Tributaries and sub-tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Rio Grande upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted.
San Juan River, or Rio San Juan (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila) Marte R. Gómez Dam and Marte R. Gómez Reservoir (Tamaulipas) Pesquería River, or Río Pesquería (Nuevo León) Salinas River, or Río Salinas (Nuevo León) Rio Alamo, or Alamo River (Tamaulipas) Las Blancas Dam (Tamaulipas) Falcon Dam and Falcon International Reservoir (Tamaulipas and Texas) Salado River, or Rio Salado (Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas) Sabinas Hidalgo River (Nuevo León) Candela River, Rio Candela (Nuevo León and Coahuila) Presa Venustiano Carranza (dam and reservoir) (Coahuila) Rio Nadadores (Coahuila) Rio Monclova (Coahuila) Sabinas River, or Rio Sabinas (Coahuila) Rio Alamos (Coahuila) San Ildefonso Creek (Texas) Chacon Creek (Texas) San Ygnacio Creek (Texas) Zacate Creek (Texas) Sombrerillito Creek (Texas) Santa Isabel Creek (Texas) Rio Escondido (Coahuila) Arroyo San Antonio, or Rio San Antonio (Coahuila) Rio San Rodrigo (Coahuila) La Fragua Dam and La Fragua Reservoir (Coahuila) Las Moras Creek(Texas) Tequesquite Creek (Texas) (Texas) Rio San Diego (Coahuila and Nuevo León) Cow Creek (Rio Grande) (Texas) Pinto Creek (Texas) Sycamore Creek (Val Verde County) (Texas) Mud Creek (Kinney County) (Texas) Zorro Creek (Val Verde County) (Texas) San Felipe Creek (Texas) Arroyo de las Vacas (Coahuila) Arroyo de los Jaboncillos (Coahuila) Amistad Dam and Amistad Reservoir (Texas and Coahuila) Devils River (Texas) Pecos River (Texas and New Mexico) Red Bluff Dam and Red Bluff Reservoir (Texas and New Mexico) Delaware River (Texas and New Mexico) Black River (New Mexico) Rio Penasco (New Mexico) Rio Felix (New Mexico) Cow Creek (New Mexico) Rio Hondo (New Mexico) Two Rivers Reservoir (New Mexico) Rio Bonito (New Mexico) Rio Ruidoso (New Mexico) Gallinas River (New Mexico) San Francisco Creek (Texas) Maravillas Creek (Texas) Arroyo del a Guaje (Coahuila) Laguna del Guaje (Coahuila) Terlingua Creek (Texas) Rio San Carlos (Chihuahua) Alamito Creek (Texas) Rio Conchos (Chihuahua and Durango) El Granero Dam (Luis L. Leon Dam) and El Granero Reservoir (Chihuahua) Rio Chuviscar (Chihuahua) Rio Sacramento (Chihuahua) San Pedro River, or Rio San Pedro (Chihuahua) Francisco I. Madero Dam and Francisco I.