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California
Frey Creek
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What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 31 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 703.4 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 10 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Frey Creek
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About this water
Frey Creek is a 3.7-mile paddling stretch near Berry Creek, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 31 cfs and a gradient of about 703.4 feet per mile.
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