List of North Dakota rivers
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  • Bois de Sioux River
    Bois de Sioux River
    The Bois de Sioux River drains Lake Traverse, the southernmost body of water in the Hudson Bay watershed of North America. It is a tributary of the Red River of the North and defines part of the western border of the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the eastern borders of North Dakota and South Dakota...

  • Cannonball River
    Cannonball River
    The Cannonball River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 135 mi long, in southwestern North Dakota in the United States....

  • Cedar Creek
    Cedar Creek (North Dakota)
    Cedar Creek is a tributary of the Cannonball River in southwestern North Dakota in the United States.It rises near White Butte, south of Amidon in the badlands of Slope County...

  • Cut Bank Creek
  • Deep River
  • Des Lacs River
    Des Lacs River
    The Des Lacs River is a river in central North America which flows through Saskatchewan. It flows into the Souris River in Burlington, North Dakota, but also comes very close to it near the 49th parallel....

  • Elm River (North Dakota), tributary of Red River of the North
  • Elm River (South Dakota), tributary of James River
  • Forest River
    Forest River (North Dakota)
    The Forest River is an tributary of the Red River of the North in eastern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in Walsh County and flows southeast and east, past the towns of Fordville and Minto, and forms a confluence with the Red approximately north of Grand Forks....

  • Goose River
    Goose River (North Dakota)
    Goose River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in North Dakota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. The Goose River is crossed by the Northwood Bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

  • Green River
    Green River (North Dakota)
    The Green River is a tributary of the Heart River, approximately 20 mi long, in western North Dakota in the United States.It rises in the prairie country of southwestern Billings County, near Saddle Buttes, and flows ESE past New Hradec, and joins the Heart near Gladstone....

  • Heart River
  • James River
    James River (Dakotas)
    The James River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi long, draning an area of in the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota...

  • Knife River
    Knife River
    This article is about the river in North Dakota. For other meanings, see Knife River The Knife River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi long, in North Dakota in the United States....

  • Little Goose River
  • Little Heart River
  • Little Knife River, tributary of Knife River
  • Little Knife River, tributary of Missouri River
  • Little Missouri River
    Little Missouri River (North Dakota)
    The Little Missouri River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 560 mi long, in the northern Great Plains of the United States. Rising in northeastern Wyoming, in western Crook County about west of Devil's Tower, it flows northeastward, across a corner of southeastern Montana, and into South Dakota...

  • Little Muddy Creek
    Little Muddy Creek (North Dakota)
    Little Muddy Creek is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 45 mi long, in northwestern North Dakota in the United States....

  • Maple River (North Dakota)
    Maple River (North Dakota)
    The Maple River is a tributary of the Sheyenne River, about long, in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota in the United States. Via the Sheyenne River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, the Maple is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.-Course:The Maple River...

    , tributary of Sheyenne River
  • Maple River (South Dakota), tributary of Elm River of South Dakota
  • Missouri River
    Missouri River
    The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...

  • North Fork Grand River
    North Fork Grand River (South Dakota)
    The North Fork of the Grand River is a tributary of the Grand River, approximately 80 mi long, in North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States....

  • Park River
  • Pembina River
  • Pipestem River
    Pipestem River
    The Pipestem River is a short river—usually called "Pipestem Creek" by the locals—in east-central North Dakota.It flows briefly from Wells County into a reservoir formed by Pipestem Dam north-northwest of Jamestown, North Dakota, and thence into the James River, the confluence being on the...

  • Red River of the North
    Red River of the North
    The Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...

  • Rush River
  • Sheyenne River
    Sheyenne River
    The Sheyenne River is one of the major tributaries of the Red River of the North, meandering across eastern North Dakota.The river begins about north of McClusky, North Dakota, and flows generally eastward before turning south near McVille. The southerly flow of the river continues through Griggs...

  • Souris River
    Souris River
    The Souris River or Mouse River is a river in central North America. It is about 700 km in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Marshes north of Weyburn, Saskatchewan...

  • Spring Creek
    Spring Creek (North Dakota)
    Spring Creek is a tributary of the Knife River, approximately 50 mi long, in western North Dakota in the United States.It rises in the Killdeer Mountains, in Dunn County, and flows east across the prairie country, past Killdeer, Dunn Center, Halliday, and Zap. It joins the Knife near Beulah....

  • Tobacco Garden Creek
    Tobacco Garden Creek
    Tobacco Garden Creek is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 30 mi long, in northwestern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in the badlands south of the Missouri in McKenzie County, and flows SE, then NNE. It joins the Missouri in Tobacco Garden Bay, an inlet of Lake...

  • Tongue River
    Tongue River (North Dakota)
    The Tongue River is a tributary of the Pembina River in northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It drains an area of the prairie country near the Canadian border in the extreme northeast corner of the state in the watershed of the Red River....

  • Turtle River
    Turtle River (North Dakota)
    .The Turtle River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It flows for almost its entire length in Grand Forks County...

  • White Earth River
    White Earth River (North Dakota)
    The White Earth River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 50 mi long, in northwestern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in the plains of southeastern Divide County, approximately 10 mi east of Wildrose. It flows east and south, through Mountrail County and...

  • Wild Rice River
    Wild Rice River (North Dakota)
    The Wild Rice River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, approximately long, in southeastern North Dakota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. The Wild Rice River drains an area of in the Red River...

  • Wintering River
  • Yellowstone River
    Yellowstone River
    The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in the western United States. Considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri, the river and its tributaries drain a wide area stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the vicinity of the Yellowstone National...


Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...

  • Yellowstone River
    Yellowstone River
    The Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in the western United States. Considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri, the river and its tributaries drain a wide area stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the vicinity of the Yellowstone National...

  • Little Muddy Creek
    Little Muddy Creek (North Dakota)
    Little Muddy Creek is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 45 mi long, in northwestern North Dakota in the United States....

  • Tobacco Garden Creek
    Tobacco Garden Creek
    Tobacco Garden Creek is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 30 mi long, in northwestern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in the badlands south of the Missouri in McKenzie County, and flows SE, then NNE. It joins the Missouri in Tobacco Garden Bay, an inlet of Lake...

  • White Earth River
    White Earth River (North Dakota)
    The White Earth River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 50 mi long, in northwestern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in the plains of southeastern Divide County, approximately 10 mi east of Wildrose. It flows east and south, through Mountrail County and...

  • Little Knife River
  • Little Missouri River
    Little Missouri River (North Dakota)
    The Little Missouri River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 560 mi long, in the northern Great Plains of the United States. Rising in northeastern Wyoming, in western Crook County about west of Devil's Tower, it flows northeastward, across a corner of southeastern Montana, and into South Dakota...

  • Knife River
    Knife River
    This article is about the river in North Dakota. For other meanings, see Knife River The Knife River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi long, in North Dakota in the United States....

    • Little Knife River
    • Spring Creek
      Spring Creek (North Dakota)
      Spring Creek is a tributary of the Knife River, approximately 50 mi long, in western North Dakota in the United States.It rises in the Killdeer Mountains, in Dunn County, and flows east across the prairie country, past Killdeer, Dunn Center, Halliday, and Zap. It joins the Knife near Beulah....

  • Heart River
    • Green River
      Green River (North Dakota)
      The Green River is a tributary of the Heart River, approximately 20 mi long, in western North Dakota in the United States.It rises in the prairie country of southwestern Billings County, near Saddle Buttes, and flows ESE past New Hradec, and joins the Heart near Gladstone....

  • Little Heart River
  • Cannonball River
    Cannonball River
    The Cannonball River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 135 mi long, in southwestern North Dakota in the United States....

    • Cedar Creek
      Cedar Creek (North Dakota)
      Cedar Creek is a tributary of the Cannonball River in southwestern North Dakota in the United States.It rises near White Butte, south of Amidon in the badlands of Slope County...

  • North Fork Grand River
    North Fork Grand River (South Dakota)
    The North Fork of the Grand River is a tributary of the Grand River, approximately 80 mi long, in North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States....

  • James River
    James River (Dakotas)
    The James River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi long, draning an area of in the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota...

    • New Rockford Canal
    • Pipestem Creek
      Pipestem River
      The Pipestem River is a short river—usually called "Pipestem Creek" by the locals—in east-central North Dakota.It flows briefly from Wells County into a reservoir formed by Pipestem Dam north-northwest of Jamestown, North Dakota, and thence into the James River, the confluence being on the...

    • Elm River
      • Maple River

Red River of the North
Red River of the North
The Red River is a North American river. Originating at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and North Dakota before continuing into Manitoba, Canada...

  • Bois de Sioux River
    Bois de Sioux River
    The Bois de Sioux River drains Lake Traverse, the southernmost body of water in the Hudson Bay watershed of North America. It is a tributary of the Red River of the North and defines part of the western border of the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the eastern borders of North Dakota and South Dakota...

  • Wild Rice River
    Wild Rice River (North Dakota)
    The Wild Rice River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, approximately long, in southeastern North Dakota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. The Wild Rice River drains an area of in the Red River...

  • Sheyenne River
    Sheyenne River
    The Sheyenne River is one of the major tributaries of the Red River of the North, meandering across eastern North Dakota.The river begins about north of McClusky, North Dakota, and flows generally eastward before turning south near McVille. The southerly flow of the river continues through Griggs...

    • Maple River
      Maple River (North Dakota)
      The Maple River is a tributary of the Sheyenne River, about long, in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota in the United States. Via the Sheyenne River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, the Maple is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.-Course:The Maple River...

    • Rush River
    • New Rockford Canal
  • Elm River
  • Goose River
    Goose River (North Dakota)
    Goose River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in North Dakota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. The Goose River is crossed by the Northwood Bridge, listed on the National Register of Historic Places....

    • Little Goose River
  • Turtle River
    Turtle River (North Dakota)
    .The Turtle River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It flows for almost its entire length in Grand Forks County...

  • Forest River
    Forest River (North Dakota)
    The Forest River is an tributary of the Red River of the North in eastern North Dakota in the United States. It rises in Walsh County and flows southeast and east, past the towns of Fordville and Minto, and forms a confluence with the Red approximately north of Grand Forks....

  • Park River
  • Pembina River
    • Tongue River
      Tongue River (North Dakota)
      The Tongue River is a tributary of the Pembina River in northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It drains an area of the prairie country near the Canadian border in the extreme northeast corner of the state in the watershed of the Red River....


Souris River
Souris River
The Souris River or Mouse River is a river in central North America. It is about 700 km in length and drains about . It rises in the Yellow Grass Marshes north of Weyburn, Saskatchewan...

  • Des Lacs River
    Des Lacs River
    The Des Lacs River is a river in central North America which flows through Saskatchewan. It flows into the Souris River in Burlington, North Dakota, but also comes very close to it near the 49th parallel....

  • Wintering River
  • Deep River
    • Cut Bank Creek
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