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Michigan
Bear Creek
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Why you'll love it
17.0 mi run
Flows year-round
227 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 227 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 5.4 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 188 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
Bear Creek is a 17-mile paddling stretch near Kaleva, Michigan. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 227 cfs and a gradient of about 5.4 feet per mile.
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