List of rivers in California (U.S. state), grouped by location.
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Far North Coast
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
- Rowdy Creek
- Klamath River
- Turwar Creek
- Blue Creek
- Pecwan Creek
- Trinity River
- Horse Linto Creek
- South Fork Trinity River
- Hayfork Creek
- East Branch South Fork Trinity River
- North Fork Trinity River
- New River
- Salmon River
- Scott River
- Canyon Creek
- Snicktaw Creek
- Snackleford Creek
- Shasta River
- Parks Creek
- Big Springs Creek
- Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)
- Little River (Humboldt County)
- Mad River
- Maple Creek (California)
Tributaries of Humboldt Bay
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. For a detailed listing of minor creeks and sloughs that drain into the bay and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean, see the Humboldt Bay article.[1][2]
- Jolly Giant Creek
- Jacoby Creek
- Eureka Slough
- Freshwater Slough
- Freshwater Creek
- Freshwater Slough
- Elk River (California)
- Salmon Creek (Northern Humboldt County)
North Coast
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
- South Fork Eel River (see List of tributaries of the South Fork Eel River for tributaries)
- East Branch South Fork Eel River
- Cedar Creek
- Tenmile Creek
- North Fork Eel River
- Middle Fork Eel River
- North Fork Middle Fork Eel River
- Thatcher Creek
- Black Butte River
- Van Duzen River
- Yaeger Creek
- Bull Creek (Humboldt County)
- South Fork Eel River (see List of tributaries of the South Fork Eel River for tributaries)
- Bear River (Humboldt County)
- Mattole River
- North Fork Mattole River
- Upper North Fork Mattole River
- Noyo River
- Big River
- Little River (Mendocino County)
- Albion River
- 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.
Tributaries of San Francisco Bay
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 north to south where known, otherwise alphabetically).
For additional detail on Bay Area creeks, see List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Petaluma River
- Sonoma Creek
- Napa River
- Sacramento River:
- Pit River
- McCloud River
- Hat Creek
- Burney Creek
- Fall River
- Clear Creek
- Rock Creek
- Spring Creek
- Spring Creek
- Boulder Creek
- Slickrock Creek
- Flat Creek
- Cow Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Battle Creek
- Mill Creek
- Deer Creek
- Big Chico Creek
- Stony Creek
- Butte Creek
- Feather River
- North Fork Feather River
- Fall River
- Yuba River
- Bear River
- Dry Creek
- American River
- North Fork American River
- South Fork American River
- Rubicon River
- Gerle Creek
- Silver Creek
- Slab Creek
- Putah Creek
- Cache Creek
- Cache Slough
- Miner Slough
- Lindsey Slough
- Lookout Slough
- Steamboat Slough
- Ulatis Creek
- Pit River
- San Joaquin River:
- Mokelumne River
- Calaveras River
- Stanislaus River
- Tuolumne River
- Clavey River
- South Fork Tuolumne River
- Middle Fork Tuolumne River
- Falls Creek (California) (the stream that feeds Wapama Falls and Tueeulala Falls)
- Branigan Creek
- Tiltill Creek
- Rancheria Creek
- Breeze Creek
- Piute Creek
- Register Creek
- Ten Lakes Basin Creek
- Cathedral Creek
- South Fork Cathedral Creek
- Conness Creek
- Alkali Creek
- Dingley Creek
- Delaney Creek
- Budd Creek
- Unicorn Creek
- Dana Fork Tuolumne River
- Gaylor Creek
- Parker Pass Creek
- Mono Pass Creek
- Lyell Fork Tuolumne River
- Ireland Creek
- Kuna Creek
- Rafferty Creek
- Evelyn Lake Creek
- Merced River
- Dry Creek
- North Fork Merced River
- South Fork Merced River
- Alder Creek
- Rail Creek
- Bridalveil Creek
- Yosemite Creek
- Tioga Pass Creek
- Tenaya Creek
- Illilouette Creek
- Fletcher Creek
- Florence Creek
- Lyell Fork
- Hutching Creek
- Red Peak Fork
- Red Devil Creek
- Merced Peak Fork
- Triple Peak Fork
- Forester Creek
- Chowchilla River
- Fresno River
- Big Creek
- Pinole Creek
- Alameda Creek
- Coyote Creek
- Guadalupe River
- Stevens Creek
- San Francisquito Creek
- Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)
- San Mateo Creek
Tulare Lake
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- Tulare Lake Basin—this region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years
- Kings River
- North Fork Kings River
Dinkey Creek - Post Corral Creek
- Middle Fork Kings River
- Blue Canyon Creek
- Lost Canyon Creek
- Kennedy Creek
- Dougherty Creek
- Goddard Creek
- Cartridge Creek
- Dusy Creek
- South Fork Kings River (This is the actual river that flows through Kings Canyon)
- Roaring River
- Sugarloaf Creek
- Ferguson Creek
- Bubbs Creek
- Gardiner Creek
- Woods Creek
- Roaring River
- North Fork Kings River
- Kaweah River
- North Fork Kaweah River
- Middle Fork Kaweah River
- Paradise Creek
- East Fork Kaweah River
- Tule River
- North Fork Tule River
- Middle Fork Tule River
- North Fork Middle Fork Tule River
- South Fork Tule River
- Kern River
- South Fork Kern River
- Peppermint Creek
- Kings River
- Tulare Lake Basin—this region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years
For additional detail on Bay Area creeks, see List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Mono Lake
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
- Deer Creek
- Lundy Lake reservoir
- South Fork Mill Creek
- Lake Canyon Creek
- Lee Vining Creek
- Beartrack Creek
- Gibbs Canyon Creek
- Warren Fork Lee Vining Creek
- West Fork Warren Fork Lee Vining Creek
- Glacier Canyon Creek
- Mine Creek
- Saddlebag Creek
- Rush Creek
- Walker Creek
- Parker Creek
- Alger Creek
- Reversed Creek
- Fern Creek
- Yost Creek
- Crest Creek
- Dry Creek
Central Coast
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
- Butano Creek
- Little Butano Creek
- South Fork Butano Creek
- North Fork Butano Creek
- Honsinger Creek
- Peters Creek
- Fall Creek
- Waterman Creek
- Butano Creek
- San Vicente Creek (Santa Cruz County)
- San Lorenzo River
- Pajaro River
- Elkhorn Slough
- Salinas River
- Carmel River
- Little Sur River
- Big Sur River
- McWay Creek
- San Luis Obispo Creek
- Santa Maria River
- Santa Ynez River
South Coast
Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean southeast of Point Arguello, arranged from north to south:
- Montecito Creek
- Cold Springs Creek
- East Fork Cold Springs Creek
- West Fork Cold Springs Creek
- Cold Springs Creek
- San Ysidro Creek
- Oak Creek
- Picay Creek
- Romeros Canyon Creek
- Toro Canyon Creek
- Garapata Creek
- Buell Reservoir Creek
- Arroyo Paradon
- Santa Monica Creek
- Franklin Creek
- Carpinteria Creek
- Gobernador Creek
- Eldorado Creek
- Steer Creek
- Carpinteria Reservoir Creek
- Gobernador Creek
- Rincon Creek
- Casitas Creek
- Sulphur Creek
- Catharina Creek
- Los Sauces Creek
- Madrianio Creek
- Padre Juan Canyon
- Ventura River
- Manuel Canyon
- Cañada Larga
- Cañada de Alisos
- Coyote Creek
- Lake Casitas
- Laguna Creek
- Willow Creek
- Santa Ana Creek
- Roble-Casitas Canal
- Poplin Creek
- Deep Cat Lake
- West Fork Coyote Creek
- East Fork Coyote Creek
- Lake Casitas
- Matilija Creek
- Rattlesnake Creek
- Lime Creek
- Murietta Creek
- Middle Fork Matilija Creek
- Upper North Fork Matilija Creek
- North Fork Matilija Creek (This and Matilija Creek form the Ventura River's headwaters.)
- Santa Clara River
- Malibu Creek
- Ballona Creek
- Dominguez Channel
- Los Angeles River
- Arroyo Calabasas
- Bell Creek
- Browns Canyon Wash
- Aliso Creek
- Limekiln Canyon
- Wilbur Canyon
- Bull Creek
- Tujunga Wash
- Big Tujunga Creek
- Lucas Canyon Creek
- Little Tujunga Creek
- Pacoima Wash
- Big Tujunga Creek
- Burbank Western Channel
- Verdugo Wash
- Arroyo Seco
- Rio Hondo
- Compton Creek
- San Gabriel River
- Coyote Creek
- Carbon Creek
- Fullerton Creek
- North Fork Coyote Creek
- Miranda Creek
- Brea Creek
- Imperial Creek
- East Fork San Gabriel River
- West Fork San Gabriel River
- Coyote Creek
- Talbert Channel
- Santa Ana River
- Huntington Beach Channel
- Santiago Creek
- Handy Creek
- Black Star Canyon
- San Antonio Creek
- Cucamonga Creek
- Chino Creek
- Temescal Creek
- Aberhill Creek
- Lake Elsinore
- San Jacinto River (drains into Lake Elsinore but when it overflows the River drains into the Santa Ana River via Aberhill and Temescal Creeks)
- Canyon Lake
- Salt Creek
- San Jacinto River
- Indian Creek
- North Fork San Jacinto River
- Logan Creek
- Stone Creek
- Black Mountain Creek
- Fuller Creek
- South Fork San Jacinto River
- Strawberry Creek
- Hemet Lake
- Herkey Creek
- Canyon Lake
- San Jacinto River (drains into Lake Elsinore but when it overflows the River drains into the Santa Ana River via Aberhill and Temescal Creeks)
- Lake Elsinore
- Aberhill Creek
- Lytle Creek
- Mill Creek
- San Diego Creek
- Sand Canyon Wash
- Peters Canyon Wash
- Agua Chinon Creek
- Bee Canyon Wash
- Laguna Canyon
- Aliso Creek (Orange County)
- Salt Creek
- San Juan Creek
- Prima Deshecha Cañada
- Segunda Deshecha Cañada
- San Mateo Creek
- Christianitos Creek
- Devil Canyon Creek
- Bluewater Creek
- Tenaja Creek
- San Onofre Creek
- Santa Margarita River
- Temecula Creek
- Murrieta Creek
- San Luis Rey River
- West Fork San Luis Rey River
- San Dieguito River
- San Diego River
- San Vicente Creek
- Los Coches Creek
- Forester Creek
- Conejos Creek
- Chocolate Creek
- Cedar Creek
- Boulder Creek
- Sweetwater River
- Otay River
- Tijuana River
Tributaries of the Gulf of California
Rivers that empty into the Gulf of California:
Carrizo Plain
The Carrizo Plain is a large enclosed valley near the Central Coast which drains into Soda Lake.
- Wallace Creek
Salton Sea
Rivers that empty into the Salton Sea:
Great Basin
Rivers in the Great Basin, arranged roughly north to south:
- Lost River
- Susan River
- Truckee River
- Carson River
- Walker River
- Amargosa River
- Owens River
- Mojave River
References
- ^ 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
- Friends of the River – California Rivers
- California Rivers Assessment
- Popular Rafting River in California
See also
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