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This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
- Delaware River
- Christina River
- Naamans Creek
- Marcus Hook Creek
- Stoney Creek
- Chester Creek
- Ridley Creek
- Crum Creek
- Darby Creek
- Stoney Creek
- Muckinipattis Creek
- Hermesprota Creek
- Bow Creek (Tidal stream, flowed into what once was the back channel of Hog Island. Obliterated due to the expansion of I 95.)
- Cobbs Creek
- Ithan Creek
- Little Darby Creek
- Schuylkill River
- Shed Brook (In Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park.)
- Mingo Creek (Tidal stream, formerly flowed into Eastwick, Philadelphia. Now converted to a surge basin.)
- Mill Creek (Philadelphia)
- Wissahickon Creek
- Mill Creek (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
- Plymouth Creek
- Gulph Creek
- Stony Creek
- Valley Creek
- Trout Creek
- Perkiomen Creek
- Pickering Creek
- French Creek
- Mingo Creek (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
- Pigeon Creek
- Manatawny Creek
- Monocacy Creek
- Hay Creek
- Antietam Creek
- Allegheny Creek
- Angelica Creek
- Wyomissing Creek
- Tulpehocken Creek
- Maiden Creek
- Irish Creek
- Mill Creek
- Little Schuylkill River
- Pine Creek
- West Branch Schuylkill River
- Norwegian Creek
- Mill Creek (Port Carbon, Pennsylvania)
- Silver Creek
- Hollander's Creek (in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park)
- Dock Creek
- Cohoquinoque Creek
- Cohocksink Creek
- Gunner's Run (obliterated to sewer)
- Frankford Creek
- Little Tacony Creek (obliterated to sewer)
- Tacony Creek
- Wingohocking Creek
- Wissinoming Creek (obliterated to sewer)
- Pennypack Creek
- Poquessing Creek
- Neshaminy Creek
- Mill Creek
- Martins Creek
- Scotts Creek
- Biles Creek
- Buck Creek
- Dyers Creek
- Houghs Creek
- Jericho Creek
- Pidcock Creek
- Dark Hollow Run
- Aquetong Creek
- Rabbit Run
- Cuttalosa Creek
- Paunnacussing Creek
- Hickory Creek
- Tohickon Creek
- Smithtown Creek
- Tinicum Creek
- Swamp Creek
- Falls Creek
- Gallows Run
- Rodges Run
- Cooks Creek
- Lehigh River
- Bushkill Creek
- Martins Creek
- Cherry Creek
- Brodhead Creek
- Big Bushkill Creek
- Raymondskill Creek
- Dingmans Creek
- Sawkill Creek
- Shohola Creek
- Lackawaxen River
- Calkins Creek
- Equinunk Creek
- West Branch Delaware River
Chesapeake Bay
- Elk River (MD)
- North East River (MD)
- Gunpowder River
Susquehanna River
- Susquehanna River
- Deer Creek
- Octoraro Creek
- Conowingo Creek
- Fishing Creek (Lancaster County)
- Muddy Creek (Susquehanna River tributary)
- Tucquan Creek
- Otter Creek
- Pequea Creek
- Conestoga River
- Fishing Creek (York County)
- Cabin Creek
- Kreutz Creek
- Chiques Creek (known as Chickies Creek until 2002)
- Codorus Creek
- Conoy Creek
- Black Gut
- Conewago Creek (west) (in Adams and York counties)
- Conewago Creek (east) (in Lebanon, Dauphin, and Lancaster counties)
- Fishing Creek (Newberry Township)
- Swatara Creek
- Yellow Breeches Creek
- Spring Creek
- Paxton Creek
- Conodoguinet Creek
- Fishing Creek (east bank Susquehanna River tributary)
- Fishing Creek (Perry County) (west bank Susquehanna River tributary)
- Stony Creek
- Clark Creek
- Shermans Creek
- Little Juniata Creek
- Juniata River
- Little Buffalo Creek
- Buffalo Creek
- Wildcat Run
- Cocolamus Creek
- Delaware Creek
- Raccoon Creek
- Doe Run
- Tuscarora Creek
- Lost Creek
- Jacks Creek
- Kishacoquillas Creek
- West Licking Creek
- Aughwick Creek
- Mill Creek
- Raystown Branch Juniata River
- Standing Stone Creek
- Crooked Creek
- Shaver Creek
- Little Juniata River
- Frankstown Branch Juniata River
- Powell Creek
- Armstrong Creek
- Hunters Run
- Wiconisco Creek
- Shippens Run
- Bargers Run
- Mahantango Creek
- Boyers Run
- Mahantango Creek
- Hoffer Creek
- Dalmatia Creek
- Independence Run
- Chapman Creek
- Herrold Run
- Silver Creek
- Fidlers Run
- Mahanoy Creek
- Penns Creek
- Boile Run
- Hallowing Run
- Sealholtz Run
- Rolling Green Run
- Shamokin Creek
- West Branch Susquehanna River
- Winfield Creek
- Turtle Creek
- Chillisquaque Creek
- Buffalo Creek
- Limestone Run (Montour and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania)
- Muddy Run
- Warrior Run
- White Deer Creek
- Spring Run
- Dry Run
- Delaware Run
- White Deer Hole Creek
- Black Run
- Black Hole Creek
- Turkey Run
- Glade Run
- Muncy Creek
- Loyalsock Creek
- Lycoming Creek
- Larrys Creek
- Rauchtown Run/Antes Creek
- Pine Creek
- Bald Eagle Creek
- Lick Run
- Tangascootack Creek
- Hyner Run
- Young Womans Creek
- Drury Run
- Kettle Creek
- Fish Dam Run
- Cooks Run
- Sinnemahoning Creek
- Birch Island Run
- Mosquito Creek
- Moshannon Creek
- Deer Creek
- Trout Run
- Lick Run
- Clearfield Creek
- Anderson Creek
- Chest Creek
- Bear Run
- Cush Creek
- Lithia Springs Creek
- Gravel Run
- Packers Run
- Raups Run
- Kipps Run
- Gaskins Run
- Mahoning Creek (Susquehanna River tributary)
- Toby Run
- Logan Run
- Little Roaring Creek
- Roaring Creek
- Catawissa Creek
- Corn Run
- Fishing Creek
- Kinney Run
- Tenmile Run
- Briar Creek
- Nescopeck Creek
- Salem Creek
- Walker Run
- Big Wapwallopen Creek
- Little Wapwallopen Creek
- Rocky Run
- Turtle Creek
- Black Creek
- Paddy Run
- Shickshinny Creek
- Hunlock Creek
- Harveys Creek
- Newport Creek
- Nanticoke Creek
- Warrior Creek
- Solomon Creek
- Toby Creek
- Mill Creek
- Abrahams Creek
- Juniata River
- Lackawanna River
- Red Spring Run
- Saint Johns Creek
- Mill Creek
- Spring Brook
- Keyser Creek
- Stafford Meadow Brook
- Roaring Brook
- Meadow Brook
- Leggetts Creek
- Price Creek
- Eddy Creek
- Hull Creek
- Wildcat Creek
- Sterry Creek
- Grassy Island Creek
- Laurel Run
- White Oak Run
- Aylesworth Creek
- Callender Gap Creek
- Rush Brook
- Powderly Creek
- Lees Creek
- Meredith Creek
- Fall Brook
- Racket Brook
- Coal Brook
- Wilson Creek
- Rogers Brook
- Clarks Creek
- Meredith Brook
- Brace Brook
- East Branch Lackawanna River
- West Branch Lackawanna River
- Hicks Creek
- Obendoffers Creek
- Gardner Creek
- Lewis Creek
- Sutton Creek
- Bowman Creek
- Tunkhannock Creek
- Taques Creek
- Mehoopany Creek
- Little Mehoopany Creek
- Meshoppen Creek
- Tuscarora Creek
- Sugar Run Creek
- Wyalusing Creek
- Wysox Creek
- Towanda Creek
- Sugar Creek
- Chemung River
- Cayuta Creek
- Wappasening Creek
- Apalachin Creek
- Choconut Creek
- Little Snake Creek
- Snake Creek
- Salt Lick Creek
- Canawacta Creek
- Starrucca Creek
- Lackawanna River
Potomac River
- Potomac River (MD)
- Monocacy River (MD)
- Antietam Creek
- Conococheague Creek
- Little Conococheague Creek
- Licking Creek
- Tonoloway Creek
- Sideling Hill Creek
- Town Creek
- North Branch Potomac River (MD)
Gulf of Mexico
(via the Mississippi River)
Ohio River
- Ohio River
- Fish Creek
- Flaugherty Run
- Wheeling Creek
- Buffalo Creek
- Cross Creek (Ohio River tributary)
- Harmon Creek
- Kings Creek
- Little Beaver Creek
- Raccoon Creek
- Beaver River
- McKinley Run
- Hamilton Run
- Brady Run
- Walnut Bottom Run
- Bennett Run
- Wallace Run
- Thompson Run
- Clarks Run
- Stockman Run
- Connoquenessing Creek
- Wampum Run
- Snake Run
- Eckles Run
- Jenkins Run
- Edwards Run
- McKee Run
- Mahoning River
- Shenango River
- Chartiers Creek
- Whiskey Run
- Campbells Run
- Robinson Run
- Scrubgrass Run
- Painters Run
- McLaughlin Run
- Thoms Run
- Millers Run
- Coal Run
- Brush Run
- McPherson Creek
- Little Chartiers Creek
- Brush Run
- Chartiers Run
- Plum Run
- Westland Run
- Georges Run
- Catfish Creek
Allegheny River
Main article: List of tributaries of the Allegheny River
- Allegheny River
- Girtys Run
- Pine Creek
- Squaw Run
- Plum Creek
- Deer Creek
- Riddle Run
- Pucketa Creek
- Bull Creek
- Chartiers Run
- Rachel Carson Run
- Buffalo Creek
- Kiskiminetas River
- Glade Run
- Crooked Creek
- Cowanshannock Creek
- Pine Creek
- Mahoning Creek
- Redbank Creek
- Bear Creek
- Clarion River
- Scrubgrass Creek
- Sandy Creek
- East Sandy Creek
- French Creek
- Sugar Creek
- North Deer Creek
- Little Creek
- Conneaut Outlet
- Rock Creek
- Williams Run
- Watson Run
- McMichael Run
- Mud Run
- Adsit Run
- Barber Run
- Van Horne Creek
- Cussewago Creek
- Bennyhoof Creek
- Spring Run
- Carr Run
- West Branch Cussewago Creek
- Gravel Run
- Woodcock Creek
- Conneauttee Creek
- Mohawk Run
- Muddy Creek
- LeBoeuf Creek
- South Branch French Creek
- Alder Run
- West Branch French Creek
- Hubbel Run
- Brannon Run
- Charley Run
- Oil Creek
- Pithole Creek
- Hemlock Creek
- Tionesta Creek
- East Hickory Creek
- Tidioute Creek
- Brokenstraw Creek
- Conewango Creek
- Kinzua Creek
- Sugar Run
- Tunungwant Creek
- Knapp Creek
- Barden Brook
- Oswayo Creek
- Potato Creek
- Allegheny Portage Creek
- Allegheny River
Monongahela River
- Monongahela River
- Four Mile Run
- Becks Run
- Streets Run
- West Run
- Ninemile Run
- Turtle Creek
- Thompson Run
- Crooked Run
- Youghiogheny River
- Long Run
- Crawford Run
- Rock Run
- Gillespie Run
- Pollock Run
- Sewickley Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Jacobs Creek
- Browneller Run
- Washington Run
- Virgin Run
- Furnace Run
- Smiley Run
- Dickerson Run
- Hickman Run
- Galley Run
- Mounts Creek
- Connell Run
- Dunbar Creek
- Laurel Run
- Indian Creek
- Morgan Run
- Workman Run
- Johnson Run
- Bruner Run
- Crooked Run
- Sugar Run
- Jonathan Run
- Bear Run
- Stulls Run
- Jim Run
- Cucumber Run
- Meadow Run
- Sheepskin Run
- Rock Spring Run
- Lick Run
- Camp Run
- Drake Run
- Ramcat Run
- Casselman River
- Hen Run
- Tub Run
- Hall Run
- Braddocks Run
- Reason Run
- Lewis Run (Monongahela River tributary)
- Peters Creek
- Wylie Run
- Fallen Timber Run
- Lobbs Run
- Kelly Run (Monongahela River tributary)
- Bunola Run
- Houston Run
- Mingo Creek
- Dry Run
- Pigeon Creek
- Beckets Run
- Maple Creek
- Speers Run
- Hooders Run
- Little Redstone Creek
- Redstone Creek
- Dunlap Creek
- Tenmile Creek
- South Fork Tenmile Creek
- Castile Run
- Browns Run
- Ruff Creek
- Coal Lick Run
- Grimes Run
- Laurel Run
- Sugar Run
- Jackson Run
- Purman Run
- Smith Creek
- Toll Gate Run
- Browns Creek
- Throckmorton Run
- Clear Run
- Pursley Creek
- Rush Run
- Lightner Run
- Hargus Creek
- West Run
- Scott Run
- Morris Run
- Plum Run
- Barrs Run
- Daniels Run
- South Fork Tenmile Creek
- Rush Run
- Bates Run
- Pumpkin Run
- Muddy Creek
- Wallace Run
- Antram Run
- Middle Run
- Browns Run
- Little Whiteley Creek
- Whiteley Creek
- Cats Run
- Jacobs Creek
- Georges Creek
- Dunkard Creek
- Cheat River
- Camp Run
- Monongahela River
Lake Erie
- Twentymile Creek
- Sixteenmile Creek
- Twelvemile Creek
- Eightmile Creek
- Sevenmile Creek
- Sixmile Creek
- Fourmile Creek
- Mill Creek
- Walnut Creek
- Trout Run
- Elk Creek
- Crooked Creek
- Raccoon Creek
- Turkey Creek
- Conneaut Creek
Lake Ontario
See also
- List of canals in the United States
- List of lakes in Pennsylvania
- List of rivers of the United States
References
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Pennsylvania (1974)
- Shaw, Lewis C. (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams Part II (Water Resources Bulletin No. 16). Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey (1st ed.). Harrisburg, PA: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources (no ISBN).
