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Montana
Coal Creek
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What we do know
Inside Flathead National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
17.3 mi run
Flows year-round
171 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 171 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 79.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 81 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
About this water
Coal Creek is a 17-mile paddling stretch near Polebridge, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 171 cfs and a gradient of about 79.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the state natural resources department.
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