Rivers of Lake County, California explained

Rivers and creeks in Lake County, California are listed below by river basin and alphabetically. Unless otherwise stated, the information is taken from the Geographic Names Information System maintained by the United States Geological Survey. Coordinates, elevations and lengths from this source are approximate.

General

Lake County covers about in the California Coastal Range.The rugged topography includes hills, mountains and valleys.The largest waterbody is Clear Lake, at an elevation of about above sea level.The three main drainages are Eel River, Cache Creek and Putah Creek, each of which have their headwaters in the county.Eel River drains the north of the county and flows west into Mendocino County.The center of the county drains into Clear Lake, which drains into Cache Creek, which flows east into Yolo County.The south of the county drains into Putah Creek, which flows south into Napa County.Eel River empties into the Pacific, while Cache Creek and Putah Creek flow into the Sacramento River valley.

Lake County has warm, dry summers, and cool, moist winters. In the summer, a continual tropical air mass typically creates high daytime temperatures and cool evening temperatures. In winter, a marine air mass typically keeps temperatures above .Average monthly temperatures range from about 43°F during December through January to about 73°F during July through August.There are greater levels of precipitation at higher elevations and in the north and southwest of the county.Almost 90% of precipitation falls in winter, and there is very little rain from May to September.

Geological changes

Clear Lake formed about 600,000 years ago as the land in the region began to subside when the Clear Lake Volcanic Field erupted.Its basin continues to move downward, while sedimentation keeps it shallow.The Clear Lake basin lies between the watersheds of the Sacramento River and the Russian River.When it was formed it drained east into the Sacramento Valley.

About 200,000 years ago the Clear Lake Volcanic Field blocked the lake's outlet.The lake rose until it found a new outlet, draining west through the Blue Lakes into Cold Creek and the Russian River.Clear Lake was almost higher than it is today, and Scotts Creek flowed into the lake from the west near where Lakeport is today.It formed a large delta there, which deposited the Lakeport ridge.

At some time in the last 10,000 years a landslide at the west end of the Blue Lakes blocked Clear Lake's outlet to the Russian River watershed.The lake rose again, and created its present outlet via Cache Creek to the Sacramento River.Cache Creek began eroding upstream to Clear Lake, and when it reached the lake the outflow along Cache Creek quickly eroded a channel through soft sediments.The lake dropped almost as a result.

Basins

Eel River

Eel River flows through the northern part of the County and drains through Lake Pillsbury into Mendocino County.The Eel River’s drainage includes Corbin Creek, Anderson Creek, Cold Creek and Bear Creek. The drainage includes the highest point in Lake County, Snow Mountain.The Pacific Gas and Electric Company created Lake Pillsbury on the Eel River as part of its Potter Valley Project, which diverts water downstream on the Eel River to generate power, and releases the water into the East Fork Russian River. Diverted flows supplement Russian River water supplies in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. Lake Pillsbury captures about one percent of the Eel River flow.

Stream	Parent	Mouth			Length
		Coords	Elev ft	Elev m	mi	km
		all values are approximate
	Pacific Ocean	40.6414°N -124.3122°W	0feet	196miles
←←Middle Creek (Black Butte River)		39.595°N -122.8586°W	3402feet	3.5miles
←Elk Creek	Middle Fork Eel River	39.6764°N -123.1339°W	1138feet	16miles
←←Lookout Creek	Elk Creek	39.5269°N -123.0039°W	2431feet	3miles
←←Sulphur Springs Creek	Elk Creek	39.5575°N -123.0322°W	1785feet	4.5miles
←←Crocker Creek	Elk Creek	39.56°N -123.0361°W	1755feet
←←Forks Creek	Elk Creek	39.5739°N -123.0461°W	1562feet
←←Bear Creek (Elk Creek)	Elk Creek	39.5789°N -123.0458°W	1519feet	5miles
←←Little Thatcher Creek	Elk Creek	39.6125°N -123.0925°W	1335feet
←←Sanhedrin Creek	Elk Creek	39.6119°N -123.0978°W	1322feet
←←←Bennett Creek	Sanhedrin Creek	39.6031°N -123.0908°W	1394feet
Trout Creek (Eel River)		39.5383°N -122.8589°W	2782feet	4miles
Horse Creek	Eel River	39.5247°N -122.8514°W	2694feet	3.25miles
Corbin Creek	Eel River	39.5286°N -122.8503°W	2684feet
←Dutch Oven Creek E	Corbin Creek	39.5472°N -122.7433°W	3218feet
←Five Spring Creek	Corbin Creek	39.5497°N -122.7789°W	3064feet	7.5miles
←Wescott Creek	Corbin Creek	39.555°N -122.7675°W	3054feet
←Dutch Oven Creek W	Corbin Creek	39.5422°N -122.7964°W	2926feet	2.25miles

|-| Anderson Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.5089°N -122.8458°W || 2572feet || |||-| Rattlesnake Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.4936°N -122.8558°W || 2493feet || 5.5miles|-| ←Little Round Mountain Creek || || Rattlesnake Creek (Eel River) || 39.4942°N -122.8639°W || 2618feet || 2miles|-| Cold Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.4714°N -122.8331°W || 2474feet || 6miles|-| Skeleton Creek || || Eel River || 39.4353°N -122.8567°W || 2064feet || 3miles|-| Copper Butte Creek || || Eel River || 39.4294°N -122.8533°W || 2024feet || 3.25miles|-| Berry Creek || || Eel River || 39.425°N -122.8564°W || 1955feet || 1.5miles|-| Grapevine Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.4125°N -122.865°W || 1896feet || 7.5miles|-| Hummingbird Creek || || Eel River || 39.4097°N -122.8672°W || 1896feet || 3.25miles|-| Rice Fork || || Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) || 39.3833°N -122.9311°W || 1831feet || |||-| ←Salt Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.2889°N -122.82°W || 2277feet || 3.25miles|-| ←French Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.2908°N -122.8347°W || 2172feet || 4miles|-| ←←Rock Creek || || French Creek || 39.2853°N -122.8375°W || 2218feet || 4miles|-| ←Little Soda Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.3122°N -122.8653°W || 2067feet || 4miles|-| ←Parramore Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.3142°N -122.8669°W || 2057feet || 4.5miles|-| ←Bear Creek (Rice Fork) || || Rice Fork || 39.325°N -122.8708°W || 2031feet || 7.5miles|-| ←←Blue Slides Creek || || Bear Creek (Rice Fork) || 39.3203°N -122.8478°W || 2159feet || 4miles|-| ←Bevans Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.3422°N -122.8839°W || 1991feet || 3.5miles|-| ←Salt Glade Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.3486°N -122.8892°W || 1959feet || 1miles|-| ←Rice Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.3553°N -122.8856°W || 1955feet || 7.5miles|-| ←←Barker Creek || || Rice Creek || 39.3667°N -122.8164°W || 3501feet || 2miles|-| ←←Dry Creek (Rice Creek) || || Rice Creek || 39.3447°N -122.8614°W || 2126feet || 2.25miles|-| ←←McLeod Creek || || Rice Creek || 39.3489°N -122.8697°W || 2067feet || 1.5miles|-| ←Packsaddle Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.3822°N -122.9367°W || 1880feet || 4miles|-| ←Deer Creek || || Rice Fork || 39.3772°N -122.9108°W || 1863feet || 7miles|-| ←Willow Creek (Rice Fork) || || Rice Fork || 39.3769°N -122.9172°W || 1850feet || 5miles|-| Smokehouse Creek || || Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) || 39.4439°N -122.9644°W || 1831feet || 9miles|-| ←Boardman Creek || || Smokehouse Creek || 39.4928°N -122.9719°W || 2306feet || 2.5miles|-| Salmon Creek || || Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) || 39.4439°N -122.9667°W || 1824feet || 2.5miles|-| ←Fuller Creek || || Salmon Creek || 39.4778°N -122.9794°W || 1972feet || 3miles|-| ←Mill Creek (Salmon Creek) || || Salmon Creek || 39.4767°N -122.9781°W || 1962feet || 6.25miles|-| Squaw Valley Creek || || Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) || 39.4367°N -122.935°W || 1824feet || 3.25miles|-| Salt Spring Creek || || Eel River (Lake Pillsbury) || 39.4208°N -122.9156°W || 1863feet || 2.25miles|-| Thistle Glade Creek || || Eel River || 39.3961°N -122.8811°W || 1847feet || 5.5miles|-| Soda Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.4106°N -122.9789°W || 1709feet || 2.5miles|-| ←Welch Creek || || Soda Creek (Eel River) || 39.4392°N -122.9856°W || 1837feet || 3miles|-| ←Panther Creek (Soda Creek) || || Soda Creek (Eel River) || 39.4392°N -122.9856°W || 1837feet || 5.25miles|-| ←←Cedar Creek || || Panther Creek (Soda Creek) || 39.4417°N -123.0503°W || 3035feet || 1.5miles|-| Benmore Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.4047°N -122.9939°W || 1699feet || 3miles|-| Dashiell Creek || || Eel River || 39.3967°N -123.0361°W || 1578feet || 2miles|-| Bucknell Creek || || Eel River || 39.3769°N -123.0514°W || 1552feet || 8.5miles|-| Alder Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.3864°N -123.0431°W || 1549feet || 2miles|-| Mill Creek (Eel River) || || Eel River || 39.3847°N -123.1153°W || 1496feet || 4miles|}

Clear Lake

Clear Lake is the largest freshwater lake wholly within the state of California. The lake has an average depth of about . Many important tributary streams drain into Clear Lake, including Kelsey Creek, Adobe Creek, Scotts Creek and Middle Creek. The streams flow over permeable geologic formations and percolate into the subsurface as groundwater recharge.

Stream	Parent	Mouth			Length
		Coords	Elev ft	Elev m	mi	km
		all values are approximate
Thurston Creek	Clear Lake (Thurston Lake)	38.9358°N -122.6928°W	1440feet	9miles
Manning Creek	Clear Lake	39°N -122.9058°W	1378feet	6.25miles
←Thompson Creek (Manning Creek)	Manning Creek	39.0067°N -122.8967°W	1345feet	2.5miles
	Clear Lake	39.0408°N -122.9131°W	1332feet	4.25miles
Molesworth Creek	Clear Lake	38.9381°N -122.6358°W	1332feet	2.5miles
Schindler Creek	Clear Lake	39.0228°N -122.6669°W	1332feet
	Clear Lake	39.0206°N -122.8161°W	1329feet	22miles
←Jones Creek	Kelsey Creek	38.8211°N -122.7178°W	2529feet	1.5miles
←Houghton Creek	Kelsey Creek	38.8242°N -122.7217°W	2487feet	1.5miles
←Rush Creek	Kelsey Creek	38.8375°N -122.7419°W	2365feet	1miles
←Alder Creek (Kelsey Creek)	Kelsey Creek	38.8519°N -122.7572°W	2303feet	4miles
←←Lee Creek	Alder Creek (Kelsey Creek)	38.8308°N -122.7592°W	2582feet	2miles
←Sulphur Creek	Kelsey Creek	38.8561°N -122.7625°W	2277feet	2miles
←High Valley Creek	Kelsey Creek	38.8689°N -122.7933°W	2218feet	4.5miles
←Sweetwater Creek	Kelsey Creek	38.9053°N -122.8528°W	1535feet	4.25miles
←Widow Creek	Kelsey Creek	38.9083°N -122.8578°W	1526feet	1.5miles
←Cole Creek	Kelsey Creek	39.0178°N -122.8153°W	1332feet	1.5miles
←←McIntire Creek	Cole Creek	38.9428°N -122.8164°W	1647feet	4miles
Rumsey Slough	Clear Lake	39.0239°N -122.8906°W	1329feet	1.5miles
←Thompson Creek (Rumsey Slough)	Rumsey Slough	39.0186°N -122.8931°W	1332feet	1.25miles
	Clear Lake	39.0286°N -122.8781°W	1325feet	11miles
←Highland Creek		38.9519°N -122.8942°W	1411feet	7miles
Lyons Creek	Clear Lake	39.1058°N -122.8956°W	1325feet	3.5miles
McGaugh Slough	Clear Lake	39.0269°N -122.8639°W	1325feet	4.25miles
←Hill Creek	McGaugh Creek	38.9928°N -122.8622°W	1355feet	3.5miles
Morrison Creek	Clear Lake	39.0958°N -122.8042°W	1325feet	2.25miles
Old Kelsey Creek	Clear Lake	39.0194°N -122.8044°W	1325feet
	Clear Lake	39.1264°N -122.8986°W	1325feet	2.5miles
		39.1625°N -122.9539°W	1335feet	30miles
←←Black Oak Springs Creek	Scotts Creek	39.1353°N -123.0403°W	2037feet	2.5miles
←←Lyons Valley Creek	Scotts Creek	39.1158°N -123.0478°W	1975feet	1.5miles
←←Willow Creek (Scotts Creek)	Scotts Creek	39.1025°N -123.0431°W	1827feet	4miles
←←←Panther Creek (Willow Creek)	Willow Creek (Scotts Creek)	39.0892°N -123.0575°W	2080feet	2.5miles
←←South Fork Scotts Creek	Scotts Creek	39.0417°N -122.9825°W	1483feet	7miles
←←←Benmore Creek (South Fork Scotts Creek)	South Fork Scotts Creek	39.0225°N -122.9819°W	1522feet
←←Pool Creek	Scotts Creek	39.0908°N -122.9656°W	1440feet
←←Hendricks Creek	Scotts Creek	39.1006°N -122.9631°W	1398feet	5.25miles
←←Dorr Creek	Scotts Creek	39.1117°N -122.9772°W	1381feet	2.25miles
←←Cooper Creek	Scotts Creek (Tule Lake)	39.1686°N -122.9597°W	1339feet	6miles
←←←Dayle Creek	Cooper Creek	39.1753°N -122.9656°W	1342feet	4miles
←Robinson Creek		39.1447°N -122.9078°W	1332feet	4miles
		39.1483°N -122.9125°W	1329feet	8.5miles
←←Basin Creek	Middle Creek (Rodman Slough)	39.5928°N -122.8592°W	3448feet	1miles
←←West Fork Middle Creek	Middle Creek (Rodman Slough)	39.2511°N -122.9511°W	1480feet	6.5miles
←←←Bear Creek (West Fork Middle Creek)	West Fork Middle Creek	39.2706°N -122.9758°W	1598feet	2.5miles
←←East Fork Middle Creek	Middle Creek (Rodman Slough)	39.2508°N -122.9511°W	1476feet	9miles
←←Chair Creek	Middle Creek (Rodman Slough)	39.2375°N -122.9453°W	1450feet	2miles
←←Salt Flat Creek	Middle Creek (Rodman Slough)	39.2267°N -122.9419°W	1444feet	2miles
←←Kirkpatrick Creek	Middle Creek (Rodman Slough)	39.2194°N -122.9356°W	1430feet
←←Clover Creek	Middle Creek (Rodman Slough)	39.1594°N -122.9133°W	1342feet	8miles
←←←Gilbert Creek	Clover Creek	39.1561°N -122.8578°W	1460feet	5.25miles
←←←Alley Creek	Clover Creek	39.1781°N -122.8964°W	1365feet	6.25miles
←←←←Poge Creek	Alley Creek	39.1836°N -122.8928°W	1368feet	3miles

Cache Creek

Cache Creek drains Clear Lake and flows eastward into Yolo County, then into the Sacramento River.Cache Creek has two major reaches in Lake County: the north fork and the main branch. The north fork drains an area north of the Clear Lake watershed through Indian Valley Reservoir, and includes Long Valley Creek, Wolf Creek, and Bartlett Creek. The main branch drains Clear Lake and flows eastward into Yolo County.Kelsey Creek, Adobe Creek, Scott’s Creek, and Middle Creek drain through Clear Lake to the main stem of Cache Creek.

Clear Lake and the Indian Valley Reservoir heavily influence the flow characteristics of Cache Creek. Unmanaged flows above the Indian Valley Reservoir on Cache Creek show a strong response to rainfall and low base flows. In contrast, managed flows on Cache Creek below the Indian Valley Reservoir and Clear Lake show a reduced influence of precipitation and increased base flows.

Stream	Parent	Mouth			Length
		Coords	Elev ft	Elev m	mi	km
		all values are approximate
		38.6775°N -121.6857°W	26feet	58miles
	Cache Creek	38.9362°N -122.6429°W	1325feet
Hospital Creek	Cache Creek	39.1925°N -122.6858°W	1755feet	2.25miles
Copsey Creek	Cache Creek	38.9219°N -122.5944°W	1325feet	8miles
←Sweet Springs Creek	Copsey Creek	38.8561°N -122.6339°W	1539feet	1.25miles
←Harris Creek	Copsey Creek	38.8586°N -122.6272°W	1522feet	3miles
←Clayton Creek	Copsey Creek	38.8997°N -122.5986°W	1365feet	1.5miles
Herndon Creek	Cache Creek	38.9233°N -122.5925°W	1325feet	3.5miles
	Cache Creek	38.9256°N -122.6125°W	1325feet	8miles
←Perini Creek		38.9033°N -122.6389°W	1450feet	2miles
Dry Creek (Cache Creek)	Cache Creek	38.9403°N -122.5636°W	1253feet	3.5miles
Davis Creek	Cache Creek	38.9053°N -122.3761°W	1043feet
North Fork Cache Creek	Cache Creek	38.9811°N -122.5033°W	945feet	36miles
←Rattlesnake Creek (North Fork Cache Creek)	North Fork Cache Creek	39.2447°N -122.8061°W	2323feet	2.5miles
←Alder Creek (North Fork Cache Creek)	North Fork Cache Creek	39.2433°N -122.8017°W	2300feet	2miles
←Wild Bill Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.2353°N -122.7794°W	2208feet	2.25miles
←Wyman Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.2183°N -122.7314°W	2001feet	2.5miles
←←Root Creek	Wyman Creek	39.2208°N -122.7281°W	2165feet	2.5miles
←Twin Valley Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.2214°N -122.7344°W	1995feet	5.25miles
←Soap Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.1992°N -122.7094°W	1890feet	2.5miles
←Ladybug Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.1997°N -122.7086°W	1844feet	2.5miles
←Kilpepper Creek	North Fork Cache Creek (Indian Valley Reservoir)	39.1675°N -122.5069°W	1726feet
←Grapevine Creek (North Fork Cache Creek)	North Fork Cache Creek	39.1836°N -122.6744°W	1703feet	2miles
	North Fork Cache Creek	39.1669°N -122.64°W	1631feet	6.5miles
←←North Fork Bartlett Creek		39.1767°N -122.7353°W	2133feet	3miles
←←South Fork Bartlett Creek		39.1767°N -122.7353°W	2133feet	2.5miles
←Spanish Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.1694°N -122.615°W	1529feet	1.5miles
←←East Fork Spanish Creek	Spanish Creek	39.1869°N -122.6117°W	1765feet	2.5miles
←←West Fork Spanish Creek	Spanish Creek	39.1878°N -122.6114°W	1699feet	3miles
←Stanton Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.1661°N -122.5372°W	1473feet	5.5miles
←Long Valley Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.0483°N -122.5781°W	1148feet	14miles
←←South Fork Valley Creek	Long Valley Creek	39.1017°N -122.6947°W	1332feet	5miles
←Wolf Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.0692°N -122.5836°W	1129feet	5.5miles
←←North Fork Wolf Creek	Wolf Creek	39.1264°N -122.6469°W	2080feet	3miles
←←South Fork Wolf Creek	Wolf Creek	39.1264°N -122.6469°W	2080feet	3miles
←Hog Hollow Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.0256°N -122.5742°W	1060feet	2.25miles
←Sweet Hollow Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	39.0183°N -122.5664°W	1040feet
←Phipps Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	38.9994°N -122.5556°W	1020feet	2.25miles
←Indian Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	38.9975°N -122.5522°W	1010feet	5.5miles
←Grizzly Creek (North Fork Cache Creek)	North Fork Cache Creek	38.9886°N -122.54°W	994feet
←Middle Creek (North Fork Cache Creek)	North Fork Cache Creek	38.9886°N -122.54°W	994feet	3.25miles
←Perkins Creek	North Fork Cache Creek	38.9844°N -122.5211°W	968feet	5miles
Trout Creek (Cache Creek)	Cache Creek	38.9508°N -122.4544°W	938feet	2miles
Rocky Creek	Cache Creek	38.9794°N -122.4764°W	919feet	8.5miles
←Chandans Creek	Rocky Creek	38.8917°N -122.4644°W	2402feet	3miles
Brushy Creek	Cache Creek	38.9606°N -122.4572°W	879feet	3miles

Putah Creek

Putah Creek drains the southwestern portion of Lake County, draining into Lake Berryessa in Napa County.Putah Creek’s drainage includes Harbin Creek, Big Canyon Creek, St. Helena Creek and Soda Creek. The drainage also includes Collayomi Valley, Long Valley and the Coyote Valley. The Putah Creek drainage mostly consists of direct rainfall runoff with a very little snowmelt and base flow. The Putah Creek basin in Lake County has no reservoirs to provide surface storage and regulate flows.

Stream	Parent	Mouth			Length
		Coords	Elev ft	Elev m	mi	km
		all values are approximate
		38.5301°N -121.7602°W	43feet
Anderson Creek (Putah Creek)	Putah Creek	38.7744°N -122.6889°W	1316feet	4.5miles
←Gunning Creek	Anderson Creek (Putah Creek)	38.7811°N -122.71°W	1676feet	2miles
←Bear Canyon Creek	Anderson Creek (Putah Creek)	38.7772°N -122.6806°W	1299feet	2miles
Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	Putah Creek	38.7603°N -122.6153°W	1079feet	6miles
←Appletree Creek	Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	38.7364°N -122.6833°W	1955feet	1.25miles
←South Fork Dry Creek	Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	38.7297°N -122.6664°W	1302feet	2miles
←Meyers Creek	Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	38.7436°N -122.6508°W	1260feet
←Kroll Creek	Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	38.7331°N -122.6522°W	1224feet	1.5miles
←Herman Creek	Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	38.73°N -122.6589°W	1217feet	2miles
←Black Rock Creek	Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	38.73°N -122.6575°W	1214feet	1.5miles
←Hoodoo Creek	Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	38.7469°N -122.6308°W	1119feet	2.5miles
Saint Helena Creek	Putah Creek	38.7667°N -122.6047°W	1066feet	9miles
←Troutdale Creek	Saint Helena Creek	38.6669°N -122.5886°W	1598feet	2.5miles
←Grizzly Creek (Saint Helena Creek)	Saint Helena Creek	38.6922°N -122.5975°W	1384feet	1.5miles
←Bradford Creek	Saint Helena Creek	38.7019°N -122.6003°W	1316feet	2miles
←Hoffman Creek	Saint Helena Creek	38.6967°N -122.5969°W	1299feet	1.5miles
←Wilkinson Creek	Saint Helena Creek	38.7144°N -122.61°W	1220feet	2miles
←Saint Marys Creek	Saint Helena Creek	38.7242°N -122.6144°W	1184feet	2.5miles
	Putah Creek	38.8061°N -122.6144°W	1040feet	8miles
←Mill Creek (Big Canyon Creek)		38.8506°N -122.7006°W	2119feet	1.5miles
←Spikenard Creek		38.8497°N -122.6753°W	1640feet	2miles
←Bad Creek		38.8486°N -122.6667°W	1568feet	1miles
←Malo Creek		38.8317°N -122.6447°W	1270feet	2miles
Harbin Creek	Putah Creek	38.7861°N -122.6064°W	1040feet	5miles
Gallagher Creek	Putah Creek	38.7953°N -122.5561°W	965feet	2miles
Coyote Creek	Putah Creek	38.7842°N -122.5422°W	938feet	6miles
Crazy Creek	Putah Creek	38.7761°N -122.5231°W	925feet	6.25miles
Soda Creek (Putah Creek)	Putah Creek	38.7961°N -122.4881°W	778feet	10miles
←Asbill Creek	Soda Creek (Putah Creek)	38.8656°N -122.5197°W	1083feet	4.5miles
←Palmer Creek	Soda Creek (Putah Creek)	38.8589°N -122.5142°W	1060feet	3miles
←Gunther Creek	Soda Creek (Putah Creek)	38.8039°N -122.4919°W	869feet	2miles
Bucksnort Creek	Putah Creek	38.7803°N -122.4544°W	663feet
←Cassidy Creek	Bucksnort Creek	38.72°N -122.5397°W	1063feet	2.5miles
Butcherknife Creek	Putah Creek	38.7703°N -122.43°W	633feet	2miles
Hunting Creek	Putah Creek	38.7683°N -122.4161°W	617feet	1.25miles
←Jericho Creek	Hunting Creek	38.7989°N -122.4044°W	876feet	7miles
←←Hole Creek	Jericho Creek	38.8389°N -122.4303°W	1214feet	3.5miles
←John Thomas Creek	Hunting Creek	38.7908°N -122.4083°W	853feet	2.5miles
Butts Creek	Putah Creek	38.7042°N -122.3817°W	443feet	8miles
Pope Creek	Putah Creek	38.6228°N -122.2656°W	443feet	17miles

Russian River

A few of the streams in Lake County are in the watershed of the Russian River to the west.

Stream	Parent	Mouth			Length
		Coords	Elev ft	Elev m	mi	km
		all values are approximate
	East Fork Russian River	39.2475°N -123.1289°W	833feet	8.5miles
←McDowell Creek	Dooley Creek	38.9842°N -123.0011°W	1821feet	7miles
←McClure Creek	Mill Creek	39.1336°N -123.1778°W	594feet	7miles
←North Fork Mill Creek	Mill Creek	39.1314°N -123.1567°W	646feet	5miles
Coleman Creek		38.9217°N -123.0464°W	594feet	8miles
←←Wildhorse Creek	Squaw Creek	38.8392°N -122.8419°W	1552feet	2.25miles
←Vasser Creek	Coleman Creek	38.9417°N -123.0444°W	801feet	5miles

Stony Creek

Stony Creek is a tributary of the Sacramento River that drains a small part of northeast Lake County

Stream	Parent	Mouth			Length
		Coords	Elev ft	Elev m	mi	km
		all values are approximate
Bear Wallow Creek	Middle Fork Stony Creek	39.4133°N -122.7117°W	3373feet	3miles
Middle Fork Stony Creek		39.3778°N -122.6519°W	1480feet

Alphabetical list

Stream	Parent	Mouth			Length
		Coords	Elev ft	Elev m	mi	km
		all values are approximate
	Clear Lake	39.0286°N -122.8781°W	1325feet	11miles
Alder Creek (Eel River)		39.3864°N -123.0431°W	1549feet	2miles
Alder Creek (Kelsey Creek)	Kelsey Creek	38.8519°N -122.7572°W	2303feet	4miles
Alder Creek (North Fork Cache Creek)	North Fork Cache Creek	39.2433°N -122.8017°W	2300feet	2miles
Alley Creek	Clover Creek	39.1781°N -122.8964°W	1365feet	6.25miles
Anderson Creek (Dry Creek)	Putah Creek	38.7744°N -122.6889°W	1316feet	4.5miles
Anderson Creek (Eel River)		39.5089°N -122.8458°W	2572feet
Appletree Creek	Dry Creek	38.7364°N -122.6833°W	1955feet	1.25miles
Asbill Creek	Soda Creek	38.8656°N -122.5197°W	1083feet	4.5miles
Bad Creek		38.8486°N -122.6667°W	1568feet	1miles
Barker Creek	Rice Creek	39.3667°N -122.8164°W	3501feet	2miles
	North Fork Cache Creek	39.1669°N -122.64°W	1631feet	6.5miles
Basin Creek	Middle Creek	39.5928°N -122.8592°W	3448feet	1miles
Bear Canyon Creek	Anderson Creek	38.7772°N -122.6806°W	1299feet	2miles
Bear Creek (Elk Creek)	Elk Creek	39.5789°N -123.0458°W	1519feet	5miles
Bear Creek (Rice Fork)		39.325°N -122.8708°W	2031feet	7.5miles
Bear Creek (West Fork Middle Creek)	West Fork Middle Creek	39.2706°N -122.9758°W	1598feet	2.5miles
Bear Wallow Creek	Middle Fork Stony Creek	39.4133°N -122.7117°W	3373feet	3miles
Benmore Creek (Eel River)		39.4047°N -122.9939°W	1699feet	3miles
Benmore Creek (South Fork Scotts Creek)	South Fork Scotts Creek	39.0225°N -122.9819°W	1522feet
Bennett Creek	Sanhedrin Creek	39.6031°N -123.0908°W	1394feet
Berry Creek		39.425°N -122.8564°W	1955feet	1.5miles
Bevans Creek	Rice Fork	39.3422°N -122.8839°W	1991feet	3.5miles
	Putah Creek	38.8061°N -122.6144°W	1040feet	8miles
Black Oak Springs Creek	Scotts Creek	39.1353°N -123.0403°W	2037feet	2.5miles
Black Rock Creek	Dry Creek	38.73°N -122.6575°W	1214feet	1.5miles
Blue Slides Creek	Bear Creek	39.3203°N -122.8478°W	2159feet	4miles
Boardman Creek	Smokehouse Creek	39.4928°N -122.9719°W	2306feet	2.5miles
Bradford Creek	Saint Helena Creek	38.7019°N -122.6003°W	1316feet	2miles
Brushy Creek	Cache Creek	38.9606°N -122.4572°W	879feet	3miles
Bucknell Creek	Eel River	39.3769°N -123.0514°W	1552feet	8.5miles
Bucksnort Creek	Putah Creek	38.7803°N -122.4544°W	663feet
Butcherknife Creek	Putah Creek	38.7703°N -122.43°W	633feet	2miles
Butts Creek	Putah Creek	38.7042°N -122.3817°W	443feet	8miles
		38.6775°N -121.6857°W	26feet	58miles
Cassidy Creek	Bucksnort Creek	38.72°N -122.5397°W	1063feet	2.5miles
Cedar Creek	Panther Creek	39.4417°N -123.0503°W	3035feet	1.5miles
Chair Creek	Middle Creek	39.2375°N -122.9453°W	1450feet	2miles
Chandans Creek	Rocky Creek	38.8917°N -122.4644°W	2402feet	3miles
Clayton Creek	Copsey Creek	38.8997°N -122.5986°W	1365feet	1.5miles
Clover Creek	Middle Creek	39.1594°N -122.9133°W	1342feet	8miles
	East Fork Russian River	39.2475°N -123.1289°W	833feet	8.5miles
Cold Creek (Eel River)	Eel River	39.4714°N -122.8331°W	2474feet	6miles
Cole Creek	Kelsey Creek	39.0178°N -122.8153°W	1332feet	1.5miles
Coleman Creek	Pieta Creek	38.9217°N -123.0464°W	594feet	8miles
Cooper Creek	Tule Lake	39.1686°N -122.9597°W	1339feet	6miles
Copper Butte Creek	Eel River	39.4294°N -122.8533°W	2024feet	3.25miles
Copsey Creek	Cache Creek	38.9219°N -122.5944°W	1325feet	8miles
Corbin Creek	Eel River	39.5286°N -122.8503°W	2684feet
Coyote Creek	Putah Creek	38.7842°N -122.5422°W	938feet	6miles
Crazy Creek	Putah Creek	38.7761°N -122.5231°W	925feet	6.25miles
Crocker Creek	Elk Creek	39.56°N -123.0361°W	1755feet
Dashiell Creek	Eel River	39.3967°N -123.0361°W	1578feet	2miles
Davis Creek	Cache Creek	38.9053°N -122.3761°W	1043feet
Dayle Creek	Cooper Creek	39.1753°N -122.9656°W	1342feet	4miles
Deer Creek	Rice Fork	39.3772°N -122.9108°W	1863feet	7miles
Dorr Creek	Scotts Creek	39.1117°N -122.9772°W	1381feet	2.25miles
Dry Creek (Cache Creek)	Cache Creek	38.9403°N -122.5636°W	1253feet	3.5miles
Dry Creek (Putah Creek)	Putah Creek	38.7603°N -122.6153°W	1079feet	6miles
Dry Creek (Rice Creek)	Rice Creek	39.3447°N -122.8614°W	2126feet	2.25miles
Dutch Oven Creek E	Corbin Creek	39.5472°N -122.7433°W	3218feet
Dutch Oven Creek W	Corbin Creek	39.5422°N -122.7964°W	2926feet	2.25miles
East Fork Middle Creek	Middle Creek	39.2508°N -122.9511°W	1476feet	9miles
East Fork Spanish Creek	Spanish Creek	39.1869°N -122.6117°W	1765feet	2.5miles
	Pacific Ocean	40.6414°N -124.3122°W	0feet	196miles
Elk Creek	Middle Fork Eel River	39.6764°N -123.1339°W	1138feet	16miles
Five Spring Creek	Corbin Creek	39.5497°N -122.7789°W	3064feet	7.5miles
	Clear Lake	39.0408°N -122.9131°W	1332feet	4.25miles
Notes on source Unless otherwise stated, the information above is derived from an extract from the GNIS database of features of class "stream" in Lake County, California.Some anomalies have been corrected: Rodman Slough is classed "swamp" but is included here since almost half the inflow to Clear Lake comes through the slough. Cache Creek is classed "canal", perhaps true lower down, and is also included here Putah Creek is classed "lake" for some reason, but is included here GNIS says that Pieta Creek is an 11 mile long tributary of Coleman Creek, while Coleman Creek is an 8 mile long tributary of Pieta Creek. In fact, the map shows that Coleman Creek joins Pieta Creek shortly before the combined stream enters the Russian River. Herman Creek is described as a tributary of Dry Lake, which should read Dry Creek. The features named Burns Valley, Donovan Valley, Eightmile Valley, Forty Springs Valley, Lyons Valley, Riley Valley and Twin Valley have been omitted, since they are valleys rather than streams. Some streams have part of their watershed in Lake County, but not their main course. They have been included for the sake of completeness. Two features named Dutch Oven Creek were found, both tributaries of Corbin Creek. They have been named Dutch Oven Creek E and Dutch Oven Creek W. Otherwise, where two different creeks have the same name, their parent name has been added in parentheses. Thus Willow Creek (Scotts Creek) is a tributary of Scotts Creek With Manning Creek the GNIS entry states correctly that it flows into Clear Lake, but gives a mouth location some distance from the lake and gives a mouth elevation of 1,378 feet, while the Clear Lake elevation is given as 1,325 feet. Other tributaries of Clear Lake such as Molesworth Creek are given mouth elevations of up to 1,332 feet. It seems plausible that elevations in GNIS are estimated from distance to the nearest higher and lower contour lines. This would result in points at the base and the top of a cliff being given elevations that are too high or too low. Sources