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California
Salt Creek
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What we do know
Inside Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
14.9 mi run
Flows year-round
149 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 149 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 123.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 58 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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- Forest Service
About this water
Salt Creek is a 15-mile paddling stretch near Hayfork, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 149 cfs and a gradient of about 123.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Photo: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Hayfork Creek
~5 min drive
Hayfork Creek is a 47-mile paddling stretch near Hayfork, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 762 cfs and a gradient of about 71.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Big Flat River Access Parking
~33 min drive
A worthwhile stop near California.
Photo: humboldthead, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Mad River
~28 min drive
Mad River is a 34-mile paddling stretch near Mad River, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 1,140 cfs and a gradient of about 78.4 feet per mile.
Pigeon Point Boating Site
~36 min drive
A worthwhile stop near California.
Philpot Creek
~6 min drive
Philpot Creek is a 6.9-mile paddling stretch near Hayfork, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 34 cfs and a gradient of about 186.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Post Creek
~10 min drive
Post Creek is a 6.5-mile paddling stretch near Hayfork, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 49 cfs and a gradient of about 131.0 feet per mile.
Tule Creek
~10 min drive
Tule Creek is a 7.6-mile paddling stretch near Hayfork, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 64 cfs and a gradient of about 210.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
East Fork Hayfork Creek
~12 min drive
East Fork Hayfork Creek is a 6.2-mile paddling stretch near Hayfork, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 50 cfs and a gradient of about 131.5 feet per mile.
Rattlesnake Creek
~13 min drive
Rattlesnake Creek is a 9.8-mile paddling stretch near Mad River, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 158 cfs and a gradient of about 188.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Carr Creek
~15 min drive
Carr Creek is a 5-mile paddling stretch near Hayfork, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 48 cfs and a gradient of about 99.3 feet per mile.
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Headwaters Adventure Co
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