West Tensleep Creek
Hyattville, Wyoming
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No verdict for this water
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Bighorn 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
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 56 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 193.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 47 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
West Tensleep Creek
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Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
West Tensleep Creek is a 14-mile paddling stretch near Hyattville, Wyoming. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 56 cfs and a gradient of about 193.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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