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Idaho
Sheep Creek
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What we do know
Inside Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
6.1 mi run
Flows year-round
39 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 39 cfs
- Average current
- 1.6 ft/s
- Gradient
- 483.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 40 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Sheep Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Sheep Creek is a 6.1-mile paddling stretch near Riggins, Idaho. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 39 cfs and a gradient of about 483.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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