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California
Hulls Creek
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What we do know
Inside Mendocino National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 200 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 178.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 78 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Hulls Creek
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About this water
Hulls Creek is a 18-mile paddling stretch near Covelo, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 200 cfs and a gradient of about 178.2 feet per mile.
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