East Fork Sixmile Creek
Leesville, Louisiana
Free — you'll pick up right here.
No verdict for this water
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Kisatchie 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
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 74 cfs
- Average current
- 0.9 ft/s
- Gradient
- 6.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 49 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
Here's your day on the water, mapped
East Fork Sixmile Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
East Fork Sixmile Creek is a 15-mile paddling stretch near Leesville, Louisiana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 74 cfs and a gradient of about 6.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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