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California
Dry Creek
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What we do know
Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 175 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 199.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 72 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Dry Creek
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About this water
Dry Creek is a 11-mile paddling stretch near McCloud, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 175 cfs and a gradient of about 199.6 feet per mile.
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