Cascade Views RV Resort
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French Creek
Arlington, Washington
Washington
Free — you'll pick up right here.
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What we do know
Inside Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie 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
7.2 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
65 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 65 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 490.9 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 8 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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French Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
French Creek is a 7.2-mile paddling stretch near Arlington, Washington. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 65 cfs and a gradient of about 490.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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