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Plum Creek

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Why you'll love it

10.1 mi run

Flows year-round

49 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 49 cfs
Average current: 1.5 ft/s
Gradient: 32.2 ft/mi
Drainage area: 284 sq mi

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

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About this water

Plum Creek is a 10-mile paddling stretch near Louviers, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 49 cfs and a gradient of about 32.2 feet per mile.

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Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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~9 min drive

South Boat Launch is a boat launch in Colorado.

Lone Rock Campground

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Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Bear Creek

~35 min drive

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North Boat Launch

~10 min drive

North Boat Launch is a boat launch in Colorado.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Monument Creek

~58 min drive

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North Retrieval

~11 min drive

North Retrieval is a boat launch in Colorado.

Photo: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Clear Creek

~1h drive

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West Boat Ramp

~22 min drive

West Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Colorado.

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

North Fork South Platte River

~1h 3m drive

North Fork South Platte River is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Grant, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 261 cfs and a gradient of about 159.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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