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Mill Creek
Red Bluff, California
California
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What we do know
Inside Lassen 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
42.0 mi run
Flows year-round
354 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 354 cfs
- Average current
- 1.6 ft/s
- Gradient
- 103.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 133 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Mill Creek
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Permits & access
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About this water
Mill Creek is a 42-mile paddling stretch near Red Bluff, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 354 cfs and a gradient of about 103.6 feet per mile.
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