List of rivers of Colombia

Map of Colombia showing major rivers

This is a list of rivers in Colombia arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Atlantic Ocean

Amazon River Basin

• Amazon River
  • Negro River
    • Vaupés River or Uaupés
      • Papuri River
      • Querary River
    • Içana River or Isana
      • Cuiari River
    • Guanía River
      • Aquio River
  • Caquetá River
    • Purui River
    • Apaporís River
      • Traíra River
      • Tunia River
      • Ajajú River
    • Caquetá River
      • Miritiparaná River
      • Cahuinari River
      • Yarí River
      • Caguán River
        • Guayas River
      • Mecaya River
      • Orteguaza River
    • Cotuhé River
    • Igara Paraná River
    • Cara Paraná River
    • San Miguel River
    • Guamués River

Orinoco River Basin

• Orinoco River
  • Apure River (Venezuela)
    • Sarare River
  • Arauca River
  • Capanaparo River
  • Cinaruco River
  • Meta River
    • Vita River
    • Casenare River
      • Ariporo River
      • Cravo Norte River
    • Guachiría River
    • Pauto River
    • Cravo Sur River
    • Cusiana River
    • Manacacías River
    • Metica River
      • Guayuriba River
    • Upía River
      • Lengupá River
  • Tomo River
  • Tuparro River
  • Vichada River
  • Guaviare River
    • Inírida River
      • Papunáua River
    • Uvá River
    • Arriari River
      • Güejar River
    • Guayabero River
      • Duda River
      • Losada River

Lake Maracaibo

• Catatumbo River
  • Zulia River
    • Pamplonita River
  • Rio de Oro
  • Tarra River
  • Sardinata River

Caribbean Sea

• Ranchería River
• Fundación River
• Magdalena River
  • San Jorge River
  • Cauca River
    • Nechi River
      • Medellín River or Porce
    • Otún River
    • La Vieja River
      • Quindío River
    • Cali River
    • Pance River
  • Cesar River
    • Ariguaní River
    • Guatapurí River
  • Lebrija River
  • Sogamoso River
    • Chicamocha River
    • Suarez River
  • Opon River
  • Carare River
  • Nare River
  • Negro River
  • Bogotá River
    • Cuja River
    • Guavio River
    • Batán River
  • Saldaña River
  • Cabrera River
  • Ceibas River
  • Páez River
• Sinú River
• Mulatos River
• Leon River
• Atrato River
  • Salaqúí River
  • Sucio River
  • Bojayá River
  • Murrí River

Pacific Ocean

• Baudó River
• San Juan River
• Dagua River
• Anchicayá River
• Yurumanguí River
• San Juan de Micay River
• Iscuandé River
• Tapaje River
• Patía River
  • Telembí River
  • Guáitara River
  • Mayo River
• Mira River
  • Güiza River
  • San Juan River

References

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
• GEOnet Names Server