This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma, listed by drainage basin, alphabetically, and by size. In mean flow of water per second, the Arkansas is Oklahoma's largest river, followed by the Red River and the Neosho River.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Mississippi River
Red River
Mississippi River (LA) Red River Little River Mountain Fork Glover River Kiamichi River Buck Creek Muddy Boggy Creek Clear Boggy Creek Blue River Island Bayou Washita River Wildhorse Creek Little Washita River Beaver Creek Cache Creek East Cache Creek West Cache Creek Deep Red Creek North Fork Red River Sweetwater Creek Elm Fork Red River Salt Fork Red River Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
Arkansas River
Mississippi River (AR) Arkansas River Poteau River James Fork Fourche Maline Lee Creek Sans Bois Creek Little Sans Bois Creek Sallisaw Creek Canadian River North Canadian River Deep Fork River Lightning Creek Beaver River Palo Duro Creek Coldwater Creek Wolf Creek Little River Illinois River Caney Creek Baron Fork Flint Creek Neosho River (Grand River) Elk River Buffalo Creek Spring Creek Spring River Verdigris River Bird Creek North Bird Creek Middle Bird Creek South Bird Creek Coal Creek Dirty Butter Creek Flat Rock Creek Fry Creek Haikey Creek Hominy Creek Joe Creek Mingo Creek Caney River Cimarron River North Carrizo Creek East Carrizo Creek West Carrizo Creek South Carrizo Creek Skeleton Creek Black Bear Creek Red Rock Creek Salt Fork Arkansas River Chikaskia River Medicine Lodge River
Alphabetically
Arkansas River
Baron Fork
Beaver River
Bird Creek
Black Bear Creek
Blue River
Buck Creek
Buffalo Creek
Cache Creek
Canadian River
Caney River
Chikaskia River
Cimarron River
Clear Boggy Creek
Deep Fork River
Elk River
Elm Fork Red River
Fourche Maline
Glover River
Grand River (the lower course of the Neosho River) Illinois River Island Bayou James Fork Kiamichi River Lightning Creek Little River (Oklahoma), tributary of Canadian River Little River (Red River tributary) Medicine Lodge River Mountain Fork Muddy Boggy Creek Neosho River North Canadian River North Fork Red River Poteau River Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River Red River Red Rock Creek Sallisaw Creek Salt Fork Arkansas River Salt Fork Red River Sans Bois Creek Spring Creek Spring River Sweetwater Creek Verdigris River Washita River
By size
Mean flow in cubic feet of water per second (cfs). One cubic foot equals .0283 cubic meters.
Source: "Annual Water Data Report" USGS, 2008. http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2008/search.jsp; http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=NONE, accessed Dec 18,. 2010. Navigate to page 3 of reports of individual monitoring stations. Average Water flow statistics will vary slightly from year to year.
See also
List of lakes of Oklahoma
List of rivers of the United States
References
USGS Geographic Names Information Service
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Oklahoma (1974)