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California
Eagle Creek
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What we do know
Inside Stanislaus National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 33 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 334.8 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 19 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Eagle Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Eagle Creek is a 7.2-mile paddling stretch near Pinecrest, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 33 cfs and a gradient of about 334.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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