List of California rivers - Definition and Overview

The following is a partial listing of rivers in the state of California, United States of America.

• North Coast -- rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean north of San Francisco Bay
  • Eel River
    • Van Duzen River
  • Klamath River
    • Shasta River
    • Trinity River
  • Mattole River
  • Navarro River
  • Russian River
• Tributaries of San Francisco Bay
  • Napa River
  • Sacramento River:
    • American River
    • Feather River
    • Pit River
    • McCloud River
  • San Joaquin River:
    • Merced River
    • Mokelumne River
      • Cosumnes River
    • Stanislaus River
    • Tuolumne River
      • Clavey River
    • Tulare Lake Basin -- This region would overflow into the San Joaquin River during flood years
      • Kings River
      • Kern River
  • Guadalupe River
• Central Coast -- rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco Bay and Point Arguello
  • San Lorenzo River
  • Salinas River
  • Santa Maria River
  • Santa Ynez River
• South Coast -- rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean southeast of Point Arguello
  • Santa Clara River
  • Los Angeles River
    • Rio Hondo
  • San Diego River
  • San Gabriel River
  • Santa Ana River
  • Santa Margarita River
  • Tijuana River
• Tributaries of the Gulf of California
  • Colorado River
• Rivers in the Great Basin
  • Amargosa River
  • Carson River (East and West forks)
  • East Walker River
  • Lost River
  • Mojave River
  • Owens River
  • Susan River
  • Truckee River
  • West Walker River

See also List of rivers in the United States

External links

• California rivers from www.freindoftheriver.org (http://www.friendsoftheriver.org/CaliforniaRivers.html)
• California Rivers Assessment (http://www.ice.ucdavis.edu/newcara)