Crooked Creek
Dixie, Idaho
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What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
3 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
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 204 cfs
- Average current
- 1.6 ft/s
- Gradient
- 189.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 132 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Crooked Creek
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Crooked Creek is a 20-mile paddling stretch near Dixie, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 204 cfs and a gradient of about 189.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Facts about this water
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Dixie N, ID weather station, 6.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high5° low
- Feb33° high8° low
- Mar38° high13° low
- Apr46° high20° low
- May57° high28° low
- Jun64° high35° low
- Jul76° high39° low
- Aug76° high36° low
- Sep65° high31° low
- Oct52° high24° low
- Nov36° high14° low
- Dec28° high5° low
Where it is
- Gospel-Hump Wilderness · Wilderness
- Red River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Red River Ranger District as of Oct 10, 2026:
Red River Ranger District Road Closures
critical · posted Sep 1, 2026
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Crooked Creek TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Halfway HouseCamping1.1 mi
- JERSEY MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTHiking1.5 mi
- BLOWOUT MOUNTAINHiking2 mi
- JERSEY RIDGEHiking2.3 mi
- Sams CreekCamping3.8 mi
- Mackay BarCamping8.2 mi
- Orogrande Summit CampgroundCamping9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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