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California
Meadow Valley Creek
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What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 54 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 89.1 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 18 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Meadow Valley Creek
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About this water
Meadow Valley Creek is a 3.8-mile paddling stretch near Meadow Valley, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 54 cfs and a gradient of about 89.1 feet per mile.
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~20 min drive
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~21 min drive
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~21 min drive
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~22 min drive
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