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California
Griswold Creek
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What we do know
Inside Stanislaus 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
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 79 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 269.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 52 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Griswold Creek
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About this water
Griswold Creek is a 13-mile paddling stretch near Twain Harte, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 79 cfs and a gradient of about 269.7 feet per mile.
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