Wildcat Creek

Walton, Oregon

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Why you'll love it

20.9 mi run

Flows year-round

157 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 157 cfs
Average current: 0.8 ft/s
Gradient: 31.9 ft/mi
Drainage area: 54 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency: Bureau of Land Management

About this water

Wildcat Creek is a 21-mile paddling stretch near Walton, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 157 cfs and a gradient of about 31.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

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Whittaker Creek Boat Ramp

~10 min drive

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Deadwood Creek

~24 min drive

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Smith River Falls

~35 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Oregon.

Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Coyote Creek

~25 min drive

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Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Smith River

~29 min drive

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Photo: Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Siuslaw River

~30 min drive

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Chickahominy Creek

~5 min drive

Chickahominy Creek is a 4.2-mile paddling stretch near Walton, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 34 cfs and a gradient of about 34.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Elk Creek

~8 min drive

Elk Creek is a 4.5-mile paddling stretch near Noti, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 37 cfs and a gradient of about 24.9 feet per mile.

Wolf Creek

~10 min drive

Wolf Creek is a 27-mile paddling stretch near Veneta, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 147 cfs and a gradient of about 22.7 feet per mile.

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