List of rivers of California

Rivers and streams between the Oregon border and Humboldt Bay that empty into the Pacific Ocean (arranged north to south; tributaries with those entering nearest the sea first).

Rivers and streams between Humboldt Bay and the Golden Gate that empty into the Pacific Ocean (arranged north to south; tributaries with those entering nearest the sea first): For details of the Sonoma and Marin coasts, see List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Usually an endorheic basin, waters in this region all eventually would reach Tulare Lake.

Streams are listed clockwise around the Tulare Basin, starting at the Kings River: Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean between the Golden Gate and Point Arguello, arranged in order from north to south.

Rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean southeast of Point Arguello, arranged from north to south: Tributaries entering San Diego Bay are arranged from North to South: Rivers that empty into the Gulf of California: The Carrizo Plain is a large enclosed valley near the Central Coast which drains into Soda Lake.