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Mississippi
Mud Creek
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What we do know
Inside Natchez Trace Parkway
National Park unit boundary is mapped — agency alerts for it feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 173 cfs
- Average current
- 1.0 ft/s
- Gradient
- 5.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 101 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Mud Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this water
Mud Creek is a 14-mile paddling stretch near Saltillo, Mississippi. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 173 cfs and a gradient of about 5.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the National Park Service.
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