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Missouri
Indian Creek
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What we do know
Inside Mark Twain National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
16.8 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
45 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 45 cfs
- Average current
- 1.0 ft/s
- Gradient
- 19.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 52 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
Indian Creek is a 17-mile paddling stretch near Willow Springs, Missouri. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 45 cfs and a gradient of about 19.3 feet per mile.
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