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California
South Fork Battle Creek
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Why you'll love it
29.6 mi run
Flows year-round
240 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 240 cfs
- Average current
- 1.6 ft/s
- Gradient
- 139.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 116 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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South Fork Battle Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this water
South Fork Battle Creek is a 30-mile paddling stretch near Paynes Creek, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 240 cfs and a gradient of about 139.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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