List of rivers in California
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List of rivers in California (U.S. state), grouped by location and sorted by name.
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[edit] North Coast
Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco Bay (arranged north to south; tributaries with those entering nearest the sea first)
- Smith River
- Klamath River
- Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)
- Mad River
- Eel River
- Mattole River
- Noyo River
- Big River
- Navarro River
- Albion River
- Garcia River
- Gualala River
- Russian River:
- Dry Creek
- Mark West Creek
- Laguna de Santa Rosa:
- Americano Creek
- Lagunitas Creek
- Redwood Creek (Marin County)
[edit] Tributaries of San Francisco Bay
Streams that empty into San Francisco Bay (arranged clockwise, starting at the north side of the Golden Gate; tributaries are listed from north to south where known, otherwise alphabetically):
- Petaluma River
- Tolay Creek
- Sonoma Creek:
- Napa River
- Sacramento River:
- Pit River
- McCloud River
- Hat Creek
- Burney Creek
- Fall River
- Clear Creek
- Cow Creek
- Cottonwood Creek
- Battle Creek
- Mill Creek
- Deer Creek
- Big Chico Creek
- Stony Creek
- Butte Creek
- Feather River
- Fall River
- Yuba River
- Bear River
- Dry Creek
- American River
- Rubicon River
- Gerle Creek
- Silver Creek
- Slab Creek
- Rubicon River
- Cache Creek
- Putah Creek
- Pit River
- San Joaquin River:
- Mokelumne River
- Calaveras River
- Stanislaus River
- Tuolumne River
- Merced River
- Chowchilla River
- Fresno River
- Big Creek
- Tulare Lake Basin -- this region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years
- Codornices Creek
- Strawberry Creek
- Temescal Creek
- Alameda Creek
- Coyote Creek
- Guadalupe River
- Stevens Creek
- San Francisquito Creek
- Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)
- San Mateo Creek
- San Bruno Creek
- Colma Creek
- Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio
- San Rafael Creek
[edit] Central Coast
Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco Bay and Point Arguello, arranged in order from north to south:
- Denniston Creek
- Arroyo de en Medio
- Naples Creek
- San Lorenzo River
- Pajaro River
- Salinas River
- Carmel River
- Little Sur River
- Big Sur River
- Pfeiffer-Redwood Creek
- San Luis Obispo Creek
- Santa Maria River
- Santa Ynez River
[edit] South Coast
Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean southeast of Point Arguello, arranged from north to south:
- Ventura River
- Santa Ynez River
- Santa Clara River
- Malibu Creek
- Los Angeles River
- San Gabriel River
- Santa Ana River
- Lytle Creek
- Mill Creek
- San Jacinto River (drains into Lake Elsinore but can overflow into the Santa Ana)
- Santa Margarita River
- San Diego River
- San Luis Rey River
- Sweetwater River
- Otay River
- Tijuana River
[edit] Tributaries of the Gulf of California
Rivers that empty into the Gulf of California:
[edit] Salton Sea
Rivers that empty into the Salton Sea:
[edit] Great Basin
Rivers in the Great Basin:
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Friends of the River - California Rivers
- California Rivers Assessment
- Popluar Rafting River in California
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