Humboldt Bay - Bay Tributaries and Sloughs

Bay Tributaries and Sloughs

Streams and sloughs that enter into Humboldt Bay are listed north to south, clockwise, with tributaries entering nearest the bay listed first. The primary streams of major watershed areas east of the bay (draining a combined area of 288 square miles (746 km2)) are in bold.

• Mad River Slough
  • Liscom Slough
• Janes Creek (enters the bay as McDaniels Slough)
• Jolly Giant Creek (enters the bay as Butcher Slough)
• Campbell Creek (partially channeled to Gannon Slough)
• Fickle Hill Creek
• Gannon Slough
  • Grotzman Creek
  • Beith Creek
• Little Jacoby Creek
• Jacoby Creek
• Washington Gulch Creek
• Rocky Gulch Creek
• Eureka Slough
  • Fay Slough
    • Cochran Creek
  • Freshwater Creek
    • Little Freshwater Creek
  • Ryan Slough
    • Ryan Creek
  • First Slough
  • Second Slough
  • Third Slough
• Clarke Slough
• Elk River (California)
  • Swain Slough
    • Martin Slough
• Willow Brook/White Slough
• Salmon Creek (Northern Humboldt County)
  • Deering Creek
  • Little Salmon Creek
• Hookton Slough