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Big Creek
Burnt Ranch, California
California
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What we do know
Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
7.5 mi run
Flows year-round
59 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 59 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 374.8 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 19 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Big Creek is a 7.5-mile paddling stretch near Burnt Ranch, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 59 cfs and a gradient of about 374.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~20 min drive
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~24 min drive
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A worthwhile stop near California.
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~24 min drive
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~25 min drive
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Eagle Creek
~27 min drive
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Kayak Trinidad
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