List of tributaries of the Potomac River facts for kids

This is a complete list of tributary streams of the Potomac River in the Eastern United States, listed in order from source to mouth.

• North Branch Potomac River (Maryland/West Virginia)
• South Branch Potomac River (Virginia/West Virginia)
• Town Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Big Run (Maryland)
• Little Cacapon River (West Virginia)
• Purslane Run (Maryland)
• Steer Run (West Virginia)
• Fifteenmile Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Sideling Hill Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Willett Run (West Virginia)
• Cacapon River (West Virginia)
• Sir Johns Run (West Virginia)
• Warm Spring Run (West Virginia)
• Tonoloway Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Stoney Run (West Virginia)
• Ditch Run (West Virginia)
• Sleepy Creek (West Virginia)
• Licking Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Big Run (West Virginia)
• Cherry Run (West Virginia)
• Back Creek (Virginia/West Virginia)
• Green Spring Run (Maryland)
• Harlan Run (West Virginia)
• Camp Spring Run (Maryland)
• Little Conococheague Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Conococheague Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Magruder Run (West Virginia)
• Opequon Creek (Virginia/West Virginia)
• Downey Branch (Maryland)
• Marsh Run (Maryland)
• Town Run (West Virginia)
• Rattlesnake Run (West Virginia)
• Antietam Creek (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Elks Run (West Virginia)
• Shenandoah River (Virginia/West Virginia)
• Piney Run (Virginia)
• Israel Creek (Maryland)
• Dutchman Creek (Virginia)
• Quarter Branch (Virginia)
• Little Catoctin Creek (Maryland)
• Catoctin Creek (Maryland)
• Catoctin Creek (Virginia)
• Tuscarora Creek (Maryland)
• Monocacy River (Maryland/Pennsylvania)
• Little Monocacy River (Maryland)
• Limestone Branch (Virginia)
• Broad Run (Maryland)
• Goose Creek (Virginia)
• Broad Run (Virginia)
• Horsepen Branch (Maryland)
• Sugarland Run (Virginia)
• Seneca Creek (Maryland)
• Old Sugarland Run (Virginia)
• Muddy Branch (Maryland)
• Nichols Run (Virginia)
• Watts Branch (Maryland)
• Limekiln Branch (Maryland)
• Carroll Branch (Maryland)
• Pond Run (Virginia)
• Clarks Branch (Virginia)
• Mine Run Branch (Virginia)
• Difficult Run (Virginia)
• Bullneck Run (Virginia)
• Rock Run (Maryland)
• Scott Run (Virginia)
• Dead Run (Virginia)
• Turkey Run (Virginia)
• Cabin John Creek (Maryland)
• Wisteria Run [unofficial name] (Virginia)
• Minnehaha Branch (Maryland)
• Little Falls Branch (Maryland)
• Pimmit Run (Virginia)
• Gulf Branch (Virginia)
• Donaldson Run (Virginia)
• Windy Run (Virginia)
• Spout Run (Virginia)
• Maddox Branch (District of Columbia)
• Foundry Branch (District of Columbia)
• Rock Creek (District of Columbia/Maryland)
• Rocky Run (Virginia) (paved over)
• Tiber Creek (District of Columbia) (paved over)
• Roaches Run (Virginia)
• Washington Channel (District of Columbia)
• Anacostia River (District of Columbia/Maryland)
• Four Mile Run (Virginia)
• Oxon Creek (District of Columbia/Maryland)
• Hunting Creek (Virginia)
• Broad Creek (Maryland)
• Henson Creek (Maryland)
• Swan Creek (Maryland)
• Piscataway Creek (Maryland)
• Little Hunting Creek (Virginia)
• Dogue Creek (Virginia)
• Accotink Creek (Virginia)
• Pohick Creek (Virginia)
• Pomonkey Creek (Maryland)
• Occoquan River (Virginia)
• Neabsco Creek (Virginia)
• Powells Creek (Virginia)
• Mattawoman Creek (Maryland)
• Chicamuxen Creek (Maryland)
• Quantico Creek (Virginia)
• Little Creek (Virginia)
• Chopawamsic Creek (Virginia)
• Tank Creek (Virginia)
• Aquia Creek (Virginia)
• Potomac Creek (Virginia)
• Nanjemoy Creek (Maryland)
• Port Tobacco River (Maryland)
• Popes Creek (Maryland)
• Gambo Creek (Virginia)
• Piccowaxen Creek (Maryland)
• Upper Machodoc Creek (Virginia)
• Wicomico River (Maryland)
• Monroe Creek (Virginia)
• Mattox Creek (Virginia)
• Popes Creek (Virginia)
• Jackson Creek (Virginia)
• Bonum Creek (Virginia)
• St. Marys River (Maryland)
• Yeocomico River (Virginia)
• Garners Creek (Virginia)
• Coan River (Virginia)
• Cod Creek (Virginia)
• Presley Creek (Virginia)
• Hull Creek (Virginia)
• Cubitt Creek (Virginia)
• Hack Creek (Virginia)