km)
  • Caribou River (Alaska)50 miles (80 km)

Gulf of Alaska

  • Chignik River20 miles (32 km)
  • Aniakchak River27 miles (43 km)
  • Ayakulik River28 miles (45 km)
  • Karluk River24 miles (39 km)
  • Kamishak River38 miles (61 km)
  • McNeil River22 miles (35 km)
  • McArthur River33 miles (53 km)
  • Beluga River35 miles (56 km)
The Denali Highway crosses the upper Susitna river

Southeast Alaska

Alphabetically

The Kasilof River in autumn
Matanuska Glacier in the Chugach Mountains is the source of the Matanuska river
Buried crossing of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline on the Tanana River

See also

Notes

^ A: Notes:

USGS GNIS named streams by Borough or Census Area:[3]

#
Streams
and
GNIS
query
Link
Borough
or
Census Area
58 Aleutians East
139 Aleutians West (CA)
70 Anchorage
469 Bethel (CA)
10 Bristol Bay
275 Denali
189 Dillingham (CA)
367 Fairbanks North Star
38 Haines
103 Hoonah–Angoon (CA)
113 Juneau
398 Kenai Peninsula
101 Ketchikan Gateway
114 Kodiak Island
181 Kusilvak (CA)
267 Lake and Peninsula
607 Matanuska-Susitna
1389 Nome (CA)
653 North Slope
512 Northwest Arctic
56 Petersburg (CA)
139 Prince of Wales–Hyder (CA)
44 Sitka
15 Skagway
590 Southeast Fairbanks (CA)
679 Valdez–Cordova (CA)
56 Wrangell
52 Yakutat
1953 Yukon–Koyukuk (CA)
9637 TOTAL

References

General references

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