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Mississippi
Brushy Creek
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in Mississippi
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 70 cfs
- Average current
- 1.0 ft/s
- Gradient
- 14.6 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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Brushy Creek
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- Forest Service
About this water
Brushy Creek is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Gloster, Mississippi. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 70 cfs and a gradient of about 14.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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