List of rivers of California

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The following is a list of rivers in California, by location:

Contents 1 Far North Coast 2 Tributaries of Humboldt Bay 3 North Coast 4 Tributaries of San Francisco Bay 5 Central Coast 6 South Coast 7 Tributaries of the Gulf of California 8 Salton Sea 9 Great Basin

[change] Far North Coast

Rivers and streams between the Oregon border and Humboldt Bay that empty into the Pacific Ocean:

• Smith River
  • Rowdy Creek
• Klamath River
  • Trinity River
  • Salmon River
  • Scott River
  • Shasta River
• Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)
• Little River (Humboldt County)
• Mad River
  • Maple Creek (California)

[change] Tributaries of Humboldt Bay

• Jolly Giant Creek
• Jacoby Creek
• Eureka Slough
  • Freshwater Slough
    • Freshwater Creek
• Elk River (California)
• Salmon Creek (Northern Humboldt County)

[change] North Coast

Rivers and streams between Humboldt Bay and the Golden Gate that empty into the Pacific Ocean:

• Eel River:
  • Van Duzen River:
    • Yaeger Creek
  • Bull Creek (Humboldt County)
• Bear River (Humboldt County)
• Mattole River
• Noyo River
• Big River
• Albion River
• Navarro River
• Garcia River
• Gualala River:
  • Wheatfield Fork
• Russian River

[change] Tributaries of San Francisco Bay

Streams that empty into San Francisco Bay or its tributary bays, from north to south:

• Petaluma River
• 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
  • Putah Creek
  • Cache Creek
  • Cache Slough
    • Miner Slough
    • Lindsey Slough
    • Lookout Slough
    • Steamboat Slough
    • Ulatis Creek
      • Horse Creek
• San Joaquin River:
  • Mokelumne River
    • Cosumnes River
    • Bear River
  • Calaveras River
  • Stanislaus River
  • Tuolumne River
    • Clavey River
  • Merced River
  • Chowchilla River
  • Fresno River
  • Big Creek
  • Tulare Lake Basin -- this region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years
    • Kings River
    • Kaweah River
    • Tule River
    • Kern River
• Pinole Creek
• Alameda Creek
• Coyote Creek
• Guadalupe River
• Stevens Creek
• San Francisquito Creek
• Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)
• San Mateo Creek

[change] Central Coast

Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean between the Golden Gate and Point Arguello, from north to south:

• San Gregorio Creek
• Pescadero Creek
• San Lorenzo River
  • Carbonera Creek
  • Zayante Creek
    • Bean Creek
• Pajaro River
  • San Benito River
• Elkhorn Slough
• Salinas River
  • Estrella River
  • Nacimiento River
  • San Antonio River
• Carmel River
• Little Sur River
• Big Sur River
  • Pfeiffer-Redwood Creek
• San Luis Obispo Creek
• Santa Maria River
  • Cuyama River
  • Sisquoc River
• Santa Ynez River

[change] South Coast

Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean southeast of Point Arguello, from north to south:

• Ventura River
• Santa Ynez River
• Santa Clara River
  • Castaic Creek
  • Piru Creek
  • Sespe Creek
• Malibu Creek
• Los Angeles River
  • Tujunga Wash
  • Arroyo Seco
  • Rio Hondo
• 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
• San Dieguito River
• Sweetwater River
• Otay River
• Tijuana River

[change] Tributaries of the Gulf of California

Rivers that empty into the Gulf of California:

• Colorado River

[change] Salton Sea

Rivers that empty into the Salton Sea:

• Alamo River
• New River
• San Gorgonio River
• Whitewater River

[change] Great Basin

Rivers in the Great Basin:

• Amargosa River
• Carson River
• Lost River
• Mojave River
• Owens River
  • Rock Creek
  • Big Pine Creek
  • Bishop Creek
• Susan River
• Truckee River
  • Little Truckee River
• Walker River