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