List of rivers of Colombia

This is a list of rivers in Colombia. They are arranged by where they drain. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name.

Map of Colombia showing major rivers

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
  • Japurá River or Yapura
    • 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
• 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 Archived 2020-04-10 at the Wayback Machine