List of rivers of Vermont

This article includes a list of general references but lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (March 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

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:

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.

Lake Champlain

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

Hudson River

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

References

Sources

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

Footnotes

v t e Rivers of the United States
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

v t e State of Vermont
Montpelier (capital)
Regions	Champlain Valley Green Mountains Mount Mansfield Northeast Kingdom
Counties	Addison Bennington Caledonia Chittenden Essex Franklin Grand Isle Lamoille Orange Orleans Rutland Washington Windham Windsor
Cities	Barre Burlington (metropolitan area) Essex Junction Montpelier Newport Rutland St. Albans South Burlington Vergennes Winooski
Towns (pop. >5,000)	Barre Bennington Brattleboro Colchester Essex Fairfax Hartford Jericho Lyndon Middlebury Milton Morristown Northfield Shelburne Springfield St. Albans St. Johnsbury Stowe Swanton Waterbury Williston
Festivals	Vermont State Fair Green Mountain Film Festival Strolling of the Heifers
Topics	Outline Climate change Flag Geography mountains Government constitution delegations History Vermont National Guard Vermont Air National Guard Vermont State Guard People Symbols Tallest buildings Tourist attractions Vermont Republic coinage flag Stella quarta decima Villages
Society	Abortion Cannabis Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Elections Gun laws LGBT rights Politics
Vermont portal

v t e Rivers of Vermont by drainage system
Connecticut River watershed	Black River Connecticut River Deerfield River Fall River Green River Halls Stream Leach Creek Moose River Nulhegan River Ompompanoosuc River Ottauquechee River Passumpsic River Rock River Saxtons River Utley Brook Waits River Wells River West River Whetstone Brook White River Williams River Winhall River
Hudson River watershed	Batten Kill Hoosic River Walloomsac River
Saint Lawrence River watershed	Barton River Black River Brownington Branch Browns River Coaticook River Cold River Clyde River Jail Branch River Johns River Lamoille River Lemon Fair River Mad River Mettawee River Mill River Missisquoi River Otter Creek Pherrins River Poultney River Rock River Stevens Branch Tomifobia River Willoughby River Winooski River