Hydrography of The San Francisco Bay Area - Rivers

Rivers

The largest rivers are the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers which drain into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and thence to Suisun Bay. Other major rivers of the North Bay are the Napa River, the Petaluma River, the Gualala River, and the Russian River; the former two drain into San Pablo Bay, the latter two into the Pacific Ocean.

In the South Bay, the Guadalupe River drains into San Francisco Bay near Alviso.

Further information: List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area

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