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California
Buck Creek
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What we do know
Inside Mendocino National Forest
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Why you'll love it
7.0 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
65 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 65 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 259.9 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 23 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
Buck Creek is a 7-mile paddling stretch near Red Bluff, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 65 cfs and a gradient of about 259.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~20 min drive
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