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Colorado

King Solomon Creek

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Inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it

14.2 mi run

Flows year-round

65 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 65 cfs
Average current: 1.2 ft/s
Gradient: 156.8 ft/mi
Drainage area: 49 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

King Solomon Creek is a 14-mile paddling stretch near Clark, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 65 cfs and a gradient of about 156.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Middle Fork Little Snake River

~5 min drive

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West Fork Encampment River

~14 min drive

West Fork Encampment River is a 9.2-mile paddling stretch near Cowdrey, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 35 cfs and a gradient of about 146.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Willow Creek

~14 min drive

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South Fork Little Snake River

~14 min drive

South Fork Little Snake River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Clark, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 45 cfs and a gradient of about 86.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

North Fork Little Snake River

~16 min drive

North Fork Little Snake River is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Encampment, Wyoming. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 84 cfs and a gradient of about 173.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Encampment River

~16 min drive

Encampment River is a 17-mile paddling stretch near Cowdrey, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 153 cfs and a gradient of about 78.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Hog Park Creek

~16 min drive

Hog Park Creek is a 4.3-mile paddling stretch near Encampment, Wyoming. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 57 cfs and a gradient of about 108.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

North Fork Elk Creek

~18 min drive

North Fork Elk Creek is a 11-mile paddling stretch near Clark, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 95 cfs and a gradient of about 98.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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