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California

Deep Creek

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What we do know

Inside San Bernardino National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it

22.4 mi run

Flows year-round

93 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 93 cfs
Average current: 1.5 ft/s
Gradient: 138.5 ft/mi
Drainage area: 135 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

Deep Creek is a 22-mile paddling stretch near Lake Arrowhead, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 93 cfs and a gradient of about 138.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Photo: Basar, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Mojave River

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~1h 6m drive

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~25 min drive

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Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Whitewater River

~1h 10m drive

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Photo: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

West Fork San Gabriel River

~1h 21m drive

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Warm Creek

~26 min drive

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Cajon Wash

~26 min drive

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