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California
Rush Creek
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What we do know
Inside Inyo National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 142 cfs
- Average current
- 1.5 ft/s
- Gradient
- 223.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 98 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Rush Creek
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About this water
Rush Creek is a 16-mile paddling stretch near June Lake, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 142 cfs and a gradient of about 223.7 feet per mile.
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