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Colorado
Elk Creek
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Why you'll love it
4.2 mi run
Flows year-round
173 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 173 cfs
- Average current
- 1.6 ft/s
- Gradient
- 55.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 171 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Elk Creek
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About this water
Elk Creek is a 4.2-mile paddling stretch near New Castle, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 173 cfs and a gradient of about 55.2 feet per mile.
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