Orconectes is a genus of cave dwelling freshwater crayfish, endemic to suitable habitats in the eastern United States.

Surface dwelling species, formerly categorised here, were moved to Faxonius in 2017.

[1] Due to their subterranean habitat, they are usually depigmented, often blind, and are long-lived.

[3] Prior to the 2017 review by Oxford university, the genus contained 85 species in 11 subgenera.

The Faxonius subgenus was raised to a full genus, and the majority of species formerly recorded as Orconectes were moved there.