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Navigable Waterways (Dark Blue) and Traditionally Navigable Waters (Light Blue) in the Sacramento District

*The actual limits of Navigable Waters of the U.S. will be determined by the Corps on a case by case basis.

Rivers and Harbors Act Navigable Waters of the U.S. in the Sacramento District

CALIFORNIA

Name Navigable Reach Length (mi)

American River

 Mouth to Bradshaw Road 12
Calaveras River Mouth to 2000 feet upstream of I-5 2
East Fork Carson River From the Nevada state line to its confluence with Silver King Creek 25.5
Feather River Mouth to railroad bridge at Marysville 28
Lake Tahoe   All
Merced River Mouth to 1500 feet upstream of US 99 and Southern Pacific Railroad 20
Middle River   All
Mokelumne River Mouth to Frandy Gage (3.5 miles upstream from New Hope Road) 29
Old River   52
Sacramento River Mouth to Keswick Dam 301
Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel   26
San Joaquin River Mouth to Sycamore Road (7 miles downstream from US 99 Fresno) 236
Stanislaus River Mouth to Highway 120 in Town of Oakdale 40
Tuolumne River Mouth to Highway 132 at Basso Bridge Crossing 47
All waterways not specifically identified above
that are subject to the ebb and the flow
of the tide, per 33 CFR Part 329.4.		    


NEVADA

Name Navigable Reach Length (mi)
Lake Tahoe   All
Carson River and its East Fork From the Nevada Highway 117 bridge to the California state line 119.5
Colorado River Nevada/Arizona boundary to Nevada/California boundary, including Lake Mead and Lake Mohave 145

 

UTAH

Name Navigable Reach Length (mi)
Bear Lake   All
Bear River Lower 101.3 
Colorado River Mouth of Castle Creek to Cataract Canyon (4.5 miles below mouth of Green River) 59
Flaming Gorge Reservoir   All
Green River Mouth to 20 miles above Green River Station 142
Lake Powell   All

Clean Water Act Traditional Navigable Waters in the Sacramento District

CALIFORNIA

Name Reach Length (Mi)
American River From River Mile 12 to Folsom Lake 18
Shasta Lake All All
Truckee River From Lake Tahoe to the California-Nevada State Line 37


NEVADA

Name Reach Length (Mi)
Humboldt Lake All All
Lake Las Vegas All All
Pyramid Lake All All
Rye Patch Reservoir All All
Truckee River From the California-Nevada State Line to Pyramid Lake 80
Walker Lake All All


UTAH

Name Reach Length (Mi)
Cutler Reservoir All All
Dolores River From the McPhee Dam to the confluence with the Colorado River 185
East Canyon Reservoir All All
Great Salt Lake All All
Green River From Flaming Gorge to the Price River confluence 274
Mona Reservoir All All
Panguitch Lake All All
Pineview Reservoir All All
Piute Reservoir All All
San Juan River From the Colorado-Utah State Line to Lake Powell 150
Utah Lake All All