Pin Creek

Carson, Washington

Washington

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Inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Why you'll love it

5.1 mi run

Flows year-round

50 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 50 cfs
Average current: 1.2 ft/s
Gradient: 393.0 ft/mi
Drainage area: 8 sq mi

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

Pin Creek is a 5.1-mile paddling stretch near Carson, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 50 cfs and a gradient of about 393.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Photo: Jane Chorazy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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