List of rivers in Florida

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List of rivers in Florida (U.S. state).

Contents 1 Atlantic Coast 2 Lake Okeechobee 3 Gulf Coast 4 Also see 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Atlantic Coast

Major rivers

• St. Marys River
  • Amelia River
    • Bells River
• St. Johns River

Major tributaries

• • Econlockhatchee River
    • Little Econlockhatchee River
  • Ocklawaha River

Minor tributaries

• • Sisters Creek
  • Broward River
  • Trout River
    • Rice Creek
    • Ribault River
    • Little Trout River
  • Arlington River
  • Ortega River
  • Julington Creek
  • Black Creek
  • Dunns Creek
  • Salt Springs River
  • Alexander Springs Creek
  • Wekiva River
    • Little Wekiva River

Minor coastal rivers

• Nassau River
  • South Amelia River
  • Thomas Creek
• Halifax River
• Fort George River
• St. Lucie River
• Loxahatchee River
• New River (Broward County)
• Miami River

[edit] Lake Okeechobee

Lake Okeechobee drains into the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lucie River, West Palm Beach Canal, Hillsboro Canal, North New River Canal and Miami Canal, and into the Gulf of Mexico via the Caloosahatchee Canal.

• Kissimmee River
  • Istokpoga Creek
  • ends in Lake Hatchineha
    • Dead River
      • Reedy Creek
        • Bonnet Creek
          • Cypress Creek
        • Whittenhorse Creek
    • Lake Marion Creek
      • Snell Creek

[edit] Gulf Coast

Major rivers

• Alafia River
• Apalachicola River
  • Chipola River
• Aucilla River
  • Wacissa River
• Blackwater River
• Caloosahatchee River
• Choctawhatchee River
• Econfina River
• Econfina Creek
• Escambia River
• Fenholloway River
• Hillsborough River
• Little Manatee River
• Manatee River
• Myakka River
• New River (Franklin County)
• Ochlockonee River
  • Sopchoppy River
• Peace River
• Perdido River
• Shoal River
• St. Marks River
  • Wakulla River
• Steinhatchee River
• Suwannee River
  • Alapaha River
  • Santa Fe River
    • New River (Union County)
    • Ichetucknee River
  • Withlacoochee River (North Florida)
• Yellow River
• Wacissa River
• Withlacoochee River (Central Florida)

Minor coastal rivers

• Anclote River
• Braden River
• Coldwater River
• Crystal River
• Deep Creek
• Homosassa River
• Juniper Creek
• Little Withlacoochee River
• New River in Collier County
• New River in Pasco County
• Palm River
• Pithlachascotee River
• Sepulgia Creek
• Sweetwater Creek
• Telogia Creek
• Waccasassa River

[edit] Also see

• List of rivers in the United States

[edit] References

• Fernald, Edward A., Ed. 1981. Drainage Basins and Divides. Atlas of Florida. Tallahassee, Florida: The Florida State University Foundation, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 0-9606708-0-7

[edit] External links

• FloridaRivers.org

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