California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous
Section 228.5 - Suction Dredge Use Classifications and Special Regulations

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 228.5

Current through Register 2021 Notice Reg. No. 51, December 23, 2022

(a) Suction Dredge Use Classifications. For purposes of these regulations, the following classes of suction dredge use restrictions apply in California's lakes, reservoirs, streams and rivers as specified:

(1) Class A:	No dredging permitted at anytime.
(2) Class B:	Open to dredging from July 1 through August 31.
(3) Class C:	Open to dredging from June 1 through September30.
(4) Class D:	Open to dredging from July 1 through January 31.
(5) Class E:	Open to dredging from September 1 through January 31.
(6) Class F:	Open to dredging from July 1 through September 30.
(7) Class G:	Open to dredging from September 1 through September 30.
(8) Class H:	Open to dredging throughout the year.

(b) Suction Dredge Special Regulations. The Suction Dredge Use Classifications set forth in subdivision (a) apply for each of the rivers or streams in each of the counties listed below. Lakes and reservoirs statewide are Class H.

(1) Alameda
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County, unless
	otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams from Alameda Creek
	south to the Alameda-Santa Clara County line,
	unless otherwise noted below	C
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of I-680 and south
	of I-580, and above 1,000 feet elevation,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Alameda Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Arroyo Viejo	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Codornices Creek	Mainstem	A
Peralta Creek	Mainstem	A
San Leandro Creek	Mainstem from San Francisco Bay upstream
	to Lake Chabot	A
San Lorenzo Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Sausal Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Ward Creek	Mainstem	A
(2) Alpine
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County, unless
	otherwise noted below	H
Arnot Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Caples Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Caples Lake	A
Carson River,
East Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	California-Nevada State Line to Carson
	Falls, unless otherwise noted	G
Carson River,
East Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Carson Falls	A
Carson River,
West Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries, unless otherwise
	noted below	G
Disaster Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Heenan Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Heenan Lake	A
Mokelumne River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Murray Canyon
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pleasant Valley
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Poison Flat Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Silver Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Pennsylvania Creek	A
Silver Fork
American River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Silver King Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from Snodgrass Creek	A
Silver Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Silver Lake	A
Stanislaus River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Union Reservoir	A
Truckee River,
Upper	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(3) Amador
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Streams	All rivers and streams in the County west
	of Highway 49, unless otherwise noted below	C
Cole Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	North Fork Mokelumne River	A
Cosumnes River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Mokelumne River	Mainstem from Pardee Dam upstream to
	Highway 49	D
Mokelumne River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Tiger
	Creek to Salt Springs Reservoir, except Cole
	Creek	E
Mokelumne River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Salt
	Springs Reservoir upstream to
	Amador-Alpine County Line	A
Silver Fork
American River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Silver Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Silver Lake	A
Tragedy Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(4) Butte
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	C
Butte Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from County
	Line upstream to Centerville Head Dam,
	unless otherwise noted	A
Butte Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from Centerville
	Head Dam upstream to De Sabla
	Powerhouse, unless otherwise noted	E
Butte Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from De Sabla
	Powerhouse upstream to Bolt Creek,
	unless otherwise noted	F
Butte Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Bolt Creek, unless otherwise noted	A
Fall River	Mainstem	A
Feather River	Mainstem to Lake Oroville	A
Feather River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Lake Oroville, unless otherwise noted	D
Feather River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Lake Oroville, unless otherwise noted	D
Feather River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Lake Oroville, unless otherwise noted	D
Mill Creek	Mainstem and tributaries	A
Pinkard Creek	Mainstem upstream of Lost Creek Reservoir	A
Sacramento River	Mainstem	F
(5) Calaveras
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County west of
	Highway 49, unless otherwise noted below	C
Calaveras River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries, except Jesus
	Maria Creek	D
Calaveras River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Forest Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	E
Jesus Maria Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	E
Mokelumne River	Mainstem from Pardee Dam upstream to
	Highway 49	D
Mokelumne River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries, except
	Forest Creek	D
Mokelumne River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Tiger
	Creek upstream to Salt Springs Reservoir	E
Mokelumne River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from Salt Springs Reservoir	A
Mokelumne River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Stanislaus River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
(6) Colusa
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	west of I-5, unless otherwise noted below	D
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	east of I-5, unless otherwise noted below	F
Butte Creek	Mainstem	A
(7) Contra Costa
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams west of I-680,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of I-680,
	unless otherwise noted below	F
Alhambra Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Garrity Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Mount Diablo
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pacheco Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pinole Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Refugio Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Rodeo Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Pablo Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Walnut Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Wildcat Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(8) Del Norte
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	F
Blue Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Bummer Lake
Creek	Mainstem	A
Clarks Creek	Mainstem	A
Copper Creek	Mainstem	A
Coon Creek	Mainstem	A
Craigs Creek	Mainstem	A
Dominie Creek	Mainstem	A
Eightmile Creek	Mainstem	A
Griffin Creek	Mainstem	A
Hurdygurdy
Creek	Mainstem	A
Jaqua Creek	Mainstem	A
Jones Creek	Mainstem	A
Klamath River	Mainstem	F
Knopti Creek	Mainstem	A
Mill Creek	Mainstem and its tributaries	A
Monkey Creek	Mainstem	A
Morrison Creek	Mainstem	A
Myrtle Creek	Mainstem	A
Patrick Creek	Mainstem	A
Peacock Creek	Mainstem	A
Quartz Creek	Mainstem	A
Rock Creek	Mainstem	A
Rowdy Creek	Mainstem	A
Rowdy Creek,
South Fork	Mainstem	A
Savoy Creek	Mainstem	A
Shelly Creek	Mainstem	A
Smith River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem from Smith River upstream to
	Middle Fork Falls	A
Smith River,
North Fork	Mainstem	A
Smith River,
South Fork	Mainstem from Smith River upstream to
	Quartz Creek	A
Smith River,
Siskiyou Fork	Mainstem	A
Sultan Creek	Mainstem	A

Special Closures for Thermal Refugia in Klamath River Watershed

A 200-foot radius* at the confluence of each of the following

waters with the Klamath River is Class A:

Water

Hunter Creek

McGarvey Creek

Salt Creek

*Pursuant to Fish and Game Code 5653(d) it is unlawful to possess a vacuum or suction dredge in areas, or in or within 100 yards of waters, that are closed to the use of vacuum or suction dredges. Therefore, the effective closure at thermal refugia locations is a 500-foot radius from the center-line of the confluence of the tributary stream with the mainstem river.

(9) El Dorado
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
American River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from North
	Fork American River upstream to Oxbow
	Dam, unless otherwise noted	D
American River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Folsom
	Lake upstream to confluence with the
	Middle Fork American River, unless
	otherwise noted	C
American River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Folsom
	Lake upstream to Slab Creek Reservoir,
	unless otherwise noted	C
American River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Slab
	Creek Reservoir upstream to Kyburz,
	unless otherwise noted	D
American River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from Highway 50 Bridge at Riverton,
	unless otherwise noted	C
Camp Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from North
	Fork Cosumnes River upstream to Dennis
	Canyon	D
Camp Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Dennis Canyon	A
Cosumnes River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Cosumnes River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries except
	Camp Creek	D
Cosumnes River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	C
Glen Alpine Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Fallen Leaf Lake	A
Ice House
Reservoir
tributaries	All waters draining to Ice House Reservoir	A
Indian Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Lake Tahoe
tributaries	All waters draining to Lake Tahoe, unless
	otherwise noted	G
Middle Creek	Mainstem from Silver Fork American River	A
Pyramid Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Rock Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Rubicon River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Oxbow Dam to Parsley Bar Crossing	D
Rubicon River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	the Desolation Wilderness Boundary	A
Taylor Creek	Mainstem from Lake Tahoe to Fallen
	Leaf Lake	A
Trout Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Saxon Creek	A
Truckee River,
Upper	Mainstem and all tributaries from Lake
	Tahoe upstream to El Dorado-Alpine
	County Line	A
Webber Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(10) Fresno
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	above 4,000 feet elevation	A
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of I-5 between
	1,000 to 4,000 feet, unless otherwise
	noted below	F
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of I-5 less than
	1,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise
	noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County west
	of I-5	D
San Joaquin River	Mainstem upstream to Friant Dam	C
San Joaquin
River	Mainstem between Redinger and Kerckhoff
	Reservoirs	A
Jose Creek	Mainstem up to 4,000 feet elevation	A
(11) Glenn
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	west of I-5, unless otherwise noted below	F
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	east of I-5, unless otherwise noted below	C
Butte Creek	Mainstem	A
Sacramento River	Mainstem	F
(12) Humboldt
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	F
Blue Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Boise Creek	Mainstem	A
Camp Creek	Mainstem	A
Beaver Creek	Mainstem	A
Eel River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Red Cap Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A

Special Closures for Thermal Refugia in Klamath River Watershed

A 200-foot radius* at the confluence of each of the following

waters with the Klamath River is Class A:

Water

Aikens Creek

Blue Creek

Bluff Creek

Boise Creek

Camp Creek

Cappell Creek

Cheenitch Creek

Coon Creek

Crawford Creek

Donahue Flat Creek

Hopkins Creek

Ikes Creek

Miners Creek

Pearch Creek

Pecwan Creek

Pine Creek

Red Cap Creek

Roach Creek

Roselano Creek

Slate Creek

Trinity River

Tully Creek

Ullathorne Creek

Whitmore Creek

Wilson Creek

(13) Imperial
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All shoreline pools and irrigation drains
	within one mile of the Salton Sea	A
Colorado River	Mainstem	A
San Felipe Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(14) Inyo
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Amargosa River	Mainstem upstream of Death Valley
	Road (CA 127)	A
Antelope Spring
Creek	Mainstem	A
Baker Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Big Pine Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Birch Creek
(drains to Deep
Springs Valley)	Mainstem and associated springs within
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Birch Creek
(Bishop Creek
tributary)	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Bishop Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Bishop Creek
Canal	All canal	E
Bishop Creek,
North Fork
(east of Bishop)	Mainstem from Owens River upstream to
	Highway 6	E
Cabin Creek	Mainstem	A
China Ranch Wash	Mainstem	A
Cottonwood Creek
(drains to Owens
Lake)	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Little Cottonwood Creek	A
Cottonwood Creek
(east of Highway
168)	Mainstem	A
Diaz Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	John Muir Wilderness Boundary	A
Division Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Fish Slough	Mainstem, all tributaries, pools and springs	A
Goodale Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Haiwee Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Hogback Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Horton Creek	Mainstem from Owens River upstream
	to Highway 395	E
Horton Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Independence
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Leidy Creek	Mainstem	A
Lone Pine Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Whitney Portal Campground	A
McGee Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
McNally Canal	1000 feet above and below Silver Canyon
	Road	E
Mule Springs	Upper and Lower Ponds, and spring channels	A
Oak Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Owens River	Mainstem above 3,500 feet elevation
	upstream to Inyo-Mono County Line	E
Pine Creek	Mainstem downstream of Inyo National
	Forest Boundary	E
Pine Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Rawson Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Red Mountain
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Rock Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	of Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Rock Creek,
Lower	Mainstem and all tributaries between
	Owens River and Inyo-Mono County Line	E
Sawmill Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Shannon Canyon
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Summit Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Taboose Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Thibaut Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Tinemaha Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Tuttle Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries in John Muir
	Wilderness	A
Warm Springs	Upper Pond, Lower Pond, Outflow Ditch
	and North Ditch	A
(15) Kern
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County east of
	Hwy 99, north of Hwy 58, and west of
	Hwy 14, unless otherwise noted below	F
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County east of
	Hwy 99, north of Hwy 58, south of Hwy 178,
	and west of Hwy 14 above 4,000 feet elevation	A
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County east of
	Hwy 99 and north of Hwy 178 above 4,000
	feet elevation	A
Kern River, South
Fork (tributaries)	All tributaries to the South Fork Kern River
	upstream of Lake Isabella and north of
	Hwy 178	A
(16) Kings
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Garza Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Avenal Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Baby King Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Big Tar Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
(17) Lake
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Bucknell Creek	Mainstem	F
Butts Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	F
Cache Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	F
Clear Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Clear Lake	E
Eel River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from the Lake-Mendocino County Line to
	Lake Pillsbury	F
(18) Lassen
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Ash Creek	Mainstem	A
Beaver Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	C
Cedar Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	E
Cottonwood Creek	Mainstem	A
Hamilton Branch	Mainstem from Lassen-Plumas County Line
	upstream to Highway 147	D
Horse Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from Pit River
	upstream to Little Valley	C
Pine Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pit River	Mainstem and all tributaries from Horse
	Creek upstream to Lassen-Modoc County
	Line	C
Pit River, South
Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	E
Secret Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	D
Smoke Creek	Mainstem	D
Willow Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	E
(19) Los Angeles
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the Los Angeles
	River watershed, unless otherwise noted
	below	E
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in San Gabriel
	Mountains south of SR-2, unless otherwise
	noted below	E
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the San Gabriel
	River watershed, unless otherwise
	noted below	E
Alder Creek	Mainstem from Big Tujunga Creek upstream
	to Mule Fork	A
Aliso Canyon	Mainstem within Angeles National Forest	A
Arrastre Canyon	Mainstem	A
Arroyo Sequit	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Bear Canyon Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Bear Gulch	Mainstem	A
Big Mermaids
Creek	Mainstem	A
Big Rock Creek,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Big Rock Creek	A
Big Tujunga Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from Hansen
	Flood Control Basin upstream to Big
	Tujunga Reservoir	E
Big Tujunga Creek	Mainstem from Big Tujunga Reservoir
	upstream to Alder Creek	A
Boquet Creek	Mainstem from Santa Clara River upstream
	to Boquet Reservoir	A
Castaic Creek	Mainstem from Santa Clara River upstream
	to I-5 crossing	A
Castaic Creek	Mainstem from Castaic Lake upstream to
	Bear Canyon	A
Cattle Canyon Creek	Mainstem	A
Cow Canyon Creek	Mainstem	A
Devil's Canyon	Mainstem	A
Fish Creek	Mainstem from Castaic Creek upstream to
	Cienega Spring	A
Fish Canyon Creek	Mainstem	A
Little Rock Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries, from Little
	Rock Reservoir	A
Malibu Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries, unless
	otherwise noted	E
Malibu Creek	Mainstem from Pacific Ocean upstream to
	Rindge Dam	A
Mill Creek	Mainstem from Big Tujunga Creek
	upstream to Monte Cristo Creek	A
Pacoima Canyon
Creek	Mainstem upstream from Pacoima Reservoir	E
Piru Creek	Mainstem from Pyramid Reservoir upstream
	to Lockwood Creek	A
Piru Creek	Mainstem from Lake Piru upstream to
	Fish Creek	A
San Dimas Canyon
Creek	Mainstem upstream to the San Dimas
	Reservoir dam	E
San Francisquito
Canyon	Mainstem	A
San Gabriel River,
East Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from San
	Gabriel Reservoir upstream to Cattle
	Canyon Creek	E
San Gabriel River,
East Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Cattle Canyon Creek	A
San Gabriel River,
West Fork	Mainstem upstream from San Gabriel
	Reservoir	A
Santa Clara River	Mainstem upstream of Los Angeles-Ventura
	County line	A
Topanga Creek	Mainstem from Pacific Ocean to Topanga
	Canyon Blvd crossing near Cuesta Cala Road	A
Vincent Gulch	Mainstem and tributaries	A
(20) Madera
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	above 4,000 feet elevation	A
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County from
	1,000 to 4,000 feet elevation, unless
	otherwise noted below	F
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	below 1,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise
	noted below	H
San Joaquin River	Mainstem	C
San Joaquin River	Mainstem between Redinger and
	Kerckhoff Reservoirs	A
(21) Marin
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Corte Madera
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Coyote Creek	All mainstem from San Pablo Bay upstream
	to Flamingo Road crossing	A
Creamery Bay
Creek	Mainstem	A
Easkoot Creek	Mainstem	A
East Schooner
Creek	Mainstem	A
Estero Americano	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Estero San Antonio	Mainstem	A
Home Ranch Creek	Mainstem	A
Laguna Creek	Mainstem	A
Lagunitas Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
McKinnon Gulch	Mainstem	A
Miller Creek	Mainstem	A
Millerton Gulch	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Morse Gulch	Mainstem	A
Muddy Hollow
Creek	Mainstem	A
Novato Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Petaluma River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pine Gulch Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Redwood Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Clemente
Creek	Mainstem	D
San Rafael Creek	Mainstem	D
Stemple Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Stinson Gulch	Mainstem	A
Walker Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Wilkins	Mainstem	A
(22) Mariposa
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	above 5,000 feet elevation	A
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	from 2,000 to 5,000 feet elevation	D
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	below 2,000 feet elevation	F
(23) Mendocino
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	F
Albion River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Big River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Big Salmon Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Caspar Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Cottaneva Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Dehaven Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Doyle Creek	Mainstem from Pacific Ocean	A
Elk Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Eel River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Garcia River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Gualala River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Hardy Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Hare Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Howard Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Juan Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Little River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Little Salmon
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Navarro River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Noyo River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pudding Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Russian Gulch	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Russian River	Mainstem and all tributaries, excluding
	East Fork Russian River above Coyote Dam	A
Ten Mile River	Mainstem and all tributaries from Pacific
	Ocean	A
Usal Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from Pacific
	Ocean	A
Wages Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from Pacific
	Ocean	A
(24) Merced
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	west of I-5, unless otherwise noted below	D
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	east of Highway 99, unless otherwise
	noted below	C
Merced River	Mainstem	C
San Joaquin River	Mainstem and all tributaries	C
(25) Modoc
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Ash Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Boles Creek	Mainstem	A
Willow Creek	Mainstem	A
Lost River
mainstem	Mainstem from Clear Lake Reservoir
	upstream to California-Oregon State Line	A
Lost River
tributaries	All tributaries	D
Pit River	Mainstem and all tributaries, unless
	otherwise noted	F
Turner Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Willow Creek	Mainstem from Goose Lake	A
Lassen Creek	Mainstem from Goose Lake	A
Davis Creek	Mainstem from Goose Lake	A
Pine Creek	Mainstem from Goose Lake	A
Cottonwood
Creek	Mainstem from Goose Lake	A
(26) Mono
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Unnamed Creeks	Mainstem of unnamed creeks
	between Dechambeau Creek and
	Beartrack Creek	A
Unnamed Creeks
(Owens River/Lake
Crowley drainage)	Mainstem and tributaries of all unnamed
	creeks within Inyo National Forest, from
W	illfred Creek west to Deadman Creek	A
Unnamed Creeks
(Owens River/Lake
Crowley drainage)	Mainstem and tributaries of all unnamed
	Creeks within Inyo National Forest,
	from Dry Creek south to Little Hot Creek	A
Unnamed Creek
(drains to Mono
Lake)	Mainstem and all tributaries of unnamed
	creek west of Dry Creek	A
Unnamed Creeks	Mainstem and all tributaries, unnamed
	Creeks east of Lower Rock Creek, from
	Witcher Creek south to Mono-Inyo
	County Line	A
Adobe Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Birch Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Buckeye Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Buckeye Hot Spring	A
Buckeye Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries downstream of
	Buckeye Hot Spring	G
ByDay Creek	Mainstem	A
Convict Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Cowcamp Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Crooked Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Lake Crowley	A
Dechambeau
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Highway 395	A
Desert Creek
(drains to
Fourmile Hill
Creek - Nevada)	Mainstem and all tributaries	G
Dexter Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries south of
	Highway 120	A
Driveway Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	of Highway 395	A
Dry Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Dunderberg Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
East Walker River	Mainstem and all tributaries, unless
	otherwise noted	G
Fish Slough	Mainstem, all tributaries, pools and springs	A
Green Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries above
	Dynamo Pond	A
Grouse Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries above
	Highway 395	A
Hilton Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Hot Creek (Little
Walker River
tributary north
of Bridgeport)	Mainstem and all tributaries above Little
	Walker River	G
Hot Creek (Owens
River tributary)	Mainstem and all tributaries downstream of
	Forest Service Road 3S07	E
Hot Creek (Owens
River tributary)	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	downstream of Forest Service Road 3S07	A
Junction Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Labrosse Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Laurel Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Leidy Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Lee Vining Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Highway 395	A
Little Hot Creek	Mainstem from Owens River upstream to
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	E
Little Hot Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream to
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Little Walker River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Willow Flat	A
Mammoth Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Hot Creek	A
McGee Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
McLaughlin Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Mill Creek (drains
to West Walker
River)	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Mill Creek (drains
to Mono Lake)	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Highway 395	A
Molybdnite Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Dry Creek	A
Murphy Creek	Mainstem	A
North Canyon
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
O'Harrel Canyon
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Owens River	Mainstem from Inyo-Mono County Line
	to Dry Creek confluence	E
Owens River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Dry Creek	A
Poison Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
River Spring Lakes	All ponds in Sections 19, 24 and 30,
	T01N, R31E	A
Robinson Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Twin Lakes	A
Robinson Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries downstream of
	Twin Lakes	G
Rock Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Highway 395	A
Rush Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Highway 395	A
Sawmill Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries within Inyo
	National Forest	A
Silver Creek	Mainstem	A
Slinkard Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Virginia Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries above Toiyabe
	National Forest Boundary	A
Walker Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Highway 395	A
West Walker River
and tributaries	All Mainstem and all tributaries, unless
	otherwise noted	G
West Walker River
tributaries	All tributaries above 7,000 feet, unless
	otherwise noted	A
Wilfred Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Inyo National Forest Boundary	A
Wolf Creek	Mainstem	A
(27) Monterey
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams west of Hwy 101	A
Multiple waters	All rivers and streams east of Hwy 101,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Salinas River	Mainstem and all tributaries on the west side
	of the Salinas River	A
(28) Napa
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Napa River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(29) Nevada
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Bear River	Mainstem and all tributaries from Camp
	Far West upstream to Lake Combie	C
Deer Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	Nevada-Yuba County Line upstream
	to Lake Wildwood	A
Dry Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	C
East Fork Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Faucherie Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Faucherie Lake	A
Fordyce Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Fordyce Lake	A
Independence Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Independence Lake	A
Macklin Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Rattlesnake Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Truckee River	Mainstem	G
Truckee River
tributaries	All tributaries, unless otherwise noted	G
Yuba River	Mainstem downstream of Englebright
	Reservoir	A
Yuba River	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	Englebright Reservoir upstream to the
	North Fork Yuba River and Middle Fork
	Yuba River confluence	C
Yuba River,
Middle	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	Nevada-Yuba County Line upstream to
	Milton Reservoir, unless otherwise noted	D
Yuba River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Yuba
	River upstream to Lake Spaulding	D
(30) Orange
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	E
Cristianitos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	of San Diego County line	A
San Juan Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Santiago Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Irvine Lake	A
Talega Creek	Mainstem	A
(31) Placer
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All streams in County further west than
	the intersection of I-80 and Placer
	Hills Road, unless otherwise noted below	C
American River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from North Fork American River, unless
	otherwise noted	D
American River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem upstream from Oxbox Reservoir
	to Anderson Dam	F
American River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Folsom
	Lake upstream to Lake Clementine Dam	C
American River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from Lake
	Clementine Dam to Big Valley Canyon	D
Lake Tahoe
tributaries	All waters draining to Lake Tahoe	G
Pole Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Rubicon River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Oxbow Dam to Parsley Bar crossing	D
Truckee River	Mainstem and all tributaries	G
(32) Plumas
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted	H
Antelope Lake
tributaries	All waters draining to Antelope Lake	A
Big Ravine	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Boulder Creek
(Little North Fork
of Middle Fork
Feather River
tributary)	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Cooks Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Dark Ravine	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Fall River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Feather River,
Middle Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries, unless
	otherwise noted	D
Feather River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	Plumas-Butte County Line to East
	Branch of North Fork Feather River,
	unless otherwise noted	D
Feather River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries, unless
	otherwise noted	D
Frazier Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Gray Eagle Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Grizzly Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Last Chance Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Lights Creek,
West Branch	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Mill Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from the Bucks Lake Wilderness Boundary	A
Rock Creek,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Rowland Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Silver Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Slate Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	the Yuba-Plumas County line upstream to
	Rabbit Creek	D
Slate Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Rabbit Creek (including Rabbit Creek)	A
Sulphur Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Warner Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Wolf Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(33) Riverside
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the Aliso-San
	Onofre watershed, unless otherwise
	noted below	E
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the Santa Ana
	River watershed, unless otherwise noted	E
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the Santa
	Margarita River watershed, unless
	otherwise noted	E
Multiple Waters	All shoreline pools and irrigation drains
	within one mile of the Salton Sea	A
Andreas Creek	Mainstem above 4,000 feet elevation	A
Arroyo Seco Creek	Mainstem upstream of Vail Lake	A
Bautista Creek	Mainstem, upstream from Fairview Ave
	crossing	A
Colorado River	Mainstem	A
Indian Creek	Mainstem upstream of Lake Fulmor	A
Rialto Drain	Mainstem	E
Salt Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Jacinto River	Mainstem from Sand Canyon upstream
	to Soboba Indian Reservation boundary	A
San Jacinto River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries above 4,000
	feet elevation	A
San Juan Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Mateo Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Santa Ana River	Mainstem upstream of N Lakeview Ave.
	crossing	E
Santa Ana River	Mainstem upstream of Prado Flood
	Control Basin	E
Tahquitz Creek	Mainstem upstream from Willow Creek	A
Temecula Creek	Mainstem upstream from Vail Lake	A
Whitewater River	Mainstem upstream from Colorado River
	Aqueduct	A
Willow Creek	Mainstem	A
Wilson Creek	Mainstem from Vail Lake upstream to
	Cahuilla Creek	A
(34) Sacramento
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	C
Sacramento River	Mainstem	F
American River	Mainstem from Sacramento River
	upstream to Nimbus Dam	A
(35) San Benito
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Pacheco Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pajaro River	Mainstem	A
(36) San Bernardino
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the Santa Ana
	River watershed, unless otherwise noted
	below	E
Amargosa River	Mainstem from SR-127 crossing upstream
	to Old Spanish Trail crossing in Tecopa
	(Inyo Co)	A
Amargosa River	Mainstem from San Bernadino-Inyo
	County line upstream to Saratoga Springs	A
Barton Creek,
East Fork	Mainstem	A
Cajon Wash	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
City Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	Highland Ave crossing	A
Colorado River	Mainstem	A
Day Canyon	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Deep Creek	Mainstem from West Fork Mojave upstream
	to Holcomb Creek	A
Grass Valley Creek	Mainstem	A
Horsethief Creek	Mainstem	A
Juniper Springs	All	A
Kinley Creek	Mainstem	A
Little Horsethief
Creek	Mainstem	A
Lytle Creek	Mainstem upstream to Miller Narrows	A
Mojave River	Mainstem from Rock Springs Road
	crossing to Mojave River Forks Dam	A
Mojave River,
West Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries, upstream
	from Silverwood Lake	A
Mojave River,
West Fork	Mainstem from Mojave River Forks
	Dam to SR-173 crossing	A
Shay Creek and
Vicinity	Mainstem upstream from Baldwin Lake.
	Vicinity includes Shay Pond, Sugarloaf
	Pond, Wiebe Pond, Motorcycle Pond, and
	Baldwin Lake	A
(37) San Diego
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All coastal drainages and their tributaries
	from San Mateo Creek south to the
	Santa Margarita River	E
Agua Caliente
Creek	Mainstem	A
Arroyo Seco Creek	Mainstem	A
Boden Canyon	Mainstem	A
Borrego Palm
Canyon	Mainstem	A
Campo Creek	Mainstem upstream of Campo Lake	A
Canebrake Wash	Mainstem	A
Cristianitos Creek	Mainstem	A
Cottonwood Creek	Mainstem from Morena Reservoir upstream
	to I-8 crossing at Buckman Springs	A
Cottonwood Creek	Mainstem from U.S.-Mexico border
	upstream to Barret Lake	A
De Luz Creek	Mainstem from Camp De Luz Road
	crossing upstream to Camp Pendleton
	Boundary	A
Guejito Creek	Mainstem	A
Horsethief Canyon	Mainstem	A
Keys Creek	Mainstem	A
Kitchen Creek	Mainstem	A
La Posta Creek	Mainstem upstream of Morena Reservoir	A
Morena Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Palla Creek	Mainstem	A
Peterson Canyon	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pine Valley Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	Barret Reservoir	A
San Diego River	Mainstem from SR-67 crossing upstream
	to El Capitan Lake	A
San Diego River	Mainstem from El Capitan Lake to
	Temescal Creek (includes Cedar Creek)	A
San Dieguito River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	I-15 crossing	A
San Felipe Creek	Mainstem	A
San Luis Rey River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Vicente Creek	Mainstem from San Vicente Reservoir
	upstream to Vista Vicente Road crossing	A
Santa Margarita
River	Mainstem upstream of De Luz Road crossing	A
Santa Ysabel Creek	Mainstem from Santa Maria Creek upstream
	to Temescal Creek	A
Santa Ysabel Creek	Mainstem upstream from Lake Sutherland	A
Sweetwater River	Mainstem from Sycuan Resort upstream to
	Loveland Reservoir	A
Sweetwater River	Mainstem upstream from Loveland Reservoir	A
Talega Creek	Mainstem	A
Taylor Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Temecula Creek	Mainstem	A
Temescal Creek	Mainstem	A
Tijuana River	Mainstem	A
Viejas Creek	Mainstem from Sweetwater River upstream
	to Viejas Indian Reservation	A
(38) San Francisco
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
(39) San Joaquin
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	C
Multiple Waters	All waters south of I-580	D
San Joaquin River	Mainstem	F
Mokelumne River	Mainstem from Burella Road upstream to
	Camache Dam	A
(40) San Luis Obispo
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams west of Hwy 101	A
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of Hwy 101 and
	south of Highway 41, unless otherwise
	noted below	D
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of Hwy 101 and
	north of Highway 41, unless otherwise
	noted below	H
Arroyo Grande
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pismo Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Salinas River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream of
	confluence with the Estrella River
	(not including Estrella River)	A
San Luis Obispo
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Santa Maria River	Mainstem	A
(41) San Mateo
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams west of I-280,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of I-280,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams east of I-280 above
	200 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted
	below	D
Ano Nuevo Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Arroyo Canada
Verde	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Arroyo De En
Medio	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Arroyo De Los
Frijoles	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Arroyo Ojo	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Belmont Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Calera Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Cascade Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Colma Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Cordilleras Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Easton Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Frenchman's
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Gazos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Green Oaks Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Laurel Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Lobitos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Martini Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Milagra Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Mills Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Montara Beach	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pescadero Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pilarcitos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Point Montara	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pomponio Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Purisima Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Francisquito
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Gregorio
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Mateo Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Pedro Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Vicente Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Sanchez Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Tunitas Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Whitehouse Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Yankee Jim Gulch	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(42) Santa Barbara
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All coastal drainages from Jalama Creek
	in the north to Rincon Lagoon in the
	south, unless otherwise noted below	A
Abel Canyon	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Alisal Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
El Jaro Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Foresters Leap	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Hilton Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Indian Creek	Mainstem	A
Judell Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Mono Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Quiota Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Antonio
Creek	Mainstem, from mouth up to and including
	Barka Slough	A
San Lucas Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Santa Maria River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Santa Ynez River	Mainstem, from the mouth to Lake Cachuma	A
Santa Ynez River	Mainstem upstream of Gibraltar Reservoir	A
Siquoc River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(43) Santa Clara
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams below 1,000 feet
	elevation, unless otherwise noted below	C
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams above 1,000 feet
	elevation, unless otherwise noted below	D
Adobe Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Alamitos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Arroyo Honda	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Berryessa Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Calabazas Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Caleros Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Carnadero Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Coyote Creek	Mainstem	A
Guadalupe Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Guadalupe River	Mainstem	A
Llagas Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Los Gatos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Silver Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Matadero Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pacheco Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Permanente Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pescadero Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Francisquito
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Sargent Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Stevens Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Penetencia Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Uvas Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(44) Santa Cruz
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Aptos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Arana Gulch Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Baldwin Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Corralitos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Coward Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Davenport Landing
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Green Valley Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Laguna Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Liddell Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Majors Creek	Mainstem upstream of SR-1 crossing	A
Mattos Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Molino Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Pajaro River	Mainstem	A
Pescadero Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Salsipuedes Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Lorenzo River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
San Vicente Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Scott Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Soquel Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Waddell Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Wilder Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Yellow Bank Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(45) Shasta
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	above 5,000 feet, unless otherwise noted
	below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County below
	5,000 feet, unless otherwise noted
	below	D
Battle Creek	Mainstem and tributaries, unless otherwise
	noted below	A
Battle Creek,
North Fork	Mainstem and tributaries upstream to
	Lake McCumber	A
Beegum Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Clear Creek	Mainstem from Sacramento River upstream
	to Whiskeytown Dam	A
Cottonwood Creek	Mainstem	F
Fall River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Hat Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
McCloud River	Mainstem and tributaries from Bundoora
	Springs upstream of Lake McCloud Dam
	to upper end of Colby Meadows	A
Old Cow Creek	Mainstem upstream to Old Cow Creek
	Meadows	A
Pit River	Mainstem from Shasta Lake upstream to
	Fall River Mills	C
Pit River	Mainstem from Fall River Mills to
	Shasta-Lassen County Line	A
Rock Creek	Mainstem	A
Sacramento River	Mainstem from Shasta-Tehama County
	Line upstream to Keswick Dam	A
Sacramento River
tributaries	All tributaries to the Sacramento River
	from the Shasta-Tehama County Line to
	Keswick Dam, unless otherwise noted	C
Screwdriver Creek	Mainstem	A
Sucker Springs
Creek	Mainstem	A
(46) Sierra
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Sulphur Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Slate Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from the Plumas, Sierra, and Yuba county
	lines to Rabbit Creek	D
Slate Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	from Rabbit Creek	A
Frazier Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Yuba River,
Middle	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	Sierra-Yuba County Line upstream to
	Milton Reservoir	D
Yuba River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	Sierra-Yuba County Line upstream to Ladies
	Canyon Creek	D
Independence
Lake tributaries	All waters draining to Independence Lake	A
Truckee River	Mainstem and all tributaries	G
Long Valley Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	E
(47) Siskiyou
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County above
	4,000 feet, unless otherwise noted below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	below 4,000 feet, unless otherwise noted
	below	F
Salmon River,
South Fork	Mainstem from French Creek upstream to
	St. Claire Creek	A
Salmon River	Mainstem upstream to Freight Train Rapid
	at river mile 8 (RM8)	A
Applegate River	Mainstem and all tributaries	C
Beaver Creek	Mainstem	A
Bogus Creek	Mainstem	A
Bybee Creek	Mainstem	A
Cade Creek	Mainstem	A
Camp Creek	Mainstem	A
Canyon Creek	Mainstem	A
China Creek	Mainstem	A
Clear Creek	Mainstem	A
Cottonwood Creek
(tributary to
Klamath River)	Mainstem	A
Dillon Creek	Mainstem	A
Dunn Creek	Mainstem	A
Elk Creek
(tributary to
Klamath River)	Mainstem	A
Fort Goff Creek	Mainstem	A
French Creek	Mainstem	A
Grider Creek	Mainstem	A
Horse Creek	Mainstem	A
Humbug Creek	Mainstem	A
Illinois River,
East Fork	Mainstem	A
Independence
Creek	Mainstem	A
Indian Creek
(tributary to
Klamath River)	Mainstem	A
Jenny Creek	Mainstem from Iron Gate Reservoir
	upstream to California-Oregon State Line	A
King Creek	Mainstem	A
Klamath River	Mainstem from Iron Gate Reservoir
	upstream to California-Oregon State Line	A
Little Grider Creek	Mainstem	A
Little Horse Creek	Mainstem	A
Portuguese Creek	Mainstem	A
Seiad Creek	Mainstem upstream to the confluence of the
	East and West Forks of Seiad Creek	A
Shackleford Creek	Mainstem	A
Shasta River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	of County Road A12	A
Stanshaw Creek	Mainstem	A
Sugar Creek	Mainstem	A
Thompson Creek	Mainstem	A
Titus Creek	Mainstem	A
Ukonom Creek	Mainstem	A
Walker Creek	Mainstem	A
Wooley Creek	Mainstem and tributaries	A

Special Closures for Thermal Refugia in the Salmon River Watershed

A 200-foot radius* at the confluence of each of the following

waters with the Salmon River (or its tributaries) is designated Class A:

Water Name	Location in Salmon River Watershed
Big Creek	Confluence with North Fork of Salmon River
Black Bear Creek	Confluence with South Fork Salmon River
Butler Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Crapo Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Eddy Gulch	Confluence with North Fork of Salmon River
Horn Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Indian Creek	Confluence with South Fork Salmon River
Jackass Gulch	Confluence with North Fork of Salmon River
Jessups Gulch	Confluence with North Fork of Salmon River
Jones Gulch	Confluence with North Fork of Salmon River
Little North
Fork Salmon River	Confluence with North Fork of Salmon River
Knownothing
Creek	Confluence with South Fork of Salmon River
Matthews Creek	Confluence with South Fork of Salmon River
McNeal Creek	Confluence with South Fork of Salmon River
Merrill Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Methodist Creek	Confluence with South Fork of Salmon River
Monte Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Morehouse Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Nordheimer Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Plummer Creek	Confluence with South Fork of Salmon River
Sainte Claire Creek	Confluence with South Fork of Salmon River
Shiltos Creek	Confluence with North Fork of Salmon River
Somes Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River
Wooley Creek	Confluence with mainstem of Salmon River

Special Closures for Thermal Refugia in Klamath River Watershed

A 200-foot radius* at the confluence of each of the following

waters and the Klamath River is designated Class A:

Water Name

Aubrey Creek

Barkhouse Creek

Beaver Creek

Bogus Creek

Cade Creek

Canyon Creek

China Creek

Clear Creek

Coon Creek

Cottonwood Creek

Crawford Creek

Dillon Creek

Doggett Creek

Dona Creek

Elk Creek

Elliott Creek

Empire Creek

Fort Goff Creek

Grider Creek

Halverson Creek

Horse Creek

Humbug Creek

Independence Creek

Indian Creek

Irving Creek

King Creek

Kohl Creek

Kuntz Creek

Ladds Creek

Little Grider Creek

Little Horse Creek

Little Humbug Creek

Lumgrey Creek

McKinney Creek

Mill Creek

Natuket Creek

Negro Creek

O'Neil Creek

Oak Flat Creek

Portuguese Creek

Reynolds Creek

Rock Creek

Rogers Creek

Salmon River

Sandy Bar Creek

Scott River

Seiad Creek

Shasta River

Stanshaw Creek

Swillup Creek

Teneyck Creek

Thomas Creek

Thompson Creek

Ti Creek

Titus Creek

Tom Martin Creek

Ukonom Creek

Walker Creek

Wilson Creek

(48) Solano
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County below
	300 feet elevation, unless otherwise noted
	below	H
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	above 300 feet elevation, unless otherwise
	noted below	D
Cordelia Slough	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Frank Horan
Slough	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Green Valley
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Napa River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Suisun Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(49) Sonoma
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Estero Americano	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Fort Ross Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Gualala River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Kolmer Gulch	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Petaluma River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Russian River	Mainstem and all tributaries, excluding
	Dry Creek above Warm Springs Dam	A
Russian Gulch
Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Salmon Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Schell Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Sonoma Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Tolay Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(50) Stanislaus
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	west of I-5	D
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	east of I-5, unless otherwise noted	H
San Joaquin River	Mainstem	C
Stanislaus River	Mainstem upstream to Tulloch Dam	C
Tuolumne River	Mainstem upstream to La Grange Dam	C
(51) Sutter
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	C
Butte Creek	Mainstem	A
Feather River	Mainstem	A
Sacramento River	Mainstem	F
(52) Tehama
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	F
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County east
	of State Hwy 32	A
Antelope Creek	Mainstem	A
Antelope Creek,
South Fork	Mainstem upstream to South Fork Gun Club	A
Antelope Creek,
North Fork	Mainstem upstream to Judd Creek	A
Beegum Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Butte Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	Tehama-Butte County Line	A
Carter Creek	Mainstem from Deer Creek	A
Colby Creek	Mainstem from Tehama-Butte County Line	A
Deer Creek	Mainstem from Sacramento River to
	Deer Creek Falls	A
Mill Creek	Mainstem from Sacramento River to
	Lassen National Park Boundary	A
Sacramento River	Mainstem from Tehama-Butte County
	Line to Tehama-Shasta County Line	A
Willow Creek	Mainstem	A
(53) Trinity
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	F
Big French Creek	Mainstem	A
Browns Creek	Mainstem	A
Canyon Creek	Mainstem from confluence with Trinity
	River, upstream to Rarick Gulch	A
Dutch Creek	Mainstem	A
Grass Valley Creek	Mainstem	A
Indian Creek	Mainstem to confluence with South Fork
	Indian Creek	A
Manzanita Creek	Mainstem	A
New River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream from
	East Fork New River	A
New River,
East Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Price Creek	Mainstem	A
Reading Creek	Mainstem	A
Rush Creek	Mainstem	A
Soldier Creek	Mainstem	A
Trinity River	Confluence with Klamath River to the
	South Fork Trinity River	A
Trinity River	Mainstem from South Fork Trinity
	River upstream to North Fork Trinity River	D
Trinity River	Mainstem from North Fork Trinity
	River upstream to Grass Valley Creek	C
Trinity River	Mainstem and all tributaries from
	confluence with Grass Valley Creek
	upstream to Lewiston Dam	A
Trinity River	Mainstem and all tributaries upstream
	of Lewiston Dam	D
Trinity River,
East Fork of
North Fork	Mainstem from North Fork Trinity River
	upstream to Enterprise Mine at Noonan
	Gulch	A
Trinity River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries to the
	wilderness boundary at Hobo Gulch	A
Trinity River,
South Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Weaver Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(54) Tulare
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	above 4,000 feet elevation	A
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	between 1,000 and 4,000 feet elevation	F
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	below 1,000 feet elevation	H
(55) Tuolumne
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	above 5,500 feet elevation	A
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	from 2,000 feet to 5,500 feet elevation,
	unless otherwise noted below	D
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County
	below 2,000 feet elevation, unless otherwise
	noted below	F
Delaney Creek
(Tuolumne River
tributary)	Mainstem	A
Six Bit Gulch	Mainstem and all tributaries	B
Rebecca Creek
(tributary to Don
Pedro Reservoir)	Mainstem	B
Minnow Creek
(tributary to Don
Pedro Reservoir)	Mainstem	B
(56) Ventura
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County,
	unless otherwise noted below	H
Agua Blanca
Creek	Mainstem	A
Hopper Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Las Virgenes
Creek	Mainstem	A
Magu Lagoon	Mainstem from Pacific Ocean to SR-1
	crossing	A
Malibu Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries, unless
	otherwise noted	E
Piru Creek	Mainstem from Pyramid Reservoir to
	Lockwood Creek	A
Santa Clara River	Mainstem from Pacific Ocean to Piru Creek	A
Santa Paula Creek	Mainstem	A
Sespe Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
Sisar Creek	Mainstem	A
Ventura River	Mainstem and all tributaries	A
(57) Yolo
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County east
	of I-5 or I-505 (whichever is further west),
	unless otherwise noted below	C
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County west
	of I-5 or I-505 (whichever is further
	west), unless otherwise noted below	F
Sacramento River	Mainstem	F
(58) Yuba
Water	Description	Class
Multiple Waters	All rivers and streams in the County west
	of Bullards Bar Reservoir, unless otherwise
	noted below	C
Dry Creek	Mainstem upstream to Merle Collins
	Reservoir	A
Sacramento River	Mainstem	F
Slate Creek	Mainstem and all tributaries from the
	North Fork Yuba River upstream to
	Yuba-Plumas County Line	D
Yuba River	Mainstem from Feather River to
	Englebright Reservoir	A
Yuba River,
Middle	Mainstem from Yuba River upstream
	to Yuba-Sierra County Line	D
Yuba River,
North Fork	Mainstem and all tributaries from New
	Bullards Bar Reservoir upstream to
	Yuba-Sierra County Line	D

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5653 and 5653.9, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 5653- 5653.9, Fish and Game Code.

1. New section filed 5-27-94; operative 5-27-94 (Register 94, No. 21).
2. Amendment of subsections (a)(3)-(7), repealer and new subsections (b)-(b)(58) and repealer of subsections (c)-(d)(114) filed 4-27-2012; operative 4-27-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 17).

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. California may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

California Code of RegulationsTitle 14 - Natural ResourcesDivision 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and GameSubdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and ReptilesChapter 8 - MiscellaneousSection 228.5 - Suction Dredge Use Classifications and Special Regulations

California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Chapter 8 - Miscellaneous
Section 228.5 - Suction Dredge Use Classifications and Special Regulations