Mojave River
| Mojave River | |
|---|---|
Mojave River at Afton Canyon, March 2010 | |
Map of the Mojave River watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Cities | Hesperia, Apple Valley, Victorville, Barstow |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of West Fork Mojave River and Deep Creek |
| • location | Mojave River Forks Reservoir, San Bernardino Mountains |
| • coordinates | 34°20′29″N 117°14′14″W / 34.34139°N 117.23722°W |
| • elevation | 2,986 ft (910 m) |
| Mouth | Soda Lake |
• location | Baker, Mojave Desert |
• coordinates | 35°06′20″N 116°03′53″W / 35.10556°N 116.06472°W |
• elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Length | 110 mi (180 km) |
| Basin size | 4,580 sq mi (11,900 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lower Narrows, near Victorville |
| • average | 65.7 cu ft/s (1.86 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 70,600 cu ft/s (2,000 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Oro Grande Wash, Fremont Wash, Buckhorn Wash, Manix Wash |
| • right | Bell Mountain Wash, Stoddard Wash, Daggett Wash |
The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains and the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Most of its flow is underground, while its surface channels remain dry most of the time, except for the headwaters and several bedrock gorges in the lower reaches.