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California
East Fork South Fork Trinity River
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What we do know
Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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Why you'll love it
10.9 mi run
Flows year-round
127 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 127 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 296.1 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 38 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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East Fork South Fork Trinity River
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About this water
East Fork South Fork Trinity River is a 11-mile paddling stretch near Mad River, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 127 cfs and a gradient of about 296.1 feet per mile.
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Photo: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Hayfork Creek
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~35 min drive
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~27 min drive
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Prospect Creek
~7 min drive
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Shell Mountain Creek
~9 min drive
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Smoky Creek
~18 min drive
Smoky Creek is a 5.3-mile paddling stretch near Mad River, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 63 cfs and a gradient of about 345.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
North Fork Middle Fork Eel River
~18 min drive
North Fork Middle Fork Eel River is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Zenia, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 99 cfs and a gradient of about 112.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Barry Creek
~19 min drive
Barry Creek is a 3.5-mile paddling stretch near Mad River, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 32 cfs and a gradient of about 118.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Beegum Creek
~20 min drive
Beegum Creek is a 18-mile paddling stretch near Platina, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 160 cfs and a gradient of about 84.6 feet per mile.
South Fork Trinity River
~20 min drive
South Fork Trinity River is a 43-mile paddling stretch near Mad River, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 1,723 cfs and a gradient of about 80.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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