Red Blanket Creek

Prospect, Oregon

Oregon

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Inside Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
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Why you'll love it

20.7 mi run

Seasonal — can run dry

131 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Seasonal — can run dry
Average flow: 131 cfs
Average current: 1.4 ft/s
Gradient: 170.2 ft/mi
Drainage area: 49 sq mi

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

Red Blanket Creek is a 21-mile paddling stretch near Prospect, Oregon. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 131 cfs and a gradient of about 170.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Photo: Bob Heims, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Rogue River

~23 min drive

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~38 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Oregon.

Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Elk Creek

~25 min drive

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Casey Park Boat Ramp

~34 min drive

Casey Park Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Oregon.

Photo: An employee of the USDA Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Little Butte Creek

~52 min drive

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Malone Springs Boat Launch

~37 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Oregon.

Photo: McD22, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

South Umpqua River

~45 min drive

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Rogue Elk Boat Ramp

~38 min drive

Rogue Elk Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Oregon.

Mill Creek

~10 min drive

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