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California
North Fork Cottonwood Creek
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Why you'll love it
22.4 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
183 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 183 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 111.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 91 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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North Fork Cottonwood Creek
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About this water
North Fork Cottonwood Creek is a 22-mile paddling stretch near Igo, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 183 cfs and a gradient of about 111.6 feet per mile.
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Photo: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Hayfork Creek
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