San Francisco Bay List of rivers of California

1 san francisco bay

1.1 san pablo bay
1.2 suisun bay
1.3 sacramento river
1.4 san joaquin river
1.5 tulare basin

1.5.1 kings river
1.5.2 kaweah river
1.5.3 tule river
1.5.4 kern river
1.5.5 other


1.6 san francisco bay (remainder)

san francisco bay

streams empty san francisco bay or tributary bays (arranged clockwise, starting @ north side of golden gate; tributaries listed entering nearest bays farthest).

for additional detail on bay area creeks, see list of watercourses in san francisco bay area.

san pablo bay

petaluma river
sonoma creek
napa river

carneros creek



suisun bay

pacheco creek (contra costa county)

sacramento river

map of sacramento river



sacramento river near mouth



headwaters of feather river



cache creek, in coast ranges



sacramento river:

cache slough

steamboat slough in sacramento delta region
miner slough
lindsey slough
lookout slough
ulatis creek

horse creek




putah creek
american river

north fork american river

middle fork american river

north fork of middle fork american river
rubicon river

gerle creek




bunch creek
shirttail creek


south fork american river

slab creek
silver creek




dry creek
cache creek

forbes creek
north fork of cache creek
bear creek

sulphur creek (passes wilbur springs)




feather river

bear river
yuba river

south yuba river

canyon creek
fordyce creek


north yuba river

slate creek
canyon creek
downie river

pauley creek
lavazolla creek




middle yuba river

fall river




north fork feather river

west branch feather river

big kimshew creek


east branch north fork feather river

indian creek

last chance creek

red clover creek




spanish creek




middle fork feather river

fall river


south fork feather river


butte creek

little chico creek


stony creek

grindstone creek
little stony creek


big chico creek
mud creek

rock creek


burch creek
jewett creek
deer creek
thomes creek
mill creek
elder creek
dye creek
willow creek

oat creek


antelope creek
red bank creek
reeds creek
dibble creek
payne s creek
battle creek

north fork battle creek
south fork battle creek


cottonwood creek

south fork cottonwood creek

salt creek
cold fork cottonwood creek


north fork cottonwood creek
middle fork cottonwood creek

beegum creek




bear creek
cow creek

little cow creek
oak run creek
clover creek
old cow creek
south cow creek


clear creek
rock creek
spring creek

spring creek
slickrock creek
boulder creek


flat creek
pit river

mccloud river
squaw creek
burney creek
hat creek
fall river





san joaquin river

san joaquin river map



the merced river, tributary of san joaquin river



the san joaquin river



san joaquin river:

marsh creek
mokelumne river

cosumnes river
dry creek

jackson creek
sutter creek


bear river


calaveras river
corral hollow creek historical
stanislaus river

black creek
angels creek
south fork stanislaus river
rose creek
middle fork stanislaus river

clark fork middle fork stanislaus river


north fork stanislaus river

griswold creek
beaver creek




hospital creek
ingram creek
tuolumne river

dry creek
clavey river
south fork tuolumne river

middle fork tuolumne river

cottonwood creek




cherry creek
falls creek

branigan creek


tiltill creek
rancheria creek

breeze creek


piute creek
register creek
ten lakes basin creek
cathedral creek

south fork cathedral creek


conness creek

alkali creek


dingley creek
delaney creek
budd creek
unicorn creek
dana fork tuolumne river

gaylor creek
parker pass creek

mono pass creek




lyell fork tuolumne river

rafferty creek

evelyn lake creek


ireland creek
kuna creek




del puerto creek
orestimba creek
merced river

bear creek
dry creek
north fork merced river
south fork merced river

alder creek
bishop creek

elevenmile creek

rail creek






bridalveil creek
yosemite creek
tenaya creek

snow creek


illilouette creek
fletcher creek

lewis creek

florence creek




red peak fork

red devil creek


lyell fork

hutching creek


merced peak fork
triple peak fork

foerster creek




mud slough

los banos creek

garzas creek
san luis creek




chowchilla river
fresno river
fresno slough north fork kings river distributary in time of flood.
big creek
north fork san joaquin river
middle fork san joaquin river

minaret creek


south fork san joaquin river



tulare basin

map of tulare lake basin



kaweah river in foothills of sierra

usually endorheic basin, waters in region reach tulare lake. region overflow san joaquin river during flood years when tulare lake overflowed.

kings river

kings river kings river divides north fork distributary, south fork distributary , clark s fork distributaries. north fork distributary connects fresno slough drains san joaquin river (during high flows), before turning south rejoining other distributaries reform kings river , emptying tulare lake.

los gatos creek historically tributary north fork kings river distributary.
fish creek
hughes creek
mill creek
pine flat dam, pine flat lake

deer creek
zebe creek
russian charlie creek
lefever creek
billy creek
sycamore creek
big creek
sacata creek
redoak creek
lower rancheria creek
sycamore springs creek


north fork kings river

dinkey creek
basin creek

patterson creek


weir creek
black rock creek
williams creek
mule creek
rancheria creek
teakettle creek
long meadow creek
wilson dam, wilson reservoir

woodchuck creek
short hair creek
sharp creek


helms creek

dusy creek


post corral creek

burnt corral creek


flemming creek
nichols canyon
meadow brook
fall creek
division lake
regiment lake


davis creek

mill flat creek


verplank creek
fox canyon creek
converse creek
spring creek
cabin creek
garlic meadow creek
rough creek
ten mile creek
middle fork kings river

deer canyon creek
brush canyon creek
tombstone creek
wren creek
silver creek
crown creek

rogers creek


gorge of despair
crystal creek
blue canyon creek
lost canyon creek
rattlesnake creek
alpine creek
dog creek
kennedy creek
dougherty creek
horseshoe creek
goddard creek

disappearing creek


windy canyon creek
cartridge creek
rimbaud creek
palisade creek

cataract creek
glacier creek


dusy branch
helen lake


south fork kings river (this actual river flows through kings canyon)

lockwood creek
redwood creek
windy gulch
boulder creek
grizzly creek
lightning creek
deer cove creek
lewis creek

comb creek


sheep creek
hotel creek
roaring river

sugarloaf creek

ferguson creek




granite creek
copper creek
avalanche creek
bubbs creek

sphinx creek
charlotte creek
cross creek
north guard creek
east creek


glacier creek
gardiner creek
woods creek

woods creek


arrow creek
kid creek





kaweah river

kaweah river

yokohl creek
lime kiln creek (dry creek)
greasy creek
horse creek
south fork kaweah river

cinnamon creek
grouse creek


north fork kaweah river

yucca creek
eshom creek
redwood creek
dorst creek
stony creek


salt creek
east fork kaweah river

squirrel creek
horse creek
monarch creek
eagle creek
crystal creek
franklin creek


marble fork kaweah river

elk creek
suwanee creek
halstead creek
sherman creek
wolverton creek
clover creek
stillman creek
horse creek


middle fork kaweah river

paradise creek
crescent creek
dome creek
panther creek
mehrten creek
castle creek
buck creek
cliff creek

timber gap creek


granite creek
eagle scout creek
lone pine creek
hamilton creek




st. johns river (distributary)

tule river

tule river

south fork tule river
north fork tule river
middle fork tule river

north fork middle fork tule river





kern river

kern river

north fork kern river

cannell creek
salmon creek
tobias creek
brush creek
south creek
dry meadow creek
peppermint creek
durrwood creek
needlerock creek
freeman creek

lloyd meadows creek


little kern river

fish creek
deep creek
deep creek
clicks creek
sagebrush gulch
alpine creek

mountaineer creek
pecks canyon creek


table meadow creek
soda springs creek
lion creek
willow creek
tamrack creek
rifle creek
shotgun creek

pistol creek




rattlesnake creek
deadman canyon creek
soda creek
osa creek
hockett peak creek
grouse canyon creek
manzanita canyon creek
ninemile creek

cold meadow creek
red rock creek
long canyon creek

long stringer
lost trout creek




hells hole creek
angora creek
hell sure creek
leggett creek
grasshopper creek
little kern lake creek
rough creek
coyote creek
golden trout creek
laurel creek
rattlesnake creek
big arroyo

willow creek
soda creek
lost canyon creek


funston creek
chagoopa creek
rock creek

siberian pass creek


red spur creek
whitney creek

crabtree creek


wallace creek
kern-kaweah river

picket creek


tyndall creek
milestone creek


south fork kern river

kelso creek
canebrake creek
bartolas creek
palome creek
long valley creek
taylor creek
manter creek
tibbets creek
trout creek
fish creek
bitter creek
lost creek
crag creek
honeybee creek
summit creek
cow canyon creek
snake creek
soda creek
monache creek
schaefer stringer
strawberry creek
long stringer
dry creek
mulkey creek
movie stringer
lewis stringer
kern peak stringer





other

clockwise around tulare basin starting @ kings river:

white river
poso creek

san francisco bay (remainder)

continuing clockwise around san pablo bay/san francisco bay:

pinole creek
san leandro creek
san lorenzo creek
alameda creek
coyote creek
guadalupe river
stevens creek
san francisquito creek
redwood creek (san mateo county)
san mateo creek

for additional detail on bay area creeks, see list of watercourses in san francisco bay area.