California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous › Section 228.5 - Suction Dredge Use Classifications and Special Regulations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Suction Dredge Use Classifications. For
				  purposes of these regulations, the following classes of suction dredge use
				  restrictions apply in California's lakes, reservoirs, streams and rivers as
				  specified:
(1) Class A:
No dredging permitted at
							 anytime.
(2) Class B:
Open to dredging from July 1
							 through August 31.
(3) Class C:
Open to dredging from June 1
							 through September 30.
(4) Class D:
Open to dredging from July 1
							 through January 31.
(5) Class E:
Open to dredging from September
							 1 through January 31.
(6) Class F:
Open to dredging from July 1
							 through September 30.
(7) Class G:
Open to dredging from September
							 1 through September 30.
(8) Class H:
Open to dredging throughout the
							 year.
(b)
				  Suction Dredge Special Regulations. The Suction Dredge Use Classifications set
				  forth in subdivision (a) apply for each of the rivers or streams in each of the
				  counties listed below. Lakes and reservoirs statewide are Class H.
(1) Alameda
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams from
							 Alameda Creek south to the Alameda-Santa Clara County line, unless otherwise
							 noted below
C
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of I-680 and south of I-580, and above 1,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise
							 noted below
D
Alameda Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Arroyo Viejo
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Codornices Creek
Mainstem
A
Peralta Creek
Mainstem
A
San Leandro Creek
Mainstem from San Francisco
							 Bay upstream to Lake Chabot
A
San Lorenzo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Sausal Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Ward Creek
Mainstem
A
(2)
				  Alpine
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Arnot Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Caples Lake tributaries
All waters draining
							 to Caples Lake
A
Carson River, East Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from California-Nevada State Line to Carson Falls, unless otherwise
							 noted
G
Carson River, East Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream from Carson Falls
A
Carson River, West Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, unless otherwise noted below
G
Disaster Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Heenan Lake tributaries
All waters draining
							 to Heenan Lake
A
Mokelumne River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Murray Canyon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pleasant Valley Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Poison Flat Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Silver Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from Pennsylvania Creek
A
Silver Fork American River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Silver King Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream from Snodgrass Creek
A
Silver Lake tributaries
All waters draining
							 to Silver Lake
A
Stanislaus River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream from Union Reservoir
A
Truckee River, Upper
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(3)
				  Amador
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Streams
All rivers and streams in
							 the County west of Highway 49, unless otherwise noted below
C
Cole Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from North Fork Mokelumne River
A
Cosumnes River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Mokelumne River
Mainstem from Pardee Dam
							 upstream to Highway 49
D
Mokelumne River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Tiger Creek to Salt Springs Reservoir, except Cole
							 Creek
E
Mokelumne River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Salt Springs Reservoir upstream to Amador-Alpine County
							 Line
A
Silver Fork American River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Silver Lake tributaries
All waters draining
							 to Silver Lake
A
Tragedy Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(4)
				  Butte
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
C
Butte Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 County Line upstream to Centerville Head Dam, unless otherwise
							 noted
A
Butte Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Centerville Head Dam upstream to De Sabla Powerhouse, unless otherwise
							 noted
E
Butte Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 De Sabla Powerhouse upstream to Bolt Creek, unless otherwise
							 noted
F
Butte Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Bolt Creek, unless otherwise noted
A
Fall River
Mainstem
A
Feather River
Mainstem to Lake
							 Oroville
A
Feather River, Middle Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Lake Oroville, unless otherwise noted
D
Feather River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Lake Oroville, unless otherwise noted
D
Feather River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Lake Oroville, unless otherwise noted
D
Mill Creek
Mainstem and
							 tributaries
A
Pinkard Creek
Mainstem upstream of Lost Creek
							 Reservoir
A
Sacramento River
Mainstem
F
(5)
				  Calaveras
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of Highway 49, unless otherwise noted below
C
Calaveras River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, except Jesus Maria Creek
D
Calaveras River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Forest Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
E
Jesus Maria Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
E
Mokelumne River
Mainstem from Pardee Dam
							 upstream to Highway 49
D
Mokelumne River, Middle Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, except Forest Creek
D
Mokelumne River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Tiger Creek upstream to Salt Springs Reservoir
E
Mokelumne River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream from Salt Springs Reservoir
A
Mokelumne River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Stanislaus River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
(6)
				  Colusa
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of I-5, unless otherwise noted below
D
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of I-5, unless otherwise noted below
F
Butte Creek
Mainstem
A
(7)
				  Contra Costa
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams west
							 of I-680, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of I-680, unless otherwise noted below
F
Alhambra Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Garrity Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Mount Diablo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pacheco Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pinole Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Refugio Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Rodeo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Pablo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Walnut Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Wildcat Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(8)
				  Del Norte
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
F
Blue Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Bummer Lake Creek
Mainstem
A
Clarks Creek
Mainstem
A
Copper Creek
Mainstem
A
Coon Creek
Mainstem
A
Craigs Creek
Mainstem
A
Dominie Creek
Mainstem
A
Eightmile Creek
Mainstem
A
Griffin Creek
Mainstem
A
Hurdygurdy Creek
Mainstem
A
Jaqua Creek
Mainstem
A
Jones Creek
Mainstem
A
Klamath River
Mainstem
F
Knopti Creek
Mainstem
A
Mill Creek
Mainstem and its
							 tributaries
A
Monkey Creek
Mainstem
A
Morrison Creek
Mainstem
A
Myrtle Creek
Mainstem
A
Patrick Creek
Mainstem
A
Peacock Creek
Mainstem
A
Quartz Creek
Mainstem
A
Rock Creek
Mainstem
A
Rowdy Creek
Mainstem
A
Rowdy Creek, South
							 Fork
Mainstem
A
Savoy Creek
Mainstem
A
Shelly Creek
Mainstem
A
Smith River, Middle Fork
Mainstem from Smith
							 River upstream to Middle Fork Falls
A
Smith River, North
							 Fork
Mainstem
A
Smith River, South Fork
Mainstem from Smith
							 River upstream to Quartz Creek
A
Smith River, Siskiyou
							 Fork
Mainstem
A
Sultan Creek
Mainstem
A
Special Closures for Thermal
							 Refugia in Klamath River Watershed
A 200-foot
							 radius* at the confluence of each of the following
							 waters with the Klamath River is Class A:
Water
Hunter Creek
McGarvey Creek
Salt Creek
* Pursuant to Fish and Game Code 5653(d) it is unlawful to
					 possess a vacuum or suction dredge in areas, or in or within 100 yards of
					 waters, that are closed to the use of vacuum or suction dredges. Therefore, the
					 effective closure at thermal refugia locations is a 500-foot radius from the
					 center-line of the confluence of the tributary stream with the mainstem
					 river.
(9) El Dorado
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
American River, Middle Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from North Fork American River upstream to Oxbow Dam, unless
							 otherwise noted
D
American River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Folsom Lake upstream to confluence with the Middle Fork
							 American River, unless otherwise noted
C
American River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Folsom Lake upstream to Slab Creek Reservoir, unless otherwise
							 noted
C
American River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Slab Creek Reservoir upstream to Kyburz, unless otherwise
							 noted
D
American River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream from Highway 50 Bridge at Riverton, unless otherwise
							 noted
C
Camp Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 North Fork Cosumnes River upstream to Dennis Canyon
D
Camp Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Dennis Canyon
A
Cosumnes River, Middle Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Cosumnes River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries except Camp Creek
D
Cosumnes River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
C
Glen Alpine Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Fallen Leaf Lake
A
Ice House Reservoir tributaries
All waters
							 draining to Ice House Reservoir
A
Indian Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Lake Tahoe tributaries
All waters draining to
							 Lake Tahoe, unless otherwise noted
G
Middle Creek
Mainstem from Silver Fork
							 American River
A
Pyramid Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Rock Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Rubicon River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Oxbow Dam to Parsley Bar Crossing
D
Rubicon River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from the Desolation Wilderness Boundary
A
Taylor Creek
Mainstem from Lake Tahoe to
							 Fallen Leaf Lake
A
Trout Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from Saxon Creek
A
Truckee River, Upper
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Lake Tahoe upstream to El Dorado-Alpine County
							 Line
A
Webber Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(10) Fresno
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 4,000 feet elevation
A
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of I-5 between 1,000 to 4,000 feet, unless otherwise noted below
F
Water Description Class
Multiple
							 Waters
All rivers and streams east of I-5 less than 1,000 feet
							 elevation, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of I-5
D
San Joaquin River
Mainstem upstream to Friant
							 Dam
C
San Joaquin River
Mainstem between Redinger
							 and Kerckhoff Reservoirs
A
Jose Creek
Mainstem up to 4,000 feet
							 elevation
A
(11) Glenn
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of I-5, unless otherwise noted below
F
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of I-5, unless otherwise noted below
C
Butte Creek
Mainstem
A
Sacramento River
Mainstem
F
(12) Humboldt
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
F
Blue Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Boise Creek
Mainstem
A
Camp Creek
Mainstem
A
Beaver Creek
Mainstem
A
Eel River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Red Cap Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Special Closures for Thermal
							 Refugia in Klamath River Watershed
A 200-foot
							 radius* at the confluence of each of the following
							 waters with the Klamath River is Class A:
Water
Aikens Creek
Blue Creek
Bluff Creek
Boise Creek
Camp Creek
Cappell Creek
Cheenitch Creek
Coon Creek
Crawford Creek
Donahue Flat Creek
Hopkins Creek
Ikes Creek
Miners Creek
Pearch Creek
Pecwan Creek
Pine Creek
Red Cap Creek
Roach Creek
Roselano Creek
Slate Creek
Trinity River
Tully Creek
Ullathorne Creek
Whitmore Creek
Wilson Creek
* Pursuant to Fish and Game Code 5653(d) it is unlawful to
					 possess a vacuum or suction dredge in areas, or in or within 100 yards of
					 waters, that are closed to the use of vacuum or suction dredges. Therefore, the
					 effective closure at thermal refugia locations is a 500-foot radius from the
					 center-line of the confluence of the tributary stream with the mainstem
					 river.
(13) Imperial
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All shoreline pools and
							 irrigation drains within one mile of the Salton Sea
A
Colorado River
Mainstem
A
San Felipe Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(14) Inyo
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Amargosa River
Mainstem upstream of Death
							 Valley Road (CA 127)
A
Antelope Spring Creek
Mainstem
A
Baker Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Big Pine Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Birch Creek (drains to Deep Springs
							 Valley)
Mainstem and associated springs within Inyo National Forest
							 Boundary
A
Birch Creek (Bishop Creek tributary)
Mainstem
							 and all tributaries upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Bishop Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Bishop Creek Canal
All canal
E
Bishop Creek, North Fork (east of
							 Bishop)
Mainstem from Owens River upstream to Highway 6
E
Cabin Creek
Mainstem
A
China Ranch Wash
Mainstem
A
Cottonwood Creek (drains to Owens
							 Lake)
Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of Little Cottonwood
							 Creek
A
Cottonwood Creek (east of Highway
							 168)
Mainstem
A
Diaz Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of John Muir Wilderness Boundary
A
Division Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Fish Slough
Mainstem, all tributaries, pools
							 and springs
A
Goodale Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Haiwee Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Hogback Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Horton Creek
Mainstem from Owens River
							 upstream to Highway 395
E
Horton Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Independence Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Leidy Creek
Mainstem
A
Lone Pine Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Whitney Portal Campground
A
McGee Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
McNally Canal
1000 feet above and below
							 Silver Canyon Road
E
Mule Springs
Upper and Lower Ponds, and
							 spring channels
A
Oak Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Owens River
Mainstem above 3,500 feet
							 elevation upstream to Inyo-Mono County Line
E
Pine Creek
Mainstem downstream of Inyo
							 National Forest Boundary
E
Pine Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Rawson Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Red Mountain Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Rock Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Rock Creek, Lower
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries between Owens River and Inyo-Mono County Line
E
Sawmill Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Shannon Canyon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Summit Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Taboose Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Thibaut Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Tinemaha Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Tuttle Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries in
							 John Muir Wilderness
A
Warm Springs
Upper Pond, Lower Pond, Outflow
							 Ditch and North Ditch
A
(15) Kern
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of Hwy 99, north of Hwy 58, and west of Hwy 14, unless otherwise
							 noted below
F
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of Hwy 99, north of Hwy 58, south of Hwy 178, and west of Hwy 14
							 above 4,000 feet elevation
A
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of Hwy 99 and north of Hwy 178 above 4,000 feet
							 elevation
A
Kern River, South Fork (tributaries)
All
							 tributaries to the South Fork Kern River upstream of Lake Isabella and north of
							 Hwy 178
A
(16) Kings
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Garza Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Avenal Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Baby King Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Big Tar Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
(17) Lake
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
D
Bucknell Creek
Mainstem
F
Butts Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
F
Cache Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
F
Clear Lake tributaries
All waters draining to
							 Clear Lake
E
Eel River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from the Lake-Mendocino County Line to Lake Pillsbury
F
(18) Lassen
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Ash Creek
Mainstem
A
Beaver Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
C
Cedar Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
E
Cottonwood Creek
Mainstem
A
Hamilton Branch
Mainstem from Lassen-Plumas
							 County Line upstream to Highway 147
D
Horse Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Pit River upstream to Little Valley
C
Pine Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pit River
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Horse Creek upstream to Lassen-Modoc County Line
C
Pit River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
E
Secret Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
D
Smoke Creek
Mainstem
D
Willow Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
E
(19) Los Angeles
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 Los Angeles River watershed, unless otherwise noted below
E
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in San
							 Gabriel Mountains south of SR-2, unless otherwise noted below
E
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 San Gabriel River watershed, unless otherwise noted below
E
Alder Creek
Mainstem from Big Tujunga Creek
							 upstream to Mule Fork
A
Aliso Canyon
Mainstem within Angeles National
							 Forest
A
Arrastre Canyon
Mainstem
A
Arroyo Sequit
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Bear Canyon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Bear Gulch
Mainstem
A
Big Mermaids Creek
Mainstem
A
Big Rock Creek, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Big Rock Creek
A
Big Tujunga Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Hansen Flood Control Basin upstream to Big Tujunga
							 Reservoir
E
Big Tujunga Creek
Mainstem from Big Tujunga
							 Reservoir upstream to Alder Creek
A
Boquet Creek
Mainstem from Santa Clara River
							 upstream to Boquet Reservoir
A
Castaic Creek
Mainstem from Santa Clara River
							 upstream to I-5 crossing
A
Castaic Creek
Mainstem from Castaic Lake
							 upstream to Bear Canyon
A
Cattle Canyon Creek
Mainstem
A
Cow Canyon Creek
Mainstem
A
Devil's Canyon
Mainstem
A
Fish Creek
Mainstem from Castaic Creek
							 upstream to Cienega Spring
A
Fish Canyon Creek
Mainstem
A
Little Rock Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, from Little Rock Reservoir
A
Malibu Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries,
							 unless otherwise noted
E
Malibu Creek
Mainstem from Pacific Ocean
							 upstream to Rindge Dam
A
Mill Creek
Mainstem from Big Tujunga Creek
							 upstream to Monte Cristo Creek
A
Pacoima Canyon Creek
Mainstem upstream from
							 Pacoima Reservoir
E
Piru Creek
Mainstem from Pyramid Reservoir
							 upstream to Lockwood Creek
A
Piru Creek
Mainstem from Lake Piru upstream
							 to Fish Creek
A
San Dimas Canyon Creek
Mainstem upstream to
							 the San Dimas Reservoir dam
E
San Francisquito
							 Canyon
Mainstem
A
San Gabriel River, East Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from San Gabriel Reservoir upstream to Cattle Canyon
							 Creek
E
San Gabriel River, East Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Cattle Canyon Creek
A
San Gabriel River, West Fork
Mainstem
							 upstream from San Gabriel Reservoir
A
Santa Clara River
Mainstem upstream of Los
							 Angeles-Ventura County line
A
Topanga Creek
Mainstem from Pacific Ocean to
							 Topanga Canyon Blvd crossing near Cuesta Cala Road
A
Vincent Gulch
Mainstem and
							 tributaries
A
(20) Madera
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 4,000 feet elevation
A
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County from 1,000 to 4,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted
							 below
F
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County below 1,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted below
H
San Joaquin River
Mainstem
C
San Joaquin River
Mainstem between Redinger
							 and Kerckhoff Reservoirs
A
(21) Marin
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
D
Corte Madera Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Coyote Creek
All mainstem from San Pablo Bay
							 upstream to Flamingo Road crossing
A
Creamery Bay Creek
Mainstem
A
Easkoot Creek
Mainstem
A
East Schooner Creek
Mainstem
A
Estero Americano
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Estero San Antonio
Mainstem
A
Home Ranch Creek
Mainstem
A
Laguna Creek
Mainstem
A
Lagunitas Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
McKinnon Gulch
Mainstem
A
Miller Creek
Mainstem
A
Millerton Gulch
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Morse Gulch
Mainstem
A
Muddy Hollow Creek
Mainstem
A
Novato Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Petaluma River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pine Gulch Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Redwood Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Clemente Creek
Mainstem
D
San Rafael Creek
Mainstem
D
Stemple Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Stinson Gulch
Mainstem
A
Walker Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Wilkins
Mainstem
A
(22) Mariposa
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 5,000 feet elevation
A
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County from 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation
D
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County below 2,000 feet elevation
F
(23) Mendocino
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
F
Albion River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Big River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Big Salmon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Caspar Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Cottaneva Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Dehaven Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Doyle Creek
Mainstem from Pacific
							 Ocean
A
Elk Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Eel River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Garcia River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Gualala River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Hardy Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Hare Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Howard Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Juan Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Little River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Little Salmon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Navarro River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Noyo River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pudding Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Russian Gulch
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Russian River
Mainstem and all tributaries,
							 excluding East Fork Russian River above Coyote Dam
A
Ten Mile River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 from Pacific Ocean
A
Usal Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Pacific Ocean
A
Wages Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Pacific Ocean
A
(24) Merced
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of I-5, unless otherwise noted below
D
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of Highway 99, unless otherwise noted below
C
Merced River
Mainstem
C
San Joaquin River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
C
(25) Modoc
Stream
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Ash Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Boles Creek
Mainstem
A
Willow Creek
Mainstem
A
Lost River mainstem
Mainstem from Clear Lake
							 Reservoir upstream to California-Oregon State Line
A
Lost River tributaries
All
							 tributaries
D
Pit River
Mainstem and all tributaries,
							 unless otherwise noted
F
Turner Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Willow Creek
Mainstem from Goose
							 Lake
A
Lassen Creek
Mainstem from Goose
							 Lake
A
Davis Creek
Mainstem from Goose
							 Lake
A
Pine Creek
Mainstem from Goose
							 Lake
A
Cottonwood Creek
Mainstem from Goose
							 Lake
A
(26) Mono
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
pUnnamed Creeks
Mainstem of unnamed creeks
							 between Dechambeau Creek and Beartrack Creek
A
Unnamed Creeks (Owens River/Lake Crowley
							 drainage)
Mainstem and tributaries of all unnamed creeks within Inyo
							 National Forest, from Willfred Creek west to Deadman Creek
A
Unnamed Creeks (Owens River/Lake Crowley
							 drainage)
Mainstem and tributaries of all unnamed Creeks within Inyo
							 National Forest, from Dry Creek south to Little Hot Creek
A
Unnamed Creek (drains to Mono Lake)
Mainstem
							 and all tributaries of unnamed creek west of Dry Creek
A
Unnamed Creeks
Mainstem and all tributaries,
							 unnamed Creeks east of Lower Rock Creek, from Witcher Creek south to Mono-Inyo
							 County Line
A
Adobe Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Birch Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Buckeye Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Buckeye Hot Spring
A
Buckeye Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 downstream of Buckeye Hot Spring
G
ByDay Creek
Mainstem
A
Convict Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Cowcamp Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Crooked Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Lake Crowley
A
Dechambeau Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Highway 395
A
Desert Creek (drains to Fourmile Hill Creek --
							 Nevada)
Mainstem and all tributaries
G
Dexter Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 south of Highway 120
A
Driveway Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Highway 395
A
Dry Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Dunderberg Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
East Walker River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, unless otherwise noted
G
Fish Slough
Mainstem, all tributaries, pools
							 and springs
A
Green Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 above Dynamo Pond
A
Grouse Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 above Highway 395
A
Hilton Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Hot Creek (Little Walker River tributary north of
							 Bridgeport)
Mainstem and all tributaries above Little Walker
							 River
G
Hot Creek (Owens River tributary)
Mainstem
							 and all tributaries downstream of Forest Service Road 3S07
E
Hot Creek (Owens River tributary)
Mainstem
							 and all tributaries upstream of downstream of Forest Service Road
							 3S07
A
Junction Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Labrosse Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Laurel Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Leidy Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Lee Vining Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Highway 395
A
Little Hot Creek
Mainstem from Owens River
							 upstream to Inyo National Forest Boundary
E
Little Hot Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream to Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Little Walker River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Willow Flat
A
Mammoth Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Hot Creek
A
McGee Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
McLaughlin Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Mill Creek (drains to West Walker
							 River)
Mainstem and all tributaries
A
Mill Creek (drains to Mono Lake)
Mainstem and
							 all tributaries upstream of Highway 395
A
Molybdnite Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Dry Creek
A
Murphy Creek
Mainstem
A
North Canyon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
O'Harrel Canyon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Owens River
Mainstem from Inyo-Mono County
							 Line to Dry Creek confluence
E
Owens River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Dry Creek
A
Poison Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
River Spring Lakes
All ponds in Sections
							 19,
							 24 and
							 30, T01N, R31E
A
Robinson Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Twin Lakes
A
Robinson Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 downstream of Twin Lakes
G
Rock Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Highway 395
A
Rush Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Highway 395
A
Sawmill Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 within Inyo National Forest
A
Silver Creek
Mainstem
A
Slinkard Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Virginia Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 above Toiyabe National Forest Boundary
A
Walker Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Highway 395
A
West Walker River and tributaries
All
							 Mainstem and all tributaries, unless otherwise noted
G
West Walker River tributaries
All tributaries
							 above 7,000 feet, unless otherwise noted
A
Wilfred Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Inyo National Forest Boundary
A
Wolf Creek
Mainstem
A
(27) Monterey
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams west
							 of Hwy 101
A
Multiple waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of Hwy 101, unless otherwise noted below
D
Salinas River
Mainstem and all tributaries on
							 the west side of the Salinas River
A
(28) Napa
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
D
Napa River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(29) Nevada
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Bear River
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Camp Far West upstream to Lake Combie
C
Deer Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Nevada-Yuba County Line upstream to Lake Wildwood
A
Dry Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
C
East Fork Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Faucherie Lake tributaries
All waters
							 draining to Faucherie Lake
A
Fordyce Lake tributaries
All waters draining
							 to Fordyce Lake
A
Independence Lake tributaries
All waters
							 draining to Independence Lake
A
Macklin Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Rattlesnake Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Truckee River
Mainstem
G
Truckee River tributaries
All tributaries,
							 unless otherwise noted
G
Yuba River
Mainstem downstream of Englebright
							 Reservoir
A
Yuba River
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Englebright Reservoir upstream to the North Fork Yuba River and Middle Fork
							 Yuba River confluence
C
Yuba River, Middle
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Nevada-Yuba County Line upstream to Milton Reservoir, unless
							 otherwise noted
D
Yuba River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Yuba River upstream to Lake Spaulding
D
(30) Orange
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
E
Cristianitos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of San Diego County line
A
San Juan Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Santiago Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Irvine Lake
A
Talega Creek
Mainstem
A
(31) Placer
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All streams in County further
							 west than the intersection of I-80 and Placer Hills Road, unless otherwise
							 noted below
C
American River, Middle Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream from North Fork American River, unless otherwise
							 noted
D
American River, Middle Fork
Mainstem upstream
							 from Oxbox Reservoir to Anderson Dam
F
American River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Folsom Lake upstream to Lake Clementine Dam
C
American River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Lake Clementine Dam to Big Valley Canyon
D
Lake Tahoe tributaries
All waters draining to
							 Lake Tahoe
G
Pole Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Rubicon River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Oxbow Dam to Parsley Bar crossing
D
Truckee River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
G
(32) Plumas
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted
H
Antelope Lake tributaries
All waters draining
							 to Antelope Lake
A
Big Ravine
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Boulder Creek (Little North Fork of Middle Fork
							 Feather River tributary)
Mainstem and all tributaries
A
Cooks Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Dark Ravine
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Fall River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Feather River, Middle Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, unless otherwise noted
D
Feather River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Plumas-Butte County Line to East Branch of North Fork Feather
							 River, unless otherwise noted
D
Feather River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, unless otherwise noted
D
Frazier Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Gray Eagle Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Grizzly Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Last Chance Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Lights Creek, West Branch
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Mill Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from the Bucks Lake Wilderness Boundary
A
Rock Creek, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Rowland Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Silver Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Slate Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 the Yuba-Plumas County line upstream to Rabbit Creek
D
Slate Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from Rabbit Creek (including Rabbit Creek)
A
Sulphur Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Warner Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Wolf Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(33) Riverside
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 Aliso-San Onofre watershed, unless otherwise noted below
E
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 Santa Ana River watershed, unless otherwise noted
E
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 Santa Margarita River watershed, unless otherwise noted
E
Multiple Waters
All shoreline pools and
							 irrigation drains within one mile of the Salton Sea
A
Andreas Creek
Mainstem above 4,000 feet
							 elevation
A
Arroyo Seco Creek
Mainstem upstream of Vail
							 Lake
A
Bautista Creek
Mainstem, upstream from
							 Fairview Ave crossing
A
Colorado River
Mainstem
A
Indian Creek
Mainstem upstream of Lake
							 Fulmor
A
Rialto Drain
Mainstem
E
Salt Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Jacinto River
Mainstem from Sand Canyon
							 upstream to Soboba Indian Reservation boundary
A
San Jacinto River, North Fork
Mainstem and
							 all tributaries above 4,000 feet elevation
A
San Juan Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Mateo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Santa Ana River
Mainstem upstream of N
							 Lakeview Ave. crossing
E
Santa Ana River
Mainstem upstream of Prado
							 Flood Control Basin
E
Tahquitz Creek
Mainstem upstream from Willow
							 Creek
A
Temecula Creek
Mainstem upstream from Vail
							 Lake
A
Whitewater River
Mainstem upstream from
							 Colorado River Aqueduct
A
Willow Creek
Mainstem
A
Wilson Creek
Mainstem from Vail Lake upstream
							 to Cahuilla Creek
A
(34) Sacramento
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
C
Sacramento River
Mainstem
F
American River
Mainstem from Sacramento River
							 upstream to Nimbus Dam
A
(35) San Benito
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
D
Pacheco Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pajaro River
Mainstem
A
(36) San Bernardino
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 Santa Ana River watershed, unless otherwise noted below
E
Amargosa River
Mainstem from SR-127 crossing
							 upstream to Old Spanish Trail crossing in Tecopa (Inyo Co)
A
Amargosa River
Mainstem from San
							 Bernadino-Inyo County line upstream to Saratoga Springs
A
Barton Creek, East
							 Fork
Mainstem
A
Cajon Wash Mainstem and all tributaries A City
							 Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from Highland Ave
							 crossing
A
Colorado River
Mainstem
A
Day Canyon
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Deep Creek
Mainstem from West Fork Mojave
							 upstream to Holcomb Creek
A
Grass Valley Creek
Mainstem
A
Horsethief Creek
Mainstem
A
Juniper Springs
All
A
Kinley Creek
Mainstem
A
Little Horsethief
							 Creek
Mainstem
A
Lytle Creek
Mainstem upstream to Miller
							 Narrows
A
Mojave River
Mainstem from Rock Springs Road
							 crossing to Mojave River Forks Dam
A
Mojave River, West Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries, upstream from Silverwood Lake
A
Mojave River, West Fork
Mainstem from Mojave
							 River Forks Dam to SR-173 crossing
A
Shay Creek and Vicinity
Mainstem upstream
							 from Baldwin Lake. Vicinity includes Shay Pond, Sugarloaf Pond, Wiebe Pond,
							 Motorcycle Pond, and Baldwin Lake
A
(37) San Diego
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All coastal drainages and
							 their tributaries from San Mateo Creek south to the Santa Margarita
							 River
E
Agua Caliente
Creek
Mainstem
A
Arroyo Seco Creek
Mainstem
A
Boden Canyon
Mainstem
A
Borrego Palm
Canyon
Mainstem
A
Campo Creek
Mainstem upstream of Campo
							 Lake
A
Canebrake Wash
Mainstem
A
Cristianitos Creek
Mainstem
A
Cottonwood Creek
Mainstem from Morena
							 Reservoir upstream to I-8 crossing at Buckman Springs
A
Cottonwood Creek
Mainstem from U.S.-Mexico
							 border upstream to Barret Lake
A
De Luz Creek
Mainstem from Camp De Luz Road
							 crossing upstream to Camp Pendleton Boundary
A
Guejito Creek
Mainstem
A
Horsethief Canyon
Mainstem
A
Keys Creek
Mainstem
A
Kitchen Creek
Mainstem
A
La Posta Creek
Mainstem upstream of Morena
							 Reservoir
A
Morena Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Palla Creek
Mainstem
A
Peterson Canyon
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pine Valley Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of Barret Reservoir
A
San Diego River
Mainstem from SR-67 crossing
							 upstream to El Capitan Lake
A
San Diego River
Mainstem from El Capitan Lake
							 to Temescal Creek (includes Cedar Creek)
A
San Dieguito River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries upstream of I-15 crossing
A
San Felipe Creek
Mainstem
A
San Luis Rey River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Vicente Creek
Mainstem from San Vicente
							 Reservoir upstream to Vista Vicente Road crossing
A
Santa Margarita River
Mainstem upstream of De
							 Luz Road crossing
A
Santa Ysabel Creek
Mainstem from Santa Maria
							 Creek upstream to Temescal Creek
A
Santa Ysabel Creek
Mainstem upstream from
							 Lake Sutherland
A
Sweetwater River
Mainstem from Sycuan Resort
							 upstream to Loveland Reservoir
A
Sweetwater River
Mainstem upstream from
							 Loveland Reservoir
A
Talega Creek
Mainstem
A
Taylor Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Temecula Creek
Mainstem
A
Temescal Creek
Mainstem
A
Tijuana River
Mainstem
A
Viejas Creek
Mainstem from Sweetwater River
							 upstream to Viejas Indian Reservation
A
(38) San Francisco
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
(39) San Joaquin
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
C
Multiple Waters
All waters south of
							 I-580
D
San Joaquin River
Mainstem
F
Mokelumne River
Mainstem from Burella Road
							 upstream to Camache Dam
A
(40) San Luis Obispo
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams west
							 of Hwy 101
A
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of Hwy 101 and south of Highway 41, unless otherwise noted below
D
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of Hwy 101 and north of Highway 41, unless otherwise noted below
H
Arroyo Grande Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pismo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Salinas River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of confluence with the Estrella River (not including Estrella
							 River)
A
San Luis Obispo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Santa Maria River
Mainstem
A
(41) San Mateo
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams west
							 of I-280, unless otherwise noted below
D
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of I-280, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams east
							 of I-280 above 200 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted below
D
Ano Nuevo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Arroyo Canada Verde
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Arroyo De En Medio
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Arroyo De Los Frijoles
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Arroyo Ojo
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Belmont Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Calera Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Cascade Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Colma Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Cordilleras Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Easton Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Frenchman's Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Gazos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Green Oaks Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Laurel Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Lobitos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Martini Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Milagra Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Mills Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Montara Beach
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pescadero Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pilarcitos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Point Montara
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pomponio Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Purisima Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Francisquito Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Gregorio Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Mateo Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Pedro Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Vicente Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Sanchez Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Tunitas Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Whitehouse Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Yankee Jim Gulch
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(42) Santa Barbara
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All coastal drainages from
							 Jalama Creek in the north to Rincon Lagoon in the south, unless otherwise noted
							 below
A
Abel Canyon
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Alisal Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
El Jaro Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Foresters Leap
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Hilton Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Indian Creek
Mainstem
A
Judell Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Mono Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Quiota Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Antonio Creek
Mainstem, from mouth up to
							 and including Barka Slough
A
San Lucas Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Santa Maria River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Santa Ynez River
Mainstem, from the mouth to
							 Lake Cachuma
A
Santa Ynez River
Mainstem upstream of
							 Gibraltar Reservoir
A
Siquoc River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(43) Santa Clara
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams below
							 1,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted below
C
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams above
							 1,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted below
D
Adobe Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Alamitos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Arroyo Honda
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Berryessa Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Calabazas Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Caleros Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Carnadero Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Coyote Creek
Mainstem
A
Guadalupe Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Guadalupe River
Mainstem
A
Llagas Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Los Gatos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Silver Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Matadero Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pacheco Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Permanente Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pescadero Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Francisquito Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Sargent Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Stevens Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Penetencia Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Uvas Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(44) Santa Cruz
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
D
Aptos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Arana Gulch Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Baldwin Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Corralitos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Coward Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Davenport Landing Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Green Valley Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Laguna Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Liddell Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Majors Creek
Mainstem upstream of SR-1
							 crossing
A
Mattos Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Molino Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Pajaro River
Mainstem
A
Pescadero Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Salsipuedes Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Lorenzo River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
San Vicente Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Scott Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Soquel Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Waddell Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Wilder Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Yellow Bank Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(45) Shasta
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 5,000 feet, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County below 5,000 feet, unless otherwise noted below
D
Battle Creek
Mainstem and tributaries, unless
							 otherwise noted below
A
Battle Creek, North Fork
Mainstem and
							 tributaries upstream to Lake McCumber
A
Beegum Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Clear Creek
Mainstem from Sacramento River
							 upstream to Whiskeytown Dam
A
Cottonwood Creek
Mainstem
F
Fall River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Hat Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
McCloud River
Mainstem and tributaries from
							 Bundoora Springs upstream of Lake McCloud Dam to upper end of Colby
							 Meadows
A
Old Cow Creek
Mainstem upstream to Old Cow
							 Creek Meadows
A
Pit River
Mainstem from Shasta Lake upstream
							 to Fall River Mills
C
Pit River
Mainstem from Fall River Mills to
							 Shasta-Lassen County Line
A
Rock Creek
Mainstem
A
Sacramento River
Mainstem from Shasta-Tehama
							 County Line upstream to Keswick Dam
A
Sacramento River tributaries
All tributaries
							 to the Sacramento River from the Shasta-Tehama County Line to Keswick Dam,
							 unless otherwise noted
C
Screwdriver Creek
Mainstem
A
Sucker Springs Creek
Mainstem
A
(46) Sierra
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Sulphur Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Slate Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from the Plumas, Sierra, and Yuba county lines to Rabbit
							 Creek
D
Slate Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from Rabbit Creek
A
Frazier Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Yuba River, Middle
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Sierra-Yuba County Line upstream to Milton
							 Reservoir
D
Yuba River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from Sierra-Yuba County Line upstream to Ladies Canyon
							 Creek
D
Independence Lake tributaries
All waters
							 draining to Independence Lake
A
Truckee River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
G
Long Valley Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
E
(47) Siskiyou
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 4,000 feet, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County below 4,000 feet, unless otherwise noted below
F
Salmon River, South Fork
Mainstem from French
							 Creek upstream to St. Claire Creek
A
Salmon River
Mainstem upstream to Freight
							 Train Rapid at river mile 8 (RM8)
A
Applegate River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
C
Beaver Creek
Mainstem
A
Bogus Creek
Mainstem
A
Bybee Creek
Mainstem
A
Cade Creek
Mainstem
A
Camp Creek
Mainstem
A
Canyon Creek
Mainstem
A
China Creek
Mainstem
A
Clear Creek
Mainstem
A
Cottonwood Creek (tributary to Klamath
							 River)
Mainstem
A
Dillon Creek
Mainstem
A
Dunn Creek
Mainstem
A
Elk Creek (tributary to Klamath
							 River)
Mainstem
A
Fort Goff Creek
Mainstem
A
French Creek
Mainstem
A
Grider Creek
Mainstem
A
Horse Creek
Mainstem
A
Humbug Creek
Mainstem
A
Illinois River, East
							 Fork
Mainstem
A
Independence Creek
Mainstem
A
Indian Creek (tributary to Klamath
							 River)
Mainstem
A
Jenny Creek
Mainstem from Iron Gate Reservoir
							 upstream to California-Oregon State Line
A
King Creek
Mainstem
A
Klamath River
Mainstem from Iron Gate
							 Reservoir upstream to California-Oregon State Line
A
Little Grider Creek
Mainstem
A
Little Horse Creek
Mainstem
A
Portuguese Creek
Mainstem
A
Seiad Creek
Mainstem upstream to the
							 confluence of the East and West Forks of Seiad Creek
A
Shackleford Creek
Mainstem
A
Shasta River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of County Road A12
A
Stanshaw Creek
Mainstem
A
Sugar Creek
Mainstem
A
Thompson Creek
Mainstem
A
Titus Creek
Mainstem
A
Ukonom Creek
Mainstem
A
Walker Creek
Mainstem
A
Wooley Creek
Mainstem and
							 tributaries
A
Special Closures for Thermal Refugia in the Salmon
					 River Watershed
A 200-foot radius* at the
					 confluence of each of the following waters with the Salmon River (or its
					 tributaries) is designated Class A:
Water
							 Name
Location in Salmon River
							 Watershed
Big Creek
Confluence with North Fork of
							 Salmon River
Black Bear Creek
Confluence with South Fork
							 Salmon River
Butler Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Crapo Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Eddy Gulch
Confluence with North Fork of
							 Salmon River
Horn Creek
Confluence with mainstem of Salmon
							 River
Indian Creek
Confluence with South Fork
							 Salmon River
Jackass Gulch
Confluence with North Fork of
							 Salmon River
Jessups Gulch
Confluence with North Fork of
							 Salmon River
Jones Gulch
Confluence with North Fork of
							 Salmon River
Little North
Fork Salmon River
Confluence with North Fork
							 of Salmon River
Knownothing
Creek
Confluence with South Fork of Salmon
							 River
Matthews Creek
Confluence with South Fork of
							 Salmon River
McNeal Creek
Confluence with South Fork of
							 Salmon River
Merrill Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Methodist Creek
Confluence with South Fork of
							 Salmon River
Monte Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Morehouse Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Nordheimer Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Plummer Creek
Confluence with South Fork of
							 Salmon River
Sainte Claire Creek
Confluence with South
							 Fork of Salmon River
Shiltos Creek
Confluence with North Fork of
							 Salmon River
Somes Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Wooley Creek
Confluence with mainstem of
							 Salmon River
Special Closures for Thermal Refugia in Klamath
					 River Watershed
A 200-foot radius* at the confluence of each of the
					 following waters and the Klamath River is designated Class A:
Water Name
Aubrey Creek
Barkhouse Creek
Beaver Creek
Bogus Creek
Cade Creek
Canyon Creek
China Creek
Clear Creek
Coon Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Crawford Creek
Dillon Creek
Doggett Creek
Dona Creek
Elk Creek
Elliott Creek
Empire Creek
Fort Goff Creek
Grider Creek
Halverson Creek
Horse Creek
Humbug Creek
Independence Creek
Indian Creek
Irving Creek
King Creek
Kohl Creek
Kuntz Creek
Ladds Creek
Little Grider Creek
Little Horse Creek
Little Humbug Creek
Lumgrey Creek
McKinney Creek
Mill Creek
Natuket Creek
Negro Creek
O'Neil Creek
Oak Flat Creek
Portuguese Creek
Reynolds Creek
Rock Creek
Rogers Creek
Salmon River
Sandy Bar Creek
Scott River
Seiad Creek
Shasta River
Stanshaw Creek
Swillup Creek
Teneyck Creek
Thomas Creek
Thompson Creek
Ti Creek
Titus Creek
Tom Martin Creek
Ukonom Creek
Walker Creek
Wilson Creek
* Pursuant to Fish and Game Code
					 5653(d) it is unlawful to possess a vacuum or suction dredge in areas, or in or
					 within 100 yards of waters, that are closed to the use of vacuum or suction
					 dredges. Therefore, the effective closure at thermal refugia locations is a
					 500-foot radius from the center-line of the confluence of the tributary stream
					 with the mainstem river.
(48) Solano
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County below 300 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted below
H
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 300 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted below
D
Cordelia Slough
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Frank Horan Slough
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Green Valley Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Napa River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Suisun Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(49) Sonoma
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
D
Estero Americano
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Fort Ross Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Gualala River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Kolmer Gulch
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Petaluma River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Russian River
Mainstem and all tributaries,
							 excluding Dry Creek above Warm Springs Dam
A
Russian Gulch Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Salmon Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Schell Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Sonoma Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Tolay Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(50) Stanislaus
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of I-5
D
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of I-5, unless otherwise noted
H
San Joaquin River
Mainstem
C
Stanislaus River
Mainstem upstream to Tulloch
							 Dam
C
Tuolumne River
Mainstem upstream to La Grange
							 Dam
C
(51) Sutter
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
C
Butte Creek
Mainstem
A
Feather River
Mainstem
A
Sacramento River
Mainstem
F
(52) Tehama
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
F
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of State Hwy 32
A
Antelope Creek
Mainstem
A
Antelope Creek, South Fork
Mainstem upstream
							 to South Fork Gun Club
A
Antelope Creek, North Fork
Mainstem upstream
							 to Judd Creek
A
Beegum Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Butte Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 Tehama-Butte County Line
A
Carter Creek
Mainstem from Deer
							 Creek
A
Colby Creek
Mainstem from Tehama-Butte County
							 Line
A
Deer Creek
Mainstem from Sacramento River to
							 Deer Creek Falls
A
Mill Creek
Mainstem from Sacramento River to
							 Lassen National Park Boundary
A
Sacramento River
Mainstem from Tehama-Butte
							 County Line to Tehama-Shasta County Line
A
Willow Creek
Mainstem
A
(53) Trinity
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
F
Big French Creek
Mainstem
A
Browns Creek
Mainstem
A
Canyon Creek
Mainstem from confluence with
							 Trinity River, upstream to Rarick Gulch
A
Dutch Creek
Mainstem
A
Grass Valley Creek
Mainstem
A
Indian Creek
Mainstem to confluence with
							 South Fork Indian Creek
A
Manzanita Creek
Mainstem
A
New River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream from East Fork New River
A
New River, East Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Price Creek
Mainstem
A
Reading Creek
Mainstem
A
Rush Creek
Mainstem
A
Soldier Creek
Mainstem
A
Trinity River
Confluence with Klamath River
							 to the South Fork Trinity River
A
Trinity River
Mainstem from South Fork
							 Trinity River upstream to North Fork Trinity River
D
Trinity River
Mainstem from North Fork
							 Trinity River upstream to Grass Valley Creek
C
Trinity River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 from confluence with Grass Valley Creek upstream to Lewiston Dam
A
Trinity River
Mainstem and all tributaries
							 upstream of Lewiston Dam
D
Trinity River, East Fork of North
							 Fork
Mainstem from North Fork Trinity River upstream to Enterprise Mine
							 at Noonan Gulch
A
Trinity River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries to the wilderness boundary at Hobo Gulch
A
Trinity River, South Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Weaver Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(54) Tulare
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 4,000 feet elevation
A
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County between 1,000 and 4,000 feet elevation
F
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County below 1,000 feet elevation
H
(55) Tuolumne
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County above 5,500 feet elevation
A
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County from 2,000 feet to 5,500 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted
							 below
D
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County below 2,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted below
F
Delaney Creek (Tuolumne River
							 tributary)
Mainstem
A
Six Bit Gulch
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
B
Rebecca Creek (tributary to Don Pedro
							 Reservoir)
Mainstem
B
Minnow Creek (tributary to Don Pedro
							 Reservoir)
Mainstem
B
(56) Ventura
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County, unless otherwise noted below
H
Agua Blanca Creek
Mainstem
A
Hopper Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Las Virgenes Creek
Mainstem
A
Magu Lagoon
Mainstem from Pacific Ocean to
							 SR-1 crossing
A
Malibu Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries,
							 unless otherwise noted
E
Piru Creek
Mainstem from Pyramid Reservoir to
							 Lockwood Creek
A
Santa Clara River
Mainstem from Pacific Ocean
							 to Piru Creek
A
Santa Paula Creek
Mainstem
A
Sespe Creek
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
Sisar Creek
Mainstem
A
Ventura River
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries
A
(57) Yolo
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County east of I-5 or I-505 (whichever is further west), unless otherwise noted
							 below
C
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of I-5 or I-505 (whichever is further west), unless otherwise noted
							 below
F
Sacramento River
Mainstem
F
(58) Yuba
Water
Description
Class
Multiple Waters
All rivers and streams in the
							 County west of Bullards Bar Reservoir, unless otherwise noted
							 below
C
Dry Creek
Mainstem upstream to Merle Collins
							 Reservoir
A
Sacramento River
Mainstem
F
Slate Creek
Mainstem and all tributaries from
							 the North Fork Yuba River upstream to Yuba-Plumas County Line
D
Yuba River
Mainstem from Feather River to
							 Englebright Reservoir
A
Yuba River, Middle
Mainstem from Yuba River
							 upstream to Yuba-Sierra County Line
D
Yuba River, North Fork
Mainstem and all
							 tributaries from New Bullards Bar Reservoir upstream to Yuba-Sierra County
							 Line
D