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Colorado
Escalante Creek
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for canoeing, todayWeather is good
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Clouds, high 75°F / low 48°F, 0% precip — 99/100 for canoeing
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Why you'll love it
19.6 mi run
Flows year-round
75 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 75 cfs
- Average current
- 1.6 ft/s
- Gradient
- 84.0 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 208 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this water
Escalante Creek is a 20-mile paddling stretch near Delta, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 75 cfs and a gradient of about 84.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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