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{{Short description|River in the American state of California}}
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]],
==Geography==
The river's [[headwaters]]
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.
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==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of Riverside County, California]]
[[Category:Rivers of San Bernardino County, California]]
[[Category:San Gorgonio Pass]]
[[Category:Coachella Valley]]
[[Category:San Bernardino Mountains]]
[[Category:Sand to Snow National Monument]]
[[Category:Rivers of Southern California]]
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{{California-river-stub}}
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