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Illinois
Fountain Creek
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Why you'll love it
11.7 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
40 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 40 cfs
- Average current
- 0.9 ft/s
- Gradient
- 4.1 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 43 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
Fountain Creek is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Cissna Park, Illinois. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 40 cfs and a gradient of about 4.1 feet per mile.
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