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California
Goodyears Creek
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What we do know
Inside Tahoe National Forest
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Why you'll love it
5.6 mi run
Flows year-round
47 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 47 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 406.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 13 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Goodyears Creek
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- Forest Service
About this water
Goodyears Creek is a 5.6-mile paddling stretch near Goodyears Bar, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 47 cfs and a gradient of about 406.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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