San Gorgonio River: Difference between revisions

The river's [[headwaters]] arearise 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.