List of rivers of California
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List of rivers in California (U.S. state), grouped by region.
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North Coast (north of Humboldt Bay) [edit]
Rivers and streams between the Oregon border and Humboldt Bay that empty into the Pacific Ocean (arranged north to south; tributaries with those entering nearest the sea first)
- Smith River
- South Fork Smith River
- North Fork Smith River
- Middle Fork Smith River
- Rowdy Creek
- Klamath River
- Terwer Creek
- Blue Creek
- Pecwan Creek
- Trinity River
- Copper Creek
- Boise Creek
- Salmon River
- Scott River
- Shasta River
- Lost River, which is mostly in California but joins the Klamath in Oregon
- Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)
- Little River (Humboldt County)
- Mad River
Humboldt Bay [edit]
Primary streams entering Humboldt Bay are listed north to south beginning north of the entrance to the bay and continuing in a clockwise direction. Tributaries entering nearest the bay are listed first.[1][2]
For additional detail on Humboldt Bay streams, see Humboldt Bay: Bay tributaries and sloughs.
- Jacoby Creek
- Eureka Slough
- Freshwater Slough
- Elk River (California)
- Salmon Creek (Northern Humboldt County)
North Coast (south of Humboldt Bay) [edit]
Rivers and streams between Humboldt Bay and the Golden Gate that empty into the Pacific Ocean (arranged north to south; tributaries with those entering nearest the sea first):
- Eel River
- Bear River (Humboldt County)
- Mattole River
- Usal Creek
- Ten Mile River
- Noyo River
- Big River
- Little River (Mendocino County)
- Albion River
- Big Salmon Creek
- Navarro River
- Rancheria Creek
- Anderson Creek
- Garcia River
- Gualala River
- Russian River
For details of the Sonoma and Marin coasts, see List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
San Francisco Bay [edit]
Streams that empty into San Francisco Bay or its tributary bays (arranged clockwise, starting at the north side of the Golden Gate; tributaries are listed from those entering nearest the bays to farthest).
For additional detail on Bay Area creeks, see List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
San Pablo Bay [edit]
Suisun Bay [edit]
Sacramento River [edit]
- Sacramento River:
- Cache Slough
- Steamboat Slough in the Sacramento Delta Region
- Miner Slough
- Lindsey Slough
- Lookout Slough
- Ulatis Creek
- Putah Creek
- American River
- Dry Creek
- Cache Creek (This is the sole outlet for Clear Lake.)
- Feather River
- Butte Creek
- Stony Creek
- Big Chico Creek
- Deer Creek
- Mill Creek
- Dye Creek
- Payne's Creek
- Battle Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Cow Creek
- Clear Creek
- Rock Creek
- Spring Creek
- Flat Creek
- Pit River
- Cache Slough
San Joaquin River [edit]
- San Joaquin River:
- Marsh Creek
- Mokelumne River
- Calaveras River
- Stanislaus River
- Hospital Creek
- Ingram Creek
- Tuolumne River
- Del Puerto Creek
- Orestimba Creek
- Merced River
- Mud Slough
- Chowchilla River
- Fresno River
- Fresno Slough from North Fork Kings River distributary in time of flood.
- Big Creek
- North Fork San Joaquin River
- Middle Fork San Joaquin River
- South Fork San Joaquin River
Tulare Basin [edit]
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Usually an endorheic basin, waters in this region all eventually would reach Tulare Lake. This region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years when Tulare Lake overflowed.
- Kings River divides into North, South and Clark's Fork distributaries before rejoining and emptying into Tulare Lake.
- Los Gatos Creek historically tributary to North Fork Kings River distributary.
- North Fork Kings River
- Middle Fork Kings River
- South Fork Kings River (This is the actual river that flows through Kings Canyon)
- Kaweah River
- Tule River
- White River
- Poso Creek
- Kern River
San Francisco Bay (remainder) [edit]
Continuing clockwise around San Pablo Bay/San Francisco Bay:
- Pinole Creek
- San Leandro Creek
- San Lorenzo Creek
- Alameda Creek
- Coyote Creek
- Guadalupe River
- Stevens Creek
- San Francisquito Creek
- Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)
- San Mateo Creek
For additional detail on Bay Area creeks, see List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Central Coast [edit]
Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean between the Golden Gate and Point Arguello, arranged in order from north to south.
For details of the San Mateo coast, see List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- San Gregorio Creek
- Pescadero Creek
- San Vicente Creek (Santa Cruz County)
- San Lorenzo River
- Pajaro River
- Elkhorn Slough
- Salinas River
- Carmel River
- Malpaso Creek
- Little Sur River
- Big Sur River
- McWay Creek
- Morro Creek
- Los Osos Creek
- San Luis Obispo Creek
- Santa Maria River
- San Antonio Creek
- Santa Ynez River
South Coast [edit]
Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean southeast of Point Arguello, arranged from north to south:
Santa Barbara County [edit]
- Goleta Slough
- Montecito Creek
- Oak Creek
- San Ysidro Creek
- Romero Creek
- Toro Canyon Creek
- Arroyo Paredon
- Santa Monica Creek
- Carpinteria Creek
- Rincon Creek
Ventura County [edit]
- Los Sauces Creek
- Madrianio Creek
- Padre Juan Canyon
- Ventura River
- Manuel Canyon
- Cañada Larga
- Cañada de Alisos
- Coyote Creek
- Matilija Creek
- North Fork Matilija Creek (This and Matilija Creek form the Ventura River's headwaters.)
- Santa Clara River
- Calleguas Creek
Los Angeles County [edit]
- Malibu Creek
- Ballona Creek
- Dominguez Channel
- Los Angeles River
Orange County [edit]
- San Gabriel River
- Santa Ana River
- Greenville-Banning Channel
- Santiago Creek
- Handy Creek
- Irvine Lake(Instream water supply, recreation and flood control reservoir)
- Black Star Canyon Creek
- Baker Canyon Creek
- Silverado Canyon
- Williams Canyon
- Harding Creek
- Modjeska Creek(Named for and flows from Modjeska Peak)
- Bear Trap Canyon Creek
- Blue Mud Creek
- Brush Creek
- Aliso Creek
- Fresno Canyon
- Wardlow Wash
- Chino Creek
- Temescal Creek
- Riverside Flood Control Channel
- Sunnyslope Channel
- Arroyo Tequesquito
- Lytle Creek
- City Creek
- Elder Gulch
- Plunge Creek
- Mill Creek
- Morton Creek
- Deep Creek
- Government Creek
- Warm Springs Creek
- Alder Creek
- Keller Creek
- Crystal Creek
- Breakneck Creek
- Bear Creek
- Deer Creek
- Mile Creek
- Cienaga Creek
- Barton Creek
- Hamilton Creek
- Converse Creek
- Staircase Creek
- South Fork Santa Ana River
- Lost Creek
- Wildhorse Creek
- Cienaga Seca Creek
- Heart Bar Creek
- Coon Creek
Newport Bay [edit]
- Newport Bay
- Upper Newport Bay
- Big Canyon (Newport Bay)
- Santa Isabel Channel
- Dehli Canal
- San Diego Creek
- Bonita Canyon Creek
- Bonita Canyon Reservoir
- Sand Canyon Wash
- Sand Canyon Reservoir
- San Joaquin Wash
- San Joaquin Reservoir
- Peters Canyon Wash
- Santa Ana Channel
- Rattlesnake Canyon Creek
- Peters Canyon Reservoir
- Marshburn Channel
- Bee Canyon Wash
- Round Canyon
- Bee Canyon Reservoir
- Agua Chinon Creek
- Serrano Creek
- Bonita Canyon Creek
- Santa Ana-Delhi Channel
- Big Canyon Creek
- Upper Newport Bay
South Orange County Coast [edit]
- Buck Gully
- Morning Canyon
- Los Trancos Canyon
- Reef Point Creek
- Muddy Canyon Creek
- El Moro Canyon Creek
- Emerald Canyon Creek
- Boat Canyon Creek
- Laguna Canyon
- Bluebird Canyon Creek
- Hobo Canyon
- Aliso Creek
- Salt Creek
- North Creek
- San Juan Creek
- Trabuco Creek
- El Horno Creek
- Cañada Chiquita
- Cañada Gobernadora
- Wagon Wheel Canyon Creek
- Trampas Canyon
- Verdugo Canyon Wash
- Bell Canyon
- Crow Canyon Creek
- Dove Canyon Creek
- Fox Canyon Creek
- Lucas Canyon Creek
- Cold Springs Creek
- Hot Springs Creek
- Outlet stream of San Juan Hot Springs
- Chiquito Spring Creek
- Lion Canyon Creek
- Bear Canyon Creek
- Morrell Canyon
- Long Canyon Creek
- Arroyo El Cariso
- Decker Canyon
- Long Canyon Creek
- Prima Deshecha Cañada
- Segunda Deshecha Cañada
San Diego County [edit]
- San Mateo Creek
- San Onofre Creek
- Foley Creek
- Horno Creek
- Las Flores Creek
- Aliso Creek (San Diego County)
- French Creek (San Diego County)
- Cockleburr Creek
- Santa Margarita River
- San Luis Rey River
- Loma Alta Creek
- Buena Vista Lagoon
- Agua Hedionda Lagoon
- San Diego River (historically drained into San Diego Bay, but was permanently blocked due to concerns of siltation)
- Oak Canyon Creek
- Spring Canyon Creek
- Forester Creek
- Los Coches Creek
- San Vicente Creek
- Wildcat Canyon Creek
- Chocolate Creek
- Conejos Creek
- Sand Creek[disambiguation needed]
- Isham Creek
- Boulder Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Ritchie Creek
- Dye Canyon Creek
- Iron Springs Canyon Creek
- Temescal Creek
- Sentenac Creek
- Coleman Creek
San Diego Bay [edit]
Tributaries entering San Diego Bay are arranged from North to South:
Below San Diego Bay
Gulf of California [edit]
Rivers that empty into the Gulf of California:
Carrizo Plain [edit]
The Carrizo Plain is a large enclosed valley near the Central Coast which drains into Soda Lake.
- Wallace Creek
Salton Sea [edit]
Rivers that empty into the Salton Sea:
Great Basin [edit]
Rivers in the Great Basin, arranged roughly north to south:
See also: List of rivers of the Great Basin
Northeastern California to Walker River [edit]
- Lost River
- Susan River
- Truckee River
- Trout Creek (Truckee River)
- Lake Tahoe (clockwise from Lower Truckee River)
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See also: List of Lake Tahoe inflow streams
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- Carson River
- Walker River
Mono Lake [edit]
Rivers draining into saline and endorheic Mono Lake in eastern California, from north and proceeding counterclockwise:
- Cottonwood Creek
- Rancheria Gulch
- Wilson Creek
- Mill Creek
- Dechambeau Creek
- Lee Vining Creek
- Rush Creek
- Dry Creek
Owens River, Death Valley, Mojave Desert [edit]
See also [edit]
- Geography of California
- List of lakes in California
- List of rivers of the United States
- Water in California
References [edit]
- ^ Klamath Resource Information System (KRIS), KRIS Humboldt Bay, URL retrieved November 11, 2007
- ^ Humboldt Bay Harbor District, Wetlands, Streams, Riparian Areas, and Watershed Areas, URL retrieved November 12, 2007
External links [edit]
- Friends of the River – California Rivers
- California Rivers Assessment
- Popular Rafting River in California
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