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Line 1: {{Short description\|River in the American state of California}} The '''San Gorgonio River''' is a [[river]] in western [[Riverside County, California]], [[United States]], except for a small upstream portion in southwestern [[San Bernardino County, California\|San Bernardino County]]. The river's source is in the [[San Bernardino Mountains]], and the river flows south and then east to its confluence with the [[Whitewater River (California)\|Whitewater River]]. It drains the land east of the [[San Gorgonio Pass]], while the South Fork of the [[Santa Ana River]] drains the land west. The river is intermittent, with significant flow only following winter storms and snowmelt in the spring. The '''San Gorgonio River''' is a {{convert\|26.8\|mi\|km\|adj=mid\|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed March 16, 2011</ref> [[river]] primarily flowing in western [[Riverside County, California\|Riverside County]], with a small upstream section in southwestern [[San Bernardino County, California\|San Bernardino County]], in southern [[California]]. ==Geography== The river's [[headwaters]] arise in the [[San Bernardino Mountains]], southwest of [[San Gorgonio Mountain]] at the southern base of Galena Peak within [[Sand to Snow National Monument]]. The source is at {{coord\|34\|02\|28\|N \|116\|51\|06\|W\|display=inline}}<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS\|248859 \|San Gorgonio River}}</ref> and an elevation of approximately 5600 feet at the confluence of Burnt and Sawmill canyons.<ref>''San Gorgiano Mountain'', 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1996</ref> The river flows southwest through Banning Canyon then cuts back southeast through the town of [[Banning, California]]. It then heads east to its [[confluence]] with the [[Whitewater River (California)\|Whitewater River]] in the western [[Coachella Valley]] at {{coord\|33\|54\|12\|N\|116\|37\|41\|W\|display=inline,title}} and an elevation of 1096 feet.<ref name=gnis/> It drains the land east of the [[San Gorgonio Pass]], while the South Fork of the [[Santa Ana River]] drains the land west. The river is intermittent, with significant flow only following winter storms and snowmelt in the spring. ==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/FtrPg.asp?FtrId=1651 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia] {{authority control}} [[Category:Rivers of Riverside County, California]]▼ [[Category:Rivers of San Bernardino County, California]] [[Category:~~Salton~~San ~~Watershed~~Gorgonio Pass]]▼ [[Category:Coachella Valley]] [[Category:San Bernardino Mountains]] [[Category:Sand to Snow National Monument]] [[Category:Rivers of Southern California]] ~~{{coord missing\|California}}~~ {{RiversideCountyCA-geo-stub}} ▲[[Category:Rivers of California]] {{California-river-stub}} ▲[[Category:Salton Watershed]]