Obexer's Boat Company
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California
Bear Creek
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Why you'll love it
6.7 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
47 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 47 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 208.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 24 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
Bear Creek is a 6.7-mile paddling stretch near Garden Valley, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 47 cfs and a gradient of about 208.6 feet per mile.
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