Sacramento River Map
The Sacramento River is a 644 km (400 mi) river in the United States. This map shows its course to the Suisun Bay on shaded relief, with its river network, lakes, borders and major cities.
How to read this map
The Sacramento River is about 644 km (400 mi) long and drains a basin of about 71,500 km² (27,600 sq mi). Its average discharge is about 665 m³/s (23,500 cu ft/s). It flows into the Suisun Bay. Tributaries include Pit River, Feather River, American River, San Joaquin River, Cottonwood Creek, Battle Creek, Butte Creek and Clear Creek.
The highlighted blue line is the course of the Sacramento River as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Stockton, San Mateo, Berkeley, Reno and Modesto. Labeled states and countries: California.
Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders, and fine dashed lines show state or province borders.
The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the course of the Sacramento River come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the line is a guide to where the Sacramento River is, not a surveyed boundary.
Blank physical map
The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.
Sacramento River facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 644 km (400 mi) |
| Drainage basin | 71,500 km² (27,600 sq mi) |
| Average discharge | 665 m³/s (23,500 cu ft/s) |
| Mouth | the Suisun Bay |
| Countries | the United States |
| US states | California |
| Tributaries | Pit River, Feather River, American River, San Joaquin River, Cottonwood Creek, Battle Creek, Butte Creek, Clear Creek, Deer Creek and McCloud River |
Data sources and license
- Natural Earth (public-domain geography): Public domain.
- Terrain Tiles / Mapzen (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1): Open elevation data; source attribution retained.
- Wikidata (lengths, areas, countries and other facts): CC0 1.0.
Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.
Maps of the countries: United States. Compare with the world rivers map.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Sacramento River?
The Sacramento River is about 644 km (400 mi) long, with a drainage basin of about 71,500 km² (27,600 sq mi).
Where does the Sacramento River start and end?
The Sacramento River flows into the Suisun Bay.
Can I download a blank map of the Sacramento River?
Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted river but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.
Use this map
You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Sacramento River Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.
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