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Idaho
Baker Creek
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What we do know
Inside Sawtooth National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
8.4 mi run
Flows year-round
63 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 63 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 107.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 41 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
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- Forest Service
About this water
Baker Creek is an 8.4-mile paddling stretch near Ketchum, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 63 cfs and a gradient of about 107.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~53 min drive
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Trail Creek
~24 min drive
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A worthwhile stop near Idaho.
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~1h 1m drive
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~27 min drive
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