The State of California RiversThe past 150 years have witnessed the harnessing of California1s rivers for mining, ag., flood control, and urban growth, but there is a need to balance the development of these resources to meet human needs with their role in maintaining ecosystem health for wildlife and humans alike. This report takes a close and critical look at the 7 major hydrologic basins in CA, and the 80 major rivers. It describes important biological and physical aspects of each region and watershed as well as the major threats to the health of river systems, and the general trend in protection and restoration efforts. Includes info. on public access and recreation opportunities. Includes full-color maps of the state, each basin and watershed. |
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MAJOR RIVERS IN SOUTH COAST BASIN | 54 |
MAJOR RIVERS IN CENTRAL COAST BASIN | 68 |
Rubicon River | 87 |
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Access and Recreation Accessed September acres agencies agricultural American River Anadromous Anadromous Fish Angeles River Arroyo Battle Creek Bear Cr Big Chico Creek Butte Cache Creek Calaveras California Department California Rivers Assess Canyon Central Valley Chinook salmon coho salmon County Cr San Creek Watershed downstream Dry Cr Fall-run Chinook salmon Fish and Wildlife Fish Species fisheries Fresno habitat Ibid information contact Kaweah Klamath Lake Land Trust Los Angeles River Management Merced Merced River Mokelumne Monterey Mountains National Forest Pacific Park Plan Protection Efforts Public Access region Reservoir Restoration and Protection restoration efforts riparian riparian habitat River Systems River Watershed Sacramento River salmon and steelhead San Diego San Gabriel San Joaquin River Santa Margarita River Shasta South Fork spawning Species of Interest Stanislaus steelhead trout tributaries Truckee Tule Tuolumne U.S. Fish upper urban Water Resources watershed wetland wild and scenic Wildlife Service Yuba