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Nevada
High Rock Creek
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What we do know
Inside East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
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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
- 83 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 43.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 332 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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High Rock Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Bureau of Land Management
About this water
High Rock Creek is a 24-mile paddling stretch near Gerlach, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 83 cfs and a gradient of about 43.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
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Little High Rock Creek
~16 min drive
Little High Rock Creek is a 13-mile paddling stretch near Gerlach, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 71 cfs and a gradient of about 31.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Fly Creek
~18 min drive
Fly Creek is a 7.8-mile paddling stretch near Denio, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 162 cfs and a gradient of about 75.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
East Creek
~22 min drive
East Creek is a 13-mile paddling stretch near Gerlach, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 30 cfs and a gradient of about 16.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Jims Creek
~23 min drive
Jims Creek is a 6.8-mile paddling stretch near Gerlach, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 36 cfs and a gradient of about 14.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Cottonwood Creek
~33 min drive
Cottonwood Creek is a 21-mile paddling stretch near Gerlach, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 33 cfs and a gradient of about 62.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Mud Meadow Creek
~35 min drive
Mud Meadow Creek is a 30-mile paddling stretch near Denio, Nevada. It is ephemeral and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 181 cfs and a gradient of about 18.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Wall Creek
~42 min drive
Wall Creek is a 24-mile paddling stretch near Gerlach, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 93 cfs and a gradient of about 42.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Thousand Creek
~1h 14m drive
Thousand Creek is a 20-mile paddling stretch near Denio, Nevada. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 38 cfs and a gradient of about 32.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Mill Creek
~1h 20m drive
Mill Creek is a 11-mile paddling stretch near Likely, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 66 cfs and a gradient of about 190.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Blue Lake Boat Ramp
~1h 24m drive
A worthwhile stop near California.
