California waters
California rivers
Free-flowing water big enough to float. Levels rise and fall with rain and snowmelt, so the gauge reading is the whole story on the morning you go.
Gauge locations. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
19 rivers in California
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American RiverCAAMERICAN R A FAIR OAKS CA | 1,200 cfs | n/a | 56.5 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Carmel RiverCACARMEL R NR CARMEL CA | 2 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Cosumnes RiverCACOSUMNES R A MICHIGAN BAR CA | 81 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Eel RiverCAEEL R A SCOTIA CA | 110 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 2 | none yet |
| Kern RiverCAKERN R A ENOS PARK FOOT BR NR BAKERSFIELD CA | Gauge data pending | 1 | none yet | |||
| Klamath RiverCAKLAMATH R NR SEIAD VALLEY CA | 1,270 cfs | 10th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Merced RiverCAMERCED R A POHONO BRIDGE NR YOSEMITE CA | 35 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 2 | none yet |
| Navarro RiverCANAVARRO R NR NAVARRO CA | 6 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Pit RiverCAPIT R NR CANBY CA | 67 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 6 | none yet |
| Russian RiverCARUSSIAN R A HACIENDA BRIDGE NR GUERNEVILLE CA | 202 cfs | n/a | 55.9 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Salinas RiverCASALINAS R NR SANTA MARGARITA CA | Gauge data pending | 0 | none yet | |||
| Scott RiverCASCOTT R NR FORT JONES CA | 21 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Shasta RiverCASHASTA R NR MONTAGUE CA | 118 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Smith RiverCASMITH R NR CRESCENT CITY CA | 210 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 3 | none yet |
| South Fork Eel RiverCASF EEL R A LEGGETT CA | 18 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Stanislaus RiverCASTANISLAUS R A RIPON CA | 775 cfs | n/a | 55.4 F | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Trinity RiverCATRINITY R A DOUGLAS CITY CA | 385 cfs | 76th | 48.4 F | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Upper Sacramento RiverCASACRAMENTO R A DELTA CA | 210 cfs | 20th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Van Duzen RiverCAVAN DUZEN R NR BRIDGEVILLE CA | 11 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
Looking for something else in California? See all 33 California waters, with the guides and recognition programs attached to them.