List of tributaries of the Colorado River

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
- 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
    - Florida 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
- 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
    - Tularosa River
  - San Pedro River
  - Santa Cruz River
  - Salt River
    - Black River
    - Tonto Creek
    - Verde River
      - Oak Creek
  - Agua Fria River
  - Hassayampa River
- Hardy River
Gulf of California-(Sea of Cortez)

References

River and Tributary Locations determined by examining maps available at USGS national atlas [1]

Colorado River system

Jurisdictions

United States
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Utah
- Wyoming
Mexico
- Baja California
- Sonora

Canyons

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

Natural features

Tributaries

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

Engineering

Mainstem dams	Shadow Mountain Granby Windy Gap Grand Valley Price-Stubb Glen Canyon Hoover Davis Parker Headgate Rock Palo Verde Imperial Laguna Morelos
Major reservoirs	Fontenelle Reservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir Blue Mesa Reservoir Navajo Lake Lake Powell Lake Mead Lake Mohave Lake Havasu Imperial Reservoir Theodore Roosevelt Lake San Carlos Lake
Aqueducts and canals	Grand Ditch Colorado River Aqueduct San Diego Aqueduct Central Arizona Project All-American Canal Alamo Canal Coachella Canal
Water projects	Boulder Canyon Project Colorado–Big Thompson Project Colorado River Storage Project Grand Valley AVA Yuma Project