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This is a list of rivers in Costa Rica. The list is arranged by where the river drains. Tributaries are indented under each larger stream's name.

• San Jose River}
  • Colorado River (distributary)
    • Chirripó River
  • Sarapiquí River
    • Toro River
    • Sucio River
  • San Carlos River
    • Arenal River
  • Pocosol River
  • Lake Nicaragua (Nicaragua)
    • Frío River
      • Sabogal River
      • Celeste River (Buenavista River)
    • Zapote River
    • Niño River (Pizote River)
    • Sapoá River
• Suerte River
• Tortuguero River
• Reventazón River
  • Parismina River
    • Jiménez River
  • Atirro River
  • Pejibaye River
  • Orosí River
• Pacuare River
• Matina River
  • Chirripó Duchi River (Chirripó Atlañtico River)
• Banano River
• Estrella River
• Sixaola River
  • Yorkin River
  • Uren River
  • Lari River
  • Coen River
  • Telire River

• Tamarindo River
• Nosara River
• Tempisque River
  • Bebedero River
    • Cañas River
    • Piedras River
    • Corobicí River
      • Tenorio River
  • Cañas River
  • Salto River
  • Liberia River
  • Colorado River
• Abangares River
• Lagarto River
• Guacimal River
• Aranjuez River
• Barranca River
• Jesús María River
• Tárcoles River
• Pirris River
• Naranjo River
• Savegre River
• Térraba River
  • Coto Brus River
  • General River
    • Chirripó Pacifico River
• Sierpe River
• Coto Colorado River

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
• CIA map, 1987.
• Instituto Costarricense de Turismo map Archived 2017-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, 2007. (in Spanish)