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Montana
Medicine Lodge Creek
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 58 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 54.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 186 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Medicine Lodge Creek
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About this water
Medicine Lodge Creek is a 33-mile paddling stretch near Dillon, Montana. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 58 cfs and a gradient of about 54.3 feet per mile.
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