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Idaho
Elk Creek
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What we do know
Inside Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
21.8 mi run
Flows year-round
159 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 159 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 102.1 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 100 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Elk Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Elk Creek is a 22-mile paddling stretch near Elk River, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 159 cfs and a gradient of about 102.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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