List of tributaries of the Mississippi River

This is a sortable list of tributaries of the Mississippi River.

Table
Waterway Orientation Length (km) Mouth coordinates Mouth location Source coordinates Source location
Apple River Left 89 42.1764°N 90.2433°W / 42.1764; -90.2433 Savanna 42.564166666°N 90.163055555°W / 42.564166666; -90.163055555 Shullsburg
Arkansas River Right 2,364 33.775°N 91.1028°W / 33.775; -91.1028 Franklin Township 39.2583°N 106.3439°W / 39.2583; -106.3439 Leadville
Bassett Creek Right 21 44.9908°N 93.27245°W / 44.9908; -93.27245 Minneapolis 44.994686°N 93.41273°W / 44.994686; -93.41273 Medicine Lake
Bee Branch Creek Right 8 42.51°N 90.65273°W / 42.51; -90.65273 Dubuque 42.5°N 90.69°W / 42.5; -90.69 Dubuque
Big Black River Left 531 32.053°N 91.0575°W / 32.053; -91.0575 Vicksburg 33.694444444°N 89.133055555°W / 33.694444444; -89.133055555 Webster County
Big Muddy River Left 251 37.573557°N 89.517143°W / 37.573557; -89.517143 Grand Tower 38.436773°N 89.051292°W / 38.436773; -89.051292 Centralia
Black River Left 310 43.82°N 91.257222222°W / 43.82; -91.257222222 La Crosse 44.590555555°N 90.296944444°W / 44.590555555; -90.296944444 Marshfield
Buffalo River Left 110 44.3505214°N 91.9262736°W / 44.3505214; -91.9262736 Alma 44.577380555°N 91.232366666°W / 44.577380555; -91.232366666 Osseo
Cannon River Right 180 44.5858°N 92.5569°W / 44.5858; -92.5569 Red Wing 44.368818°N 93.4422624°W / 44.368818; -93.4422624 Shieldsville
Catfish Creek Right 34 42.4681°N 90.6448°W / 42.4681; -90.6448 Dubuque 42.440808333°N 90.781308333°W / 42.440808333; -90.781308333 Peosta
Chippewa River Left 294 44.4091337°N 92.0840583°W / 44.4091337; -92.0840583 Buffalo County 45.890286°N 91.078028°W / 45.890286; -91.078028 Bayfield County
Clearwater River Right 70 45.4227°N 94.0491°W / 45.4227; -94.0491 Clearwater 45.356319444°N 94.431544444°W / 45.356319444; -94.431544444 Stearns County
Crow River Right 39.9 45.2458°N 93.5225°W / 45.2458; -93.5225 Dayton 45.081352°N 93.762466°W / 45.081352; -93.762466 Rockford
Crow Wing River Right 182 46.2711°N 94.3397°W / 46.2711; -94.3397 Little Falls 47.001944444°N 94.741388888°W / 47.001944444; -94.741388888 Akeley
Deer River Left 30 47.3147°N 93.7794°W / 47.3147; -93.7794 Deer River 47.388835°N 93.7077116°W / 47.388835; -93.7077116 Itasca County
Des Moines River Right 845 40.381194444°N 91.422388888°W / 40.381194444; -91.422388888 Warsaw 44.0838509°N 95.6880668°W / 44.0838509; -95.6880668 Murray County
Edwards River Left 119 41.1483669°N 90.981533°W / 41.1483669; -90.981533 New Boston 41.254166666°N 89.979444444°W / 41.254166666; -89.979444444 Kewanee
Elk River Left 135 45.298°N 93.5725°W / 45.298; -93.5725 Elk River 45.818536111°N 93.927408333°W / 45.818536111; -93.927408333 Benton County
Fox River Right 172 40.28472222°N 91.49416667°W / 40.28472222; -91.49416667 Alexandria 40.753611111°N 92.723888888°W / 40.753611111; -92.723888888 Bloomfield
Galena River Left 84 42.37416667°N 90.44611111°W / 42.37416667; -90.44611111 Galena 42.754722222°N 90.384444444°W / 42.754722222; -90.384444444 Belmont
Grant River Left 71 42.6633292°N 90.7467933°W / 42.6633292; -90.7467933 Potosi 42.885711111°N 90.728725°W / 42.885711111; -90.728725 Lancaster
Hatchie River Left 383 35.551388888°N 89.893888888°W / 35.551388888; -89.893888888 Randolph 34.574811111°N 88.830086111°W / 34.574811111; -88.830086111 Pleasant Ridge
Henderson Creek Left 104 40.8753161°N 91.0306991°W / 40.8753161; -91.0306991 Burlington 41.0325°N 90.303055555°W / 41.0325; -90.303055555 Henderson
Homochitto River Left 145 31.314769444°N 91.502952777°W / 31.314769444; -91.502952777 Natchez 31.704248612°N 90.624565224°W / 31.704248612; -90.624565224 Hazlehurst
Illinois River Left 432 38.9703°N 90.4542°W / 38.9703; -90.4542 Grafton 41.3936°N 88.2603°W / 41.3936; -88.2603 Grundy County
Iowa Right 520 41.160555555°N 91.023888888°W / 41.160555555; -91.023888888 Toolesboro 43.22597°N 93.78871°W / 43.22597; -93.78871 Belmond
Kaskaskia River Left 515 37.974942°N 89.937372°W / 37.974942; -89.937372 Ellis Grove 40.086436111°N 88.314369444°W / 40.086436111; -88.314369444 Champaign
La Crosse River Left 98 43.8186°N 91.2565°W / 43.8186; -91.2565 La Crosse 44.114877777°N 90.609405555°W / 44.114877777; -90.609405555 Warrens
Little Elk River Right 47 46.01°N 94.3636°W / 46.01; -94.3636 Little Falls 46.157775°N 94.621727777°W / 46.157775; -94.621727777 Cushing Township
Little Maquoketa River Right 48 42.577°N 90.681°W / 42.577; -90.681 Sageville 42.496°N 90.997°W / 42.496; -90.997 Farley
Little Menominee River Left 23 42.4252778°N 90.5344444°W / 42.4252778; -90.5344444 Menominee 42.561666666°N 90.536111111°W / 42.561666666; -90.536111111 Hazel Green
Little Two River Right 26 45.8305°N 94.3561°W / 45.8305; -94.3561 Two Rivers Township 45.848627777°N 94.564894444°W / 45.848627777; -94.564894444 Swanville Township
Little Willow River Left 42 46.5644°N 93.7533°W / 46.5644; -93.7533 Aitkin Township 46.729202777°N 93.693488888°W / 46.729202777; -93.693488888 Waukenabo Township
Maquoketa River Right 240 42.18833333°N 90.30944444°W / 42.18833333; -90.30944444 Maquoketa 42.7189°N 91.7107°W / 42.7189; -91.7107 Putnam Township
Marys River Left 66 37.8803295°N 89.783161°W / 37.8803295; -89.783161 Chester 38.157583333°N 89.646972222°W / 38.157583333; -89.646972222 Randolph County
Menominee River Left 18 42.4511111°N 90.59°W / 42.4511111; -90.59 Jo Daviess County 42.562222222°N 90.6025°W / 42.562222222; -90.6025 Grant County
Meramec River Right 350 38.38972222°N 90.34416667°W / 38.38972222; -90.34416667 Arnold 37.508055555°N 91.3275°W / 37.508055555; -91.3275 Dent County
Minnehaha Creek Right 22 44.9089°N 93.2005°W / 44.9089; -93.2005 Hiawatha 44.953883333°N 93.486327777°W / 44.953883333; -93.486327777 Minnetonka
Minnesota River Right 534 44.896944444°N 93.149166666°W / 44.896944444; -93.149166666 Mendota 45.302777777°N 96.451944444°W / 45.302777777; -96.451944444 Ortonville
Missouri River Right 3,726 38.8136°N 90.1197°W / 38.8136; -90.1197 Spanish Lake 45.9275°N 111.5081°W / 45.9275; -111.5081 Brower's Spring
Nokasippi River Left 75 46.1774666°N 94.3647254°W / 46.1774666; -94.3647254 Fort Ripley Township 46.413166666°N 93.909416666°W / 46.413166666; -93.909416666 Bay Lake Township
North River Right 132 39.8558°N 91.4447°W / 39.8558; -91.4447 Palmyra 40.058333333°N 92.257222222°W / 40.058333333; -92.257222222 Shelton Township
Obion River Left 116 35.9075°N 89.638888888°W / 35.9075; -89.638888888 Halls 36.206097222°N 88.940741666°W / 36.206097222; -88.940741666 Kenton
Ohio River Left 1,579 36.9867°N 89.1311°W / 36.9867; -89.1311 Cairo 40.4430066°N 80.0171244°W / 40.4430066; -80.0171244 Pittsburgh
Pigeon River Left 11 47.511389°N 94.159444°W / 47.511389; -94.159444 Deer River 47.571666666°N 94.155722222°W / 47.571666666; -94.155722222 Bowstring Lake
Pine Creek Right 38 43.807555555°N 91.268333333°W / 43.807555555; -91.268333333 La Crescent 43.888594444°N 91.538172222°W / 43.888594444; -91.538172222 New Hartford Township
Pine River Left 91.6 46.5638521°N 94.0366509°W / 46.5638521; -94.0366509 Mission Township 46.804083333°N 94.523166666°W / 46.804083333; -94.523166666 Backus
Platte River Left 89 45.779167°N 94.279167°W / 45.779167; -94.279167 Royalton 46.150313888°N 93.935108333°W / 46.150313888; -93.935108333 Richardson Township
Plum River Left 75 42.0872222°N 90.1541667°W / 42.0872222; -90.1541667 Savanna 42.335444444°N 89.987166666°W / 42.335444444; -89.987166666 Stockton Township
Prairie River Left 80 47.2149433°N 93.4824358°W / 47.2149433; -93.4824358 La Prairie 47.594097222°N 93.181022222°W / 47.594097222; -93.181022222 Itasca County
Rabbit River Left 15 46.461389°N 94.064167°W / 46.461389; -94.064167 Riverton 46.522927777°N 93.948166666°W / 46.522927777; -93.948166666 Wolford Township
Rice Creek Left 45 45.0888°N 93.279°W / 45.0888; -93.279 Fridley 45.153952777°N 93.084527777°W / 45.153952777; -93.084527777 Forest Lake
Rice River Left 92 46.589722°N 93.634444°W / 46.589722; -93.634444 Spencer Township 46.382583333°N 93.317916666°W / 46.382583333; -93.317916666 Jewett
Ripple River Right 68 46.541667°N 93.700278°W / 46.541667; -93.700278 Aitkin Township 46.405166666°N 93.831222222°W / 46.405166666; -93.831222222 Bay Lake Township
River aux Vases Right 60 37.919552777°N 89.992188888°W / 37.919552777; -89.992188888 St. Mary 37.778875°N 90.263388888°W / 37.778875; -90.263388888 Ste. Genevieve County
River des Peres Right 15 38.533055555°N 90.260555555°W / 38.533055555; -90.260555555 St. Louis 38.620583333°N 90.277447222°W / 38.620583333; -90.277447222 St. Louis
Rock River Left 459 41.4825°N 90.616111111°W / 41.4825; -90.616111111 Rock Island 43.473888888°N 88.644722222°W / 43.473888888; -88.644722222 Horicon
Rum River Left 243 45.19°N 93.390277777°W / 45.19; -93.390277777 Anoka 46.160444444°N 93.755777777°W / 46.160444444; -93.755777777 Kathio Township
Rush River Left 70 44.558056°N 92.330833°W / 44.558056; -92.330833 Saint Paul 44.963155555°N 92.395052777°W / 44.963155555; -92.395052777 Baldwin
Saline Creek Right 50 37.90611111°N 89.975°W / 37.90611111; -89.975 St. Mary 37.745116666°N 90.253061111°W / 37.745116666; -90.253061111 Ste. Genevieve County
Salt River Right 89 39.4667°N 91.0633°W / 39.4667; -91.0633 Louisiana 39.52425°N 91.643944444°W / 39.52425; -91.643944444 Perry County
Sandy River Left 57 46.789722°N 93.327778°W / 46.789722; -93.327778 Libby Township 46.588°N 93.072972222°W / 46.588; -93.072972222 Salo Township
Sauk River Right 196 45.5917°N 94.1767°W / 45.5917; -94.1767 Sauk Rapids 45.895983333°N 95.096755555°W / 45.895983333; -95.096755555 Sauk Centre
Schoolcraft River Right 48 47.443333333°N 94.892222222°W / 47.443333333; -94.892222222 Bemidji 47.132916666°N 95.021°W / 47.132916666; -95.021 Clay Township
Sinsinawa River Left 34 42.41°N 90.5055556°W / 42.41; -90.5055556 Menominee Township 42.582111111°N 90.527944444°W / 42.582111111; -90.527944444 Dickeyville
Skunk River Right 150 40.698°N 91.115°W / 40.698; -91.115 Burlington 41.248638888°N 92.026277777°W / 41.248638888; -92.026277777 Richland
St. Croix River Right 264 44.745833333°N 92.802777777°W / 44.745833333; -92.802777777 Prescott 46.328377777°N 91.811138888°W / 46.328377777; -91.811138888 Solon Springs
St. Francis River Right 686 34.624444444°N 90.591944444°W / 34.624444444; -90.591944444 Helena–West Helena 37.682308333°N 90.676133333°W / 37.682308333; -90.676133333 Iron County
Swan River Left 97 47.009167°N 93.263889°W / 47.009167; -93.263889 Ball Bluff Township 47.288694444°N 93.232305555°W / 47.288694444; -93.232305555 Pengilly
Trimbelle River Left 47 44.603889°N 92.5675°W / 44.603889; -92.5675 Trenton 44.86565°N 92.46825°W / 44.86565; -92.46825 River Falls
Turtle River Left 79 47.469722222°N 94.524222222°W / 47.469722222; -94.524222222 Cass Lake 47.646444444°N 94.959666666°W / 47.646444444; -94.959666666 Liberty Township
Two River Right 9 45.825°N 94.3571°W / 45.825; -94.3571 Two Rivers Township 45.805611111°N 94.413055555°W / 45.805611111; -94.413055555 Two Rivers Township
Upper Iowa River Right 251 43.466°N 91.234°W / 43.466; -91.234 Wheatland 43.598297222°N 92.590025°W / 43.598297222; -92.590025 Clayton Township
Vermillion River Right 96 44.601938888°N 92.590436111°W / 44.601938888; -92.590436111 Red Wing 44.586272222°N 93.334116666°W / 44.586272222; -93.334116666 New Market Township
Wapsipinicon River Right 480 41.72972222°N 90.31972222°W / 41.72972222; -90.31972222 Princeton 43.548611111°N 92.644444444°W / 43.548611111; -92.644444444 Taopi
Wells Creek Right 44 44.515556°N 92.318333°W / 44.515556; -92.318333 Frontenac, 44.384977777°N 92.567891666°W / 44.384977777; -92.567891666 Goodhue Township
White River Right 1,162 33.951388888°N 91.081388888°W / 33.951388888; -91.081388888 Watson 35.838888888°N 93.604444444°W / 35.838888888; -93.604444444 Boston
Willow River Right 122 46.6727327°N 93.592463°W / 46.6727327; -93.592463 Waukenabo 47.09075°N 93.845377777°W / 47.09075; -93.845377777 East Cass
Wisconsin River Left 692 42.989444444°N 91.153888888°W / 42.989444444; -91.153888888 Waukenabo 46.120416666°N 89.151666666°W / 46.120416666; -89.151666666 Phelps
Wolf River Left 169 35.182867°N 90.0567579°W / 35.182867; -90.0567579 Memphis 34.951333333°N 89.006555555°W / 34.951333333; -89.006555555 North Tippah School District
Wyaconda River Right 81 40.059768°N 91.49571°W / 40.059768; -91.49571 La Grange 40.404761°N 91.8615588°W / 40.404761; -91.8615588 Wyaconda
Yazoo Left 188 32.335556°N 90.897222°W / 32.335556; -90.897222 Vicksburg 33.551872°N 90.180424°W / 33.551872; -90.180424 Greenwood
Yellow River Right 86 43.085°N 91.181°W / 43.085; -91.181 Marquette 43.156658333°N 91.755333333°W / 43.156658333; -91.755333333 Winneshiek County
Zumbro River Right 104 44.2916°N 91.9279°W / 44.2916; -91.9279 Greenfield Township 44.152986111°N 92.468272222°W / 44.152986111; -92.468272222 Oronoco Township

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