Edson Creek
Sixes, Oregon
Free — you'll pick up right here.
We don't cover this water yet
No agency boundary, access route or field report is mapped to it — so there is no verdict, and we won't guess. We'll tell you the moment this water has something to say.
Covered nearby
Waters within 25 miles where we do have a current picture.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 54 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 295.5 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 11 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
Edson Creek
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this water
Edson Creek is a 6.3-mile paddling stretch near Sixes, Oregon. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 54 cfs and a gradient of about 295.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Facts about this water
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Illahe, OR weather station, 22 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan51° high37° low
- Feb54° high38° low
- Mar59° high39° low
- Apr65° high40° low
- May75° high43° low
- Jun81° high49° low
- Jul90° high52° low
- Aug91° high52° low
- Sep86° high48° low
- Oct69° high43° low
- Nov55° high40° low
- Dec51° high36° low
The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Coos Bay Myrtlewood Field Office · Bureau of Land Management
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1
Nearby
- Edson Creek Campground (OR)Camping2.3 mi
- Crystal CreekCanoeing3.2 mi
- Sixes River Campground ORCamping3.7 mi
- South Fork Floras CreekCanoeing5.4 mi
- Sixes RiverCanoeing6 mi
- Carlton CreekCanoeing7.2 mi
- Floras Lake TrailHiking8.2 mi
- Sunshine BarCamping9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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~36 min drive
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~34 min drive
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A worthwhile stop near Oregon.
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~5 min drive
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~22 min drive
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~9 min drive
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