List of rivers of Vermont

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Vermont, sorted by drainage basin, and ordered from lower to higher, with the towns at their mouths:

Connecticut River

The Connecticut River flows south towards Long Island Sound in Connecticut. Flowing into it are:

• Deerfield River, Greenfield, Massachusetts
  • Green River, Greenfield, Massachusetts
  • Glastenbury River, Somerset
• Fall River, Greenfield, Massachusetts
• Whetstone Brook, Brattleboro, Vermont
• West River, Brattleboro
  • Rock River, Newfane
  • Wardsboro Brook, Jamaica
  • Winhall River, Londonderry
  • Utley Brook, Londonderry
• Saxtons River, Westminster
• Williams River, Rockingham
  • Middle Branch Williams River, Chester
  • South Branch Williams River
• Black River, Springfield
• Mill Brook, Windsor
• Ottauquechee River, Hartland
  • Barnard Brook, Woodstock
  • Broad Brook, Bridgewater
  • North Branch Ottauquechee River, Bridgewater
• White River, White River Junction
  • First Branch White River, South Royalton
  • Second Branch White River, North Royalton
  • Third Branch White River, Bethel
  • Tweed River, Stockbridge
  • West Branch White River, Rochester
• Ompompanoosuc River, Norwich
  • West Branch Ompompanoosuc River, Thetford
• Waits River, Bradford
  • South Branch Waits River, Bradford
• Wells River, Wells River
• Stevens River, Barnet
• Passumpsic River, Barnet
  • Joes Brook, Barnet
  • Sleepers River, St. Johnsbury
  • Moose River, St. Johnsbury
  • Miller Run, Lyndonville
  • Sutton River, West Burke
• Paul Stream, Brunswick
• Nulhegan River, Bloomfield
• Leach Creek, Canaan
• Halls Stream, Beecher Falls

Saint-François River watershed

Saint-François River

Lake Memphremagog

Lake Memphremagog drains north via the Magog River in Quebec to the Saint-François River at Sherbrooke. Flowing into the lake are:

• Johns River, Derby
• Clyde River, Newport
  • Pherrins River, Island Pond
• Black River, Newport
  • Fairfield River, Fairfield
• Barton River, Newport
  • Willoughby River, Orleans
    • Brownington Branch, Brownington

Massawippi River

• Coaticook River, Sherbrooke, Quebec
• The Tomifobia River, which straddles the Vermont-Quebec border for a few kilometers near the village of Stanstead, Quebec and eventually drains north.

Richelieu River watershed

Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain drains into the Richelieu River in Québec, thence into the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

• Pike River, Venise-en-Québec, Québec
• Rock River, Highgate
• Missisquoi River, Swanton
  • Sutton River (Missisquoi River)
  • Brock River (Missisquoi River)
  • Missisquoi River North
    • Petite rivière Missisquoi Nord
  • East Branch Missisquoi River
  • Burgess Branch
  • Black Creek, Sheldon
  • Trout River, Berkshire
    • South Branch Trout River
  • Tyler Branch, Sheldon
• Mill River, Georgia
• Lamoille River, Milton
  • Browns River, Fairfax
    • Lee River, Jericho
  • Seymour River, Cambridge
  • Brewster River, Jeffersonville
  • North Branch Lamoille River, Cambridge
  • Gihon River, Johnson
  • Green River, Wolcott
• Winooski River, Colchester/Burlington
  • Huntington River, Richmond
  • Little River, Waterbury
  • Mad River, Middlesex
  • Dog River, Montpelier
  • North Branch Winooski River, Montpelier
  • Stevens Branch, Montpelier
  • Kingsbury Branch, East Montpelier
    • Jail Branch River, Barre
• La Platte River, Shelburne
• Lewis Creek, Ferrisburg
• Little Otter Creek, Ferrisburg
• Otter Creek, Ferrisburg
  • Lemon Fair River, Weybridge
    • Little Lemon Fair River, Orwell
  • Dead Creek, Addison
  • New Haven River, Weybridge
  • Middlebury River, Middlebury
  • Leicester River, Leicester
  • Neshobe River, Brandon
  • Clarendon River, Rutland
  • East Creek, Rutland
  • Cold River, Clarendon
  • Mill River, Clarendon
• Mettawee River, West Haven, Vermont/Whitehall, New York
  • Indian River, Granville
• Poultney River, West Haven, Vermont/Whitehall, New York
  • Hubbardton River, West Haven
  • Castleton River, Fair Haven

Hudson River watershed

Hudson River

The Hudson River in New York drains into New York Bay.

• Hoosic River, Schaghticoke, New York
  • Walloomsac River, Hoosick, New York
    • Roaring Branch, Bennington
• Batten Kill, Greenwich, New York
  • Green River, West Arlington
  • Roaring Branch, Arlington

See also

• List of rivers of the United States

References

Sources

"Geographical Names Information System". Geographical Names Information System. United States Geographical Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2026-03-07.