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Horse Creek
Horse Creek, California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
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What we do know
Inside Klamath 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
9.8 mi run
Flows year-round
69 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 69 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 103.1 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 61 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Horse Creek
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Horse Creek is a 9.8-mile paddling stretch near Horse Creek, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 69 cfs and a gradient of about 103.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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