Truckee River Rafting
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Nevada
Steamboat Creek
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Why you'll love it
18.1 mi run
Flows year-round
70 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 70 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 36.1 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 246 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Steamboat Creek
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About this water
Steamboat Creek is a 18-mile paddling stretch near Reno, Nevada. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 70 cfs and a gradient of about 36.1 feet per mile.
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West Shore Sports
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