Mojave River

Mojave River
Mojave River at Afton Canyon, March 2010
Map of the Mojave River watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CitiesHesperia, Apple Valley, Victorville, Barstow
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of West Fork Mojave River and Deep Creek
 • locationMojave River Forks Reservoir, San Bernardino Mountains
 • coordinates34°20′29″N 117°14′14″W / 34.34139°N 117.23722°W / 34.34139; -117.23722[1]
 • elevation2,986 ft (910 m)
MouthSoda Lake
 • location
Baker, Mojave Desert
 • coordinates
35°06′20″N 116°03′53″W / 35.10556°N 116.06472°W / 35.10556; -116.06472[1]
 • elevation
935 ft (285 m)
Length110 mi (180 km)
Basin size4,580 sq mi (11,900 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationLower Narrows, near Victorville[3]
 • average65.7 cu ft/s (1.86 m3/s)[4]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum70,600 cu ft/s (2,000 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftOro Grande Wash, Fremont Wash, Buckhorn Wash, Manix Wash
 • rightBell Mountain Wash, Stoddard Wash, Daggett Wash
Mojave River cutting through Lake Manix sediments.

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.

  1. ^ a b "Mojave River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  2. ^ "Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". USGS.gov. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  3. ^ "USGS Gage #10261500 on the Mojave River at Lower Narrows near Victorville, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  4. ^ "USGS Gage #10261500 on the Mojave River at Lower Narrows near Victorville, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-07-13.