List of rivers of Virginia

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean north of Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay

Pocomoke River

Potomac River
- Hull Creek
- Coan River
- Yeocomico River
  - Northwest Yeocomico River
  - South Yeocomico River
  - West Yeocomico River
- Lower Machodoc Creek
- Nomini Creek
- Popes Creek
- Mattox Creek
- Rosier Creek
- Upper Machodoc Creek
- Potomac Creek
  - Accokeek Creek
- Aquia Creek
- Chopawamsic Creek
- Quantico Creek
- Neabsco Creek
- Occoquan River
  - Massey Creek
  - Sandy Run
  - Stillwell Run
  - Bull Run
    - Popes Head Creek
    - Cub Run
    - Little Bull Run
    - Foley Branch
  - Cedar Run
  - Broad Run
    - Kettle Run
- Pohick Creek
- Accotink Creek
- Dogue Creek
- Little Hunting Creek
- Hunting Creek
  - Cameron Run
    - Holmes Run
- Four Mile Run
  - Lubber Run
- Pimmit Run
- Difficult Run
- Sugarland Run
- Broad Run
- Goose Creek
  - Little River
  - North Fork Goose Creek
    - Beaverdam Creek
- Catoctin Creek
  - North Fork Catoctin Creek
  - South Fork Catoctin Creek
- Shenandoah River
  Shenandoah drainage basin
  - North Fork Shenandoah River
    - Passage Creek
    - Cedar Creek
    - Stony Creek
    - Mill Creek
    - Smith Creek
    - Linville Creek
    - Shoemaker River
    - Little Dry River
    - German River
      - Cold Spring River
  - South Fork Shenandoah River
    - Hawksbill Creek
    - South River
      - Back Creek
    - North River
      - Middle River
        Christians Creek
        Folly Mills Creek
      - Naked Creek
      - Cooks Creek
      - Dry River
        Muddy Creek
      - Beaver Creek
        Briery Branch
      - Little River
- Opequon Creek
  - Mill Creek
  - Abrams Creek
  - Red Bud Run
- Back Creek
  - Hogue Creek
  - Isaacs Creek
- Sleepy Creek
- South Branch Potomac River
  - South Fork South Branch Potomac River
  - North Fork South Branch Potomac River
    - Laurel Fork
Little Wicomico River
Great Wicomico River

Rappahannock River
- Urbanna Creek
- Lagrange Creek
- Parrotts Creek
- Corrotoman River
- Totuskey Creek
- Piscataway Creek
- Hoskins Creek
- Cat Point Creek
- Occupacia Creek
- Rapidan River
  - Mine Run
  - Robinson River
    - Rose River
  - South River
  - Conway River
  - Staunton River
- Mountain Run
- Hazel River
  - Thornton River
    - Rush River
      - Covington River
    - Piney River
  - Hughes River
- Jordan River
Piankatank River
- Dragon Swamp
East River
North River
Ware River
Severn River

York River
- Perrin River
- Queen Creek
- Poropotank River
- Mattaponi River
  - Maracossic Creek
  - South River
    - Motto River
  - Matta River
    - Mat River
    - Ta River
  - Poni River
    - Po River
    - Ni River
- Pamunkey River
  - South Anna River
    - Newfound River
    - Taylors Creek
  - North Anna River
Poquoson River
Back River
- Harris River
Hampton Roads
- Hampton River
- Elizabeth River
- James River
  James drainage basin
  - Hoffler Creek
  - Nansemond River
    - Knotts Creek
    - Bennett Creek
  - Chuckatuck Creek
    - Brewers Creek
  - Pagan River
  - Warwick River
  - Lawnes Creek
  - Skiffes Creek
  - College Creek
  - Grays Creek
  - Chickahominy River
    - Diascund Creek
  - Upper Chippokes Creek
  - Wards Creek
  - Bailey Creek
  - Appomattox River
    - Cabin Creek
    - Swift Creek
    - Namozine Creek
    - Deep Creek
    - Flat Creek
    - Bush River
      - Sandy River
    - Buffalo Creek
  - Falling Creek
  - Powhite Creek
  - Deep Creek
  - Muddy Creek
  - Willis River
    - Little Willis River
  - Byrd Creek
  - Rivanna River
    - Mechunk Creek
    - Buck Island Creek
    - Limestone Creek
    - Carroll Creek
    - Henderson Creek
    - Moores Creek
    - North Fork Rivanna River
      - Lynch River
      - Roach River
    - South Fork Rivanna River
      - Mechums River
      - Moormans River
        Doyles River
  - Slate River
    - North River
  - Hardware River
  - Rockfish River
  - Tye River
    - Rucker Run
    - Buffalo River
    - Piney River
      - Little Piney River
    - South Fork Tye River
    - North Fork Tye River
  - David Creek
  - Beaver Creek
  - Blackwater Creek
    - Ivy Creek
  - Harris Creek
  - Pedlar River
  - Maury River
    - Buffalo Creek
      - North Buffalo Creek
      - South Buffalo Creek
    - South River
      - Irish Creek
      - Saint Marys River
    - Whistle Creek
    - Kerrs Creek
    - Hays Creek
    - Little Calfpasture River
    - Calfpasture River
      - Mill Creek (Calfpasture River tributary)
  - Cedar Creek (James River tributary)
  - Catawba Creek
  - Craig Creek
    - Johns Creek
  - Mill Creek (James River tributary)
  - Sinking Creek
  - Cowpasture River
    - Stuart Run
    - Bullpasture River
  - Jackson River
    - Potts Creek
    - Dunlap Creek
      - Ogle Creek (Virginia)
    - Cedar Creek (Jackson River tributary)
    - Back Creek
      - Little Back Creek
Lynnhaven River

Atlantic Ocean south of Chesapeake Bay

North Landing River
- Pocaty River
Northwest River (Virginia)

Chowan River (NC)
- Meherrin River
  - Fountains Creek
  - Flat Rock Creek
  - North Meherrin River
    - Reedy Creek
  - South Meherrin River
    - Middle Meherrin River
- Somerton Creek
- Blackwater River
- Nottoway River
  - Mill Creek
  - Nottoway Swamp
  - Assamoosick Swamp
  - Three Creek
  - Raccoon Creek
  - Hunting Quarter Swamp
  - Rowanty Creek
  - Stony Creek
    - Sappony Creek
  - Sturgeon Creek
  - Waqua Creek
  - Tommeheton Creek
  - Crooked Creek
  - Little Nottoway River

Roanoke River (or Staunton River)
- Allen Creek (Roanoke River tributary)
- Island Creek
- Grassy Creek
- Bluestone Creek
  - Little Bluestone Creek
- Dan River
  - Line Branch
  - Aarons Creek
  - Hyco River
  - Lick Branch
  - Banister River
  - Chatman Branch
  - Grassy Creek
  - Perrin Creek
  - Reedy Creek
  - Poplar Creek
  - Pond Branch
  - Miry Creek
  - Lawsons Creek
  - Country Line Creek
  - Sandy River
  - Cascade Creek
  - Smith River
    - Leatherwood Creek
  - Mayo River
    - North Mayo River
    - South Mayo River
      - Russell Creek
  - Little Dan River
    - Browns Dan River
- Difficult Creek
- Roanoke Creek
- Cub Creek
- Falling River
  - Little Falling River
  - Mollys Creek
  - South Fork Falling River
- Straightstone Creek
- Seneca Creek
  - West Little Seneca Creek
  - East Little Seneca Creek
- Otter River
- Big Otter River
  - Little Otter River
- Goose Creek (Roanoke River tributary)
- Pigg River
  - Snow Creek
  - Big Chestnut Creek
- Blackwater River
  - Maggodee Creek
- Back Creek
- Tinker Creek
- North Fork Roanoke River
- South Fork Roanoke River
  - Goose Creek (South Fork Roanoke River tributary)
Pee Dee River (NC)
- Yadkin River (NC)
  - Ararat River
  - Fisher River
    - Gully Creek

Mississippi River

Tennessee River

Tennessee River (TN)
- Clinch River
  - Powell River
    - Indian Creek
    - Martin Creek
    - Wallen Creek
    - North Fork Powell River
    - South Fork Powell River
  - North Fork Clinch River
  - Copper Creek
  - Stock Creek
  - Guest River
  - Little River
  - Big Creek
  - Indian Creek
- Holston River (TN)
  - North Fork Holston River
    - Possum Creek
    - Big Moccasin Creek
    - Laurel Creek (North Fork Holston River tributary)
  - South Fork Holston River
    - Beaver Creek
    - Middle Fork Holston River
    - Laurel Creek (South Fork Holston River tributary)
      - Whitetop Laurel Creek

Ohio River

Ohio River (KY, WV)
- Big Sandy River (KY)
  - Levisa Fork
    - Russell Fork
      - Pound River
        Cranes Nest River
      - McClure River
    - Home Creek
    - Slate Creek
    - Dismal Creek (tributary of Levisa Fork)
  - Tug Fork
    - Knox Creek
    - Dry Fork

- Kanawha River (WV)
  - New River
    - Bluestone River
    - East River
    - Wolf Creek
    - Walker Creek
      - Little Walker Creek
      - Kimberling Creek
    - Sinking Creek
    - Little River (New River tributary)
      - Pine Creek (Floyd County, Virginia)
      - West Fork Little River
    - Peak Creek
    - Big Reed Island Creek
      - Cripple Creek
      - Crooked Creek
        Beaverdam Creek
        
        Glade Creek
      - Grassy Creek
      - Greasy Creek
        Big Branch
      - Laurel Fork (Virginia)
      - Little Snake Creek
        Bear Creek
      - Pine Creek
      - Pipestem Branch
      - Snake Creek
      - Sulphur Spring Branch
      - Stone Mountain Creek
    - Burks Fork
    - Little Reed Island Creek
    - Reed Creek
    - Chestnut Creek
    - Elk Creek
    - Little River (North Carolina–Virginia)
    - Fox Creek
    - Wilson Creek
    - North Fork New River
      - Helton Creek
      - Big Horse Creek

List of rivers of Virginia

By drainage basin

Atlantic Ocean north of Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay

Atlantic Ocean south of Chesapeake Bay

Mississippi River

Tennessee River

Ohio River

Alphabetically

See also

References

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