List of Rivers of Kentucky - By Drainage Basin

By Drainage Basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River.

• Mississippi River
  • Obion Creek
  • Mayfield Creek
  • Ohio River
    • Massac Creek
    • Tennessee River
      • Clarks River
      • Blood River

• • • Cumberland River
      • Little River
      • Red River
      • Obey River (TN)
        • Wolf River
      • Big South Fork of the Cumberland River
      • Rockcastle River
      • Laurel River
      • Clear Fork
    • Tradewater River
    • Green River
      • Panther Creek
      • Pond River
      • Rough River
      • Mud River
      • Barren River
        • Gasper River
      • Little Reedy Creek
      • Big Reedy Creek
      • Bear Creek
      • Nolin River
      • Little Barren River
      • Russell Creek
    • Salt River
      • Rolling Fork
        • Beech Fork
          • Chaplin River
      • Floyds Fork
    • Beargrass Creek
    • Little Kentucky River

• • • Kentucky River
      • Elkhorn Creek
      • Benson Creek
      • Dix River
        • Cedar Creek
      • Hickman Creek
      • Silver Creek
      • Red River
      • North Fork Kentucky River
        • Middle Fork Kentucky River
        • Troublesome Creek
      • South Fork Kentucky River
        • Goose Creek
        • Red Bird River

• • • Licking River
      • Banklick Creek
      • South Fork Licking River
      • North Fork Licking River
    • Kinniconick Creek
    • Tygarts Creek
    • Little Sandy River
    • Big Sandy River
      • Blaine Creek
      • Levisa Fork
        • Paint Creek
        • Russell Fork
      • Tug Fork