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Designated Wild Trout Waters (see Definition)

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• Northern Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties)
  • Eagle Lake
  • Fall River
  • Hat Creek
  • Lower McCloud River
  • Upper Klamath River
  • Upper Sacramento River
• North Central Region (Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties )
  • East Fork Carson River
  • Heenan Lake
  • Lavezzola Creek
  • Long Lake
  • Martis Creek Lake
  • Middle Fork Feather River
  • Nelson Creek
  • North Fork American River
  • Rubicon River
  • Truckee River
  • Upper Stony Creek drainage
  • Upper Truckee River
  • Yellow Creek
• Central Region (Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties)
  • Clavey River
  • Golden Trout Creek drainage
  • Kings River
  • Lower Honeymoon Lake
  • Merced River
  • Middle Fork San Joaquin River
  • Middle Fork Stanislaus River
  • Royce Lake # 2
  • South Fork Kern River drainage
  • South Fork Kings River
  • South Fork Merced River
  • Upper Kern River
• South Coast Region (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties)
  • Sespe Creek
  • Upper East Fork San Gabriel River
  • Upper Piru Creek drainage
• Inland Deserts Region (Imperial, Inyo, Mono, Riverside and San Bernardino counties)
  • Bear Creek
  • Cottonwood Creek
  • Deep Creek
  • Hot Creek
  • Laurel Lakes
  • Lower Owens River

Designated Heritage Trout Waters (See Definiton)

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• Northern Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties)
  • Eagle Lake
• North Central Region (Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lake, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties )
  • Heenan Lake
  • Upper Stony Creek drainage
  • Upper Truckee River
• Central Region (Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne counties)
  • Clavey River
  • Golden Trout Creek drainage
  • Upper Kern River
• South Coast Region (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties)
  • Upper East Fork San Gabriel River
  • Upper Piru Creek drainage