List of rivers of Arkansas

This article is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

By drainage basin

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

Red River

Mississippi River
- Red River
  - Black River (LA)
    - Tensas River (LA)
      - Bayou Macon
    - Ouachita River
      - Boeuf River
      - Bayou D'Arbonne (LA)
        Cornie Bayou
      - Bayou Bartholomew
      - Saline River
        Hurricane Creek
      - Moro Creek
      - Smackover Creek
      - Little Missouri River
        Terre Noire Creek
        
        Terre Rouge Creek
        
        Antoine River
        
        Hickory Creek
      - Caddo River
  - Loggy Bayou (LA)
    - Flat River (LA)
      - Red Chute Bayou (LA)
        Bodcau Bayou and Creek
    - Bayou Dorcheat
  - Sulphur River
  - McKinney Bayou
  - Little River
    - Saline River
    - Cossatot River
      - Little Cossatot River
    - Rolling Fork
    - Mountain Fork

Arkansas River

Mississippi River
- Arkansas River
  - Bayou Meto
  - Little Maumelle River
  - Maumelle River
  - Fourche La Fave River
    - South Fourche La Fave River
  - Cadron Creek
  - Point Remove Creek
  - Petit Jean River
  - Illinois Bayou
  - Big Piney Creek
  - Mulberry River
  - Poteau River
    - James Fork
  - Lee Creek
  - Illinois River
    - Flint Creek
      - Sager Creek
    - Hickory Creek
  - Neosho River (OK)
    - Elk River (OK)
      - Big Sugar Creek
      - Little Sugar Creek
        Tanyard Creek

White River

Mississippi River
- White River
  - Arkansas Post Canal
  - La Grue Bayou
  - Big Creek
  - Cache River
    - Bayou De View
  - Bayou des Arc
  - Little Red River
  - Village Creek
  - Black River
    - Strawberry River
      - Little Strawberry River
    - Spring River
      - Warm Fork Spring River
      - Eleven Point River
    - Fourche River
    - Current River
      - Little Black River
  - North Fork River
    - Bennetts River
  - Buffalo River
    - Little Buffalo River
  - Crooked Creek
  - Kings River
  - Hickory Creek

St. Francis River

Mississippi River
- St. Francis River
  - L'Anguille River
  - Tyronza River
  - Little River

By size

Rivers are measured by their mean annual flow of water in cubic feet per second (cuft/s). 1 cubic foot per second euqals 0.028 m³/s.

Notes and sources: There are two Richland Creeks and two Saline Rivers in Arkansas. Flow of rivers differs substantially between years and seasons. Source for all rivers except St. Francis is the "USGS Water-Data Report – 2012" at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=basin_cd; The flow of the St. Francis River flow is estimated from US Army Corps of Engineers data at https://archive.today/20130708123645/http://w3.mvm.usace.army.mil/hydraulics/docs/historic/sfdata/sf13284d