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Oregon
Althouse Creek
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What we do know
Inside Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
18.3 mi run
Flows year-round
156 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 156 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 175.5 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 47 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Althouse Creek
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Permits & access
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- Forest Service
About this water
Althouse Creek is a 18-mile paddling stretch near Cave Junction, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 156 cfs and a gradient of about 175.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~35 min drive
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~35 min drive
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Sucker Creek
~6 min drive
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Grayback Creek
~15 min drive
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~18 min drive
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Reeves Creek
~18 min drive
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McMullin Creek
~19 min drive
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