California lakes and rivers map. Most of california is in the pacific ocean watershed. For example the salton sea is the largest water body in california occupying an area of about 240000 acres. Sponsored by the boat people.
Small parts of eastern california are in the great basin an area of the united states that does not drain into any ocean but instead drainage flows into local basin such as lake tahoe or mono lake. Major streams that drain to the pacific include the san joaquin salinas russian eel and trinity rivers. For favorite runs listed in order of difficulty see recommended runs.
All rivers of california flow into the pacific ocean gulf of california and great basin. Use the above map to locate these bodies of water and find the best fishing lakes in california. This map shows the major streams and rivers of california and some of the larger lakes.
Interactive map plus a list of fishing lakes in ca. Next its followed by lake tahoe goose lake and mono lake. This california lakes and rivers map displays water features on california.
Located on the border between arizona and california lake havasu is a distinctly desert lake that was formed when the parker dam was built across the colorado river in 1938. California lakes shown on the map. For those out of state visitors who find the landscape and vistas in the american southwest fascinating and alluring lake havasu would be a great place to visit.
For runs listed from a to y see the alphabetic index or descriptive table. Below the map is a list of major fishing lakes in california.