San Jacinto River (California)
| San Jacinto River | |
|---|---|
The mouth of the San Jacinto on Lake Elsinore, viewed from California State Route 74 (Ortega Highway) on the southwest side of the lake | |
Map of the Santa Ana River watershed with the San Jacinto subbasin highlighted in yellow. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Riverside County |
| Cities | Hemet, San Jacinto, Perris, Lake Elsinore |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | San Jacinto Mountains |
| • location | San Bernardino National Forest, Riverside County |
| • coordinates | 33°43′52″N 116°48′36″W / 33.73111°N 116.81000°W |
| • elevation | 2,100 ft (640 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Elsinore |
• location | Lake Elsinore, at the mouth of Railroad Canyon, northwest of the Sedco Hills and west of the Tuscany Hills of the Temescal Mountains, Riverside County |
• coordinates | 33°38′45.06″N 117°18′53.42″W / 33.6458500°N 117.3148389°W |
• elevation | 1,243 ft (379 m) |
| Length | 42 mi (68 km), Northwest then southwest |
| Basin size | 780 sq mi (2,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 16.4 cu ft/s (0.46 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 16,000 cu ft/s (450 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Santa Ana River basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | South Fork San Jacinto River |
| • right | North Fork San Jacinto River |
| Type | Wild, Scenic, Recreational |
| Designated | March 30, 2009 |
The San Jacinto River is a 42-mile-long (68 km) river in Riverside County, California. The river's headwaters are in Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. The lower portion of the 765-square-mile (1,980 km2) watershed is urban and agricultural land. As a partially endorheic watershed that is contiguous with other Great Basin watersheds, the western side of the San Jacinto Basin is a portion of the Great Basin Divide.