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California
Alamo Creek
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What we do know
Inside Los Padres National Forest
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Why you'll love it
21.0 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
31 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 31 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 51.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 86 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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About this water
Alamo Creek is a 21-mile paddling stretch near Santa Maria, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 31 cfs and a gradient of about 51.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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