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Mississippi
Thompson Creek
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in Mississippi
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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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
- 331 cfs
- Average current
- 1.0 ft/s
- Gradient
- 3.4 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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Thompson Creek
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- Forest Service
About this water
Thompson Creek is a 40-mile paddling stretch near Richton, Mississippi. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 331 cfs and a gradient of about 3.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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