List of rivers of California

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

## 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)

## Tributaries of Humboldt Bay
*Jolly Giant Creek
*Jacoby Creek
*Eureka Slough
**Freshwater Slough
***Freshwater Creek
*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: 
*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 

## 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

## 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

## 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)
*Aliso Creek
*San Juan Creek
*Santa Margarita River
*San Diego River
*San Luis Rey River
*San Dieguito River
*Sweetwater River
*Otay River
*Tijuana River

## Tributaries of the Gulf of California
Rivers that empty into 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
**Rock Creek
**Big Pine Creek
**Bishop Creek
*Susan River
*Truckee River
**Little Truckee River
*Walker River