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North Carolina
Fines Creek
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in North Carolina
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No access route mapped
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 57 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 160.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 26 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Fines Creek
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About this water
Fines Creek is a 10-mile paddling stretch near Clyde, North Carolina. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 57 cfs and a gradient of about 160.2 feet per mile.
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