The following is a partial listing of rivers in the state of California, United States of America. The Murray River in Australia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ...

• North Coast -- rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco Bay
  • Albion River
  • Big River
  • Eel River
    • Van Duzen River
  • Garcia River
  • Gualala River
  • Klamath River
    • Salmon River
    • Scott River
    • Shasta River
    • Trinity River
  • Lagunitas Creek
  • Mad River
  • Mattole River
  • Navarro River
  • Noyo River
  • Redwood Creek
  • Russian River
    • Dry Creek
  • Smith River
• Tributaries of San Francisco Bay
  • Alameda Creek
    • Arroyo del Valle
    • Calaveras Creek
      • Arroyo Hondo
    • San Antonio Creek
  • Calaveras River
  • Coyote Creek
    • Berryessa Creek
  • Guadalupe River
  • Napa River
  • Petaluma River
  • Sacramento River:
    • American River
      • Rubicon River
        • Gerle Creek
      • Silver Creek
      • Slab Creek
    • Battle Creek
    • Big Chico Creek
    • Butte Creek
    • Cache Creek
    • Clear Creek
    • Cottonwood Creek
    • Cow Creek
    • Deer Creek
    • Mill Creek
    • Putah Creek
    • Feather River
      • Bear River
      • Rock Creek
      • Yuba River
    • Pit River
      • Burney Creek
      • Fall River
      • Hat Creek
      • McCloud River
    • Stony Creek
  • San Joaquin River:
    • Big Creek
    • Chowchilla River
    • Fresno River
    • Merced River
    • Mokelumne River
      • Bear River
      • Cosumnes River
    • Stanislaus River
    • Tuolumne River
      • Clavey River
    • Tulare Lake Basin -- this region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years
      • Kaweah River
      • Kern River
      • Kings River
      • Tule River
  • Stevens Creek
• Central Coast -- rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco Bay and Point Arguello
  • Big Sur River
  • Carmel River
  • Little Sur River
  • Pajaro River
  • Salinas River
    • Estrella River
    • Nacimiento River
    • San Antonio River
  • San Benito River
  • San Lorenzo River
  • San Luis Obispo Creek
  • Santa Maria River
    • Cuyama River
    • Sisquoc River
  • Santa Ynez River
• South Coast -- rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean southeast of Point Arguello
  • Los Angeles River
    • Tujunga Wash
    • Arroyo Seco
    • Rio Hondo
  • Malibu Creek
  • Otay River
  • San Diego River
  • San Gabriel River
  • San Luis Rey River
  • Santa Ana River
    • Lytle Creek
    • Mill Creek
  • San Jacinto River (drains into Lake Elsinore)
  • Santa Clara River
    • Castaic Creek
    • Piru Creek
    • Sespe Creek
  • Santa Margarita River
  • Sweetwater River
  • Tijuana River
  • Ventura River
• Tributaries of the Gulf of California
  • Colorado River
• Salton Sea -- rivers that empty into the Salton Sea
  • Alamo River
  • New River
  • San Gorgonio River
  • Whitewater River
• Great Basin -- rivers in the Great Basin
  • Amargosa River
  • Carson River
  • Lost River
  • Mojave River
  • Owens River
    • Big Pine Creek
    • Bishop Creek
  • Susan River
  • Truckee River
    • Little Truckee River
  • Walker River

See also List of rivers in the United States The Albion River is a river in Mendocino County, California. ... The Big River is a river in Mendocino County, California. ... The Eel River is a major river of the northern Pacific coast of California in the United States. ... The Van Duzen River is a river on the north coast of California. ... The Garcia River is a river on the northern coast of California, in southern Mendocino County. ... The Gualala River is a river on the northern coast of California. ... The Klamath River, approximately 250 mi (400 km) long, is a major river of the Pacific coast in southern Oregon and northern California in the United States. ... The Salmon River is a river is Siskiyou County, California. ... The Scott River is a river in Siskiyou County, California. ... Shasta River from California State Hwy. ... The Trinity River is the longest tributary of the Klamath River, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in northwestern California in the United States. ... Lagunitas Creek is a stream in Marin County, California and is a major supply of drinking water to the area. ... The Mad River is a river in upper Northern California. ... The Mattole River is a river on the north coast of California. ... Encompassing 315 square miles, the Navarro River watershed is the largest coastal basin in Mendocino County. ... The Noyo River is a river on the north coast of California in Mendocino County. ... Redwood Creek is a large stream in northern Mendocino County, California. ... The Russian River downstream of Duncans Mills The Russian River rises in the coastal mountain ranges of Mendocino County in Northern California, flows through valleys in Mendocino County and Sonoma County, and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Jenner-by-the-Sea, about 60 miles north of the San... Dry Creek is a large stream in Sonoma County, California. ... Smith River The Smith River is a river on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate The San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining of approximately forty percent of California, flowing in Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... [[1]] ... Arroyo Hondo Arroyo Hondo ( Santa Clara County, California ) is a river that lies east of Milpitas, California. ... The Calaveras River is a river in the California Central Valley. ... Coyote Creek is a river that flows through the Santa Clara Valley. ... Berryessa Creek is a seasonal creek in northeastern San Jose and Milpitas. ... The Guadalupe River is a short river in California that runs from the Santa Cruz Mountains flowing north through San Jose, California, and emptying into the San Francisco Bay at Alviso. ... The Napa River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, is a river in northern California in the United States. ... The Petaluma River is a river in Sonoma County, California. ... A spring at the Sacramento River headwater The Sacramento River is the longest river in the state of California. ... The American River, located in the US state of California, has a prominent place in American history for being the site of Sutters Mill, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush. ... The Rubicon River is a river in eastern Northern California, west of Lake Tahoe. ... Big Chico Creek originates on Colby Mountain, located in Tehama County, California. ... Butte Creek is tributary to the Sacramento River, joining the river in the vicinity of Colusa, California. ... Cache Creek is a large stream in Yolo County, California. ... Clear Creek is a tributary of the Sacramento River. ... Deer Creek is a large stream in Northern California that flows through Tehama County, California. ... Mill creek is a large stream in Northern California. ... Putah Creek is a large stream in Northern California. ... This article treats the river in California. ... Rock Creek is a small California waterway and tributary to the Owens River. ... The Yuba River is an important river in California and a major tributary of the Feather River, which is a tributary of the Sacramento River. ... The Pit River is a tributary of the Sacramento River, approximately 110 mi (176 km) long, in northeastern California in the United States. ... The McCloud River is a tributary of the Pit River and ultimately the Sacramento River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in northern California in the United States. ... The San Joaquin River, 330 miles (530 km) long, is the second-longest river in California, United States. ... Big Creek is a tributary of the San Joaquin River in California. ... The Chowchilla River is a river in Central California and a major tributary of the San Joaquin River. ... The Fresno River below Hidden Dam in Madera County, California. ... The Merced River is in California. ... The Mokelumne River is a river flowing from the Sierras to a confluence with the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley of California. ... The Bear River is a river in the Sierra Nevadas in California. ... The Cosumnes River is a tributary of the Mokelumne River, approximately 80 mi (128. ... The Stanislaus River in California is one of the largest tributaries of the San Joaquin River. ... The Tuolumne River is one of the major rivers draining the western slope Sierra Nevada mountains of California. ... The Clavey River is a unique tributary of the Tuolumne River, located in Tuolumne County, California. ... Tulare Lake was a large shallow lake in the California Central Valley, about forty miles south of Fresno, that existed several hundred years ago and presumably thousands of years before that. ... Kaweah River is a river in Tulare County, California, located in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada mountains. ... The Kern River is a river in eastern California in the United States, approximately 155 mi (249 km) long. ... The Kings River is a major river of California, USA. It arises in the Sierra Nevada, in three forks. ... Tule River is a river in Tulare County, California. ... Stevens Creek is a creek in Santa Clara County, California. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate The San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining of approximately forty percent of California, flowing in Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Point Arguello is a launch site of the US-Airforce at 34°37′ N 120°36′ W. Point Arguello has been used since 1959 for the launch of military and sounding rockets. ... The Big Sur River is a river on the Central Coast of California. ... The Carmel River is a river on the central coast of Monterey County, California. ... The Little Sur River is a river on the Central Coast of California. ... The Pajaro River is a river in Northern California, forming part of the border between Santa Cruz County and Monterey County and between San Benito County and Santa Clara County. ... The Salinas River is a major river of the central coast of California in the United States, approximately 150 mi (240 km) long. ... The Estrella River is a river in eastern San Luis Obispo County, California. ... An image of the Nacimiento River downstream of Nacimiento Dam The Nacimiento River is a river in northern San Luis Obispo County, California. ... An image of the San Antonio River, upstream of Lake San Antonio The San Antonio River is a river in southern Monterey County, California. ... The San Benito River is a river on the Central Coast of California. ... The San Lorenzo River is the main river running through Santa Cruz, California. ... San Luis Obispo Creek is a stream in San Luis Obispo County, California. ... Santa Maria River is a river on the Central Coast of California. ... The Cuyama River is a river in southern San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County, California. ... The Sisquoc River is a river in Santa Barbara County, California. ... The Santa Ynez River is one of the largest rivers on the Central Coast of California. ... The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ... Tujunga Wash is a stream in Los Angeles County, California. ... The Arroyo Seco is a creek and drainage channel in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. ... The Rio Hondo is a tributary of the Los Angeles River in Los Angeles County, California, approximately 20 miles long. ... Malibu Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains Malibu Creek is a year-round stream in western Los Angeles County, California. ... The Otay River is a river in southern San Diego County, California. ... The San Diego River is a river in San Diego County, California. ... The San Gabriel River, highlighted in red (on the right). ... San Luis Rey River is a river in northern San Diego County, California. ... The Santa Ana River begins in San Bernardino County, California in the San Bernardino National Forest. ... Lytle Creek is a stream in southwestern San Bernardino County. ... Mill Creek is a stream in San Bernardino County, California. ... The San Jacinto River runs through Riverside County, California and is part of the water supply for the Lake Hemet area. ... Santa Clara River The Santa Clara River is a river, approximately 116 mi (186 km) long, in southern California in the United States. ... Castaic Creek is a stream in northern Los Angeles County, California. ... Piru Creek is a large stream in northern Los Angeles County and western Ventura County, California. ... Sespe Creek is a small stream in Ventura County, California. ... The Santa Margarita River is a short intermittent river on the Pacific coast of southern California in the United States, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long. ... The Sweetwater River is a river in southern San Diego County, California. ... The Tijuana River (Spanish: Río Tijuana) is an intermittent river, approximately 120 mi (195 km) long, on the Pacific coast of northern Baja California in Mexico and southern California in the United States. ... The Ventura River is a river in Ventura County, California. ... The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or, much less frequently, Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. ... Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 1,450 mi (2,333 km) long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. ... The Salton Sea (with local/regional cities) The Salton Sea is an inland saline lake, located in the Colorado Desert in Southern California, north of the Imperial Valley. ... Alamo River is a river located in Californias Great Basin. ... The New River is a river that runs from Mexicali, Baja California, in Mexico into the United States through Calexico, California. ... The San Gorgonio River is a river in western Riverside County, California, except for a small upstream portion in southwestern San Bernardino County. ... The Whitewater River is a river in western Riverside County, California, except for a small upstream portion in southwestern San Bernardino County. ... Drainage map showing the Great Basin in orange The Great Basin is a large, arid region of the western United States, commonly defined as the contiguous watershed region, roughly between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, that has no natural outlet to the sea. ... Amargosa River The Amargosa River is an intermittent stream, approximately 200 mi (320 km) long, in southern Nevada and eastern California in the United States. ... The Carson River is a river in northern California and northwestern Nevada in the United States, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long. ... Lost River The Lost River is a river in northern California and southwestern Oregon in the United States, approximately 70 mi (113 km) long. ... The Mojave River is a river in the Mojave Desert, California. ... Owens Valley The Owens River is a river in eastern California in the United States, approximately 120 mi (193 km) long. ... Big Pine Creek is a stream in Inyo County, California. ... Bishop Creek is a large stream in Inyo County, California. ... The Susan River is a river, approximately 40 mi (64 km) long, in northeastern California in the United States. ... The Truckee River is a river, 140 mi (225 km) long, in northern California and northern Nevada in the United States. ... Little Truckee River is a river in eastern California that connects with its larger counterpart, Truckee River. ... Walker River The Walker River is a river in west central Nevada in the United States, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long. ... Rivers in the United States is a list of rivers in the United States. ...

External links

• Friends of the River - California Rivers
• California Rivers Assessment
• Learn about permanently protecting California's remaining rivers and wilderness at the California Wild Heritage Campaign