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South Fork Indian Creek
Happy Camp, 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
9.6 mi run
Flows year-round
215 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 215 cfs
- Average current
- 1.5 ft/s
- Gradient
- 223.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 50 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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South Fork Indian Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
South Fork Indian Creek is a 9.6-mile paddling stretch near Happy Camp, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 215 cfs and a gradient of about 223.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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