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California
Salt Creek
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What we do know
Inside Six Rivers National Forest
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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
- 66 cfs
- Average current
- 0.9 ft/s
- Gradient
- 87.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 24 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Salt Creek
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- Forest Service
About this water
Salt Creek is a 11-mile paddling stretch near Zenia, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 66 cfs and a gradient of about 87.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~15 min drive
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~18 min drive
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