This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rivers in bold are considered major rivers either geographically or historically.
By stream network
All rivers eventually empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers are listed in order from west to east along the coastline, with tributary rivers listed from downstream to upstream along main stem rivers.
West of Narragansett Bay
- Thames River (Connecticut)
- Quinebaug River (Connecticut)
- Pawcatuck River
Narragansett Bay
- Saugatucket River
- Pettaquamscutt River
- Annaquatucket River
- Pine River
- Potowomut River
- Maskerchugg River
- Providence River
- Warren River
East of Narragansett Bay
Alphabetically
- Abbott Run
- Annaquatucket River
- Ashaway River
- Barrington River
- Beaver River
- Big River
- Blackstone River
- Branch River
- Carr River
- Chepachet River
- Chipuxet River
- Chockalog River
- Clear River
- Congdon River
- Flat River (Kent County, Rhode Island)
- Flat River (Washington County, Rhode Island)
- Green Fall River
- Hunt River
- Kickemuit River
- Maidford River
- Maiford River
- Maskerchugg River
- Mattatuxet River
- Mill River
- Millers River
- Mishnock River
- Moosup River
- Moshassuck River
- Moswansicut River
- Nipmuc River
- Nooseneck River
- North Branch Pawtuxet River
- Palmer River
- Pascoag River
- Pawcatuck River
- Pawtuxet River
- Peters River
- Pettaquamscutt River
- Pine River
- Pocasset River
- Ponaganset River
- Potowomut River
- Providence River
- Quaket River
- Queen's River
- Runnins River
- Sakonnet River
- Saugatucket River
- Seekonk River
- Sevenmile River
- South Branch Pawtuxet River
- Stillwater River
- Ten Mile River
- Usquepaug River
- Warren River
- West River
- Wilde River
- Wood River
- Woonasquatucket River