By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean north of Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
- Potomac River
- Hull Creek
- Coan River
- Yeocomico River
- Lower Machodoc Creek
- Nomini Creek
- Popes Creek
- Mattox Creek
- Rosier Creek
- Upper Machodoc Creek
- Potomac Creek
- Aquia Creek
- Chopawamsic Creek
- Quantico Creek
- Neabsco Creek
- Occoquan River
- Massey Creek
- Sandy Run
- Stillwell Run
- Bull Run
- Popes Head Creek
- Cub Run
- Little Bull Run
- Foley Branch
- Cedar Run
- Broad Run
- Kettle Run
- Pohick Creek
- Accotink Creek
- Dogue Creek
- Little Hunting Creek
- Hunting Creek
- Four Mile Run
- Lubber Run
- Pimmit Run
- Difficult Run
- Sugarland Run
- Broad Run
- Goose Creek
- Little River
- North Fork Goose Creek
- Beaverdam Creek
- Catoctin Creek
- Shenandoah River
Shenandoah drainage basin - North Fork Shenandoah River
- Passage Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Stony Creek
- Mill Creek
- Smith Creek
- Linville Creek
- Shoemaker River
- Little Dry River
- German River
- South Fork Shenandoah River
- Hawksbill Creek
- South River
- Back Creek
- North River
- Middle River
- Naked Creek
- Cooks Creek
- Dry River
- Muddy Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Briery Branch
- Little River
- North Fork Shenandoah River
- Opequon Creek
- Mill Creek
- Abrams Creek
- Red Bud Run
- Back Creek
- Sleepy Creek
- South Branch Potomac River
- Little Wicomico River
- Great Wicomico River
- Rappahannock River
- Urbanna Creek
- Lagrange Creek
- Parrotts Creek
- Corrotoman River
- Totuskey Creek
- Piscataway Creek
- Hoskins Creek
- Cat Point Creek
- Occupacia Creek
- Rapidan River
- Mountain Run
- Hazel River
- Jordan River
- Piankatank River
- East River
- North River
- Ware River
- Severn River
- York River
- Perrin River
- Queen Creek
- Poropotank River
- Mattaponi River
- Maracossic Creek
- South River
- Matta River
- Poni River
- Pamunkey River
- Poquoson River
- Back River
- Hampton Roads
- Hampton River
- Elizabeth River
- James River
James drainage basin - Hoffler Creek
- Nansemond River
- Chuckatuck Creek
- Brewers Creek
- Pagan River
- Warwick River
- Lawnes Creek
- Skiffes Creek
- College Creek
- Grays Creek
- Chickahominy River
- Upper Chippokes Creek
- Wards Creek
- Bailey Creek
- Appomattox River
- Falling Creek
- Powhite Creek
- Deep Creek
- Muddy Creek
- Willis River
- Byrd Creek
- Rivanna River
- Mechunk Creek
- Buck Island Creek
- North Fork Rivanna River
- South Fork Rivanna River
- Slate River
- Hardware River
- Rockfish River
- Tye River
- Rucker Run
- Buffalo River
- Piney River
- South Fork Tye River
- North Fork Tye River
- David Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Blackwater Creek
- Ivy Creek
- Harris Creek
- Pedlar River
- Maury River
- Buffalo Creek
- South River
- Irish Creek
- Saint Marys River
- Whistle Creek
- Kerrs Creek
- Hays Creek
- Little Calfpasture River
- Calfpasture River
- Mill Creek (Calfpasture River tributary)
- Cedar Creek (James River tributary)
- Catawba Creek
- Craig Creek
- Johns Creek
- Mill Creek (James River tributary)
- Sinking Creek
- Cowpasture River
- Stuart Run
- Bullpasture River
- Jackson River
- Potts Creek
- Dunlap Creek
- Ogle Creek (Virginia)
- Cedar Creek (Jackson River tributary)
- Back Creek
- Little Back Creek
- Lynnhaven River
Atlantic Ocean south of Chesapeake Bay
- North Landing River
- Northwest River (Virginia)
- Chowan River (NC)
- Meherrin River
- Fountains Creek
- Flat Rock Creek
- North Meherrin River
- Reedy Creek
- South Meherrin River
- Somerton Creek
- Blackwater River
- Nottoway River
- Mill Creek
- Nottoway Swamp
- Assamoosick Swamp
- Three Creek
- Raccoon Creek
- Hunting Quarter Swamp
- Rowanty Creek
- Stony Creek
- Sappony Creek
- Sturgeon Creek
- Waqua Creek
- Tommeheton Creek
- Crooked Creek
- Little Nottoway River
- Meherrin River
- Roanoke River (or Staunton River)
- Allen Creek (Roanoke River tributary)
- Island Creek
- Grassy Creek
- Bluestone Creek
- Little Bluestone Creek
- Dan River
- Line Branch
- Aarons Creek
- Hyco River
- Lick Branch
- Banister River
- Gibson Creek
- Wolf Trap Creek
- Myers Creek
- Winn Creek
- Toots Creek
- Terrible Creek
- Kents Creek
- Polecat Creek
- Sandy Creek
- Bye Creek
- Bradley Creek
- Runaway Creek
- Elkhorn Creek
- Brush Creek
- Squirrel Creek
- Allen Creek
- Bird Creek
- Stinking River
- Shockoe Creek
- Whitethorn Creek
- Cherrystone Creek
- White Oak Creek
- Pudding Creek
- Bearskin Creek
- Strawberry Creek
- Robins Branch
- Wet Sleeve Creek
- Mitchell Branch
- Chatman Branch
- Grassy Creek
- Perrin Creek
- Reedy Creek
- Poplar Creek
- Pond Branch
- Miry Creek
- Lawsons Creek
- Country Line Creek
- Sandy River
- Cascade Creek
- Smith River
- Leatherwood Creek
- Mayo River
- North Mayo River
- South Mayo River
- Russell Creek
- Little Dan River
- Difficult Creek
- Roanoke Creek
- Cub Creek
- Falling River
- Little Falling River
- Mollys Creek
- South Fork Falling River
- Straightstone Creek
- Seneca Creek
- West Little Seneca Creek
- East Little Seneca Creek
- Otter River
- Big Otter River
- Goose Creek (Roanoke River tributary)
- Pigg River
- Snow Creek
- Big Chestnut Creek
- Blackwater River
- Back Creek
- Tinker Creek
- North Fork Roanoke River
- South Fork Roanoke River
- Goose Creek (South Fork Roanoke River tributary)
- Pee Dee River (NC)
Mississippi River
Tennessee River
- Tennessee River (TN)
- Clinch River
- Powell River
- Indian Creek
- Martin Creek
- Wallen Creek
- North Fork Powell River
- South Fork Powell River
- North Fork Clinch River
- Copper Creek
- Stock Creek
- Guest River
- Little River
- Big Creek
- Indian Creek
- Powell River
- Holston River (TN)
- North Fork Holston River
- Possum Creek
- Big Moccasin Creek
- Laurel Creek (North Fork Holston River tributary)
- South Fork Holston River
- Beaver Creek
- Middle Fork Holston River
- Laurel Creek (South Fork Holston River tributary)
- Whitetop Laurel Creek
- North Fork Holston River
- Clinch River
Ohio River
- Ohio River (KY, WV)
- Big Sandy River (KY)
- Levisa Fork
- Russell Fork
- Home Creek
- Slate Creek
- Dismal Creek (tributary of Levisa Fork)
- Tug Fork
- Knox Creek
- Dry Fork
- Levisa Fork
- Big Sandy River (KY)
- Kanawha River (WV)
- New River
- Bluestone River
- East River
- Wolf Creek
- Walker Creek
- Little Walker Creek
- Kimberling Creek
- Sinking Creek
- Little River (New River tributary)
- Pine Creek (Floyd County, Virginia)
- West Fork Little River
- Peak Creek
- Big Reed Island Creek
- Cripple Creek
- Crooked Creek
- Beaverdam Creek
- Glade Creek
- Grassy Creek
- Greasy Creek
- Big Branch
- Laurel Fork (Virginia)
- Little Snake Creek
- Bear Creek
- Pine Creek
- Pipestem Branch
- Snake Creek
- Sulphur Spring Branch
- Stone Mountain Creek
- Burks Fork
- Little Reed Island Creek
- Reed Creek
- Chestnut Creek
- Elk Creek
- Little River (North Carolina–Virginia)
- Fox Creek
- Wilson Creek
- North Fork New River
- Helton Creek
- Big Horse Creek
- New River
- Kanawha River (WV)
