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Colorado

Willow Creek

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Why you'll love it

13.6 mi run

Flows year-round

100 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 100 cfs
Average current: 1.2 ft/s
Gradient: 88.5 ft/mi
Drainage area: 74 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: State Fish and Wildlife

About this water

Willow Creek is a 14-mile paddling stretch near Clark, Colorado. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 100 cfs and a gradient of about 88.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the state fish and wildlife agency.

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