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Oregon
Drift Creek
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What we do know
Inside Siuslaw National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
18.2 mi run
Flows year-round
227 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 227 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 111.9 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 36 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Drift Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Drift Creek is a 18-mile paddling stretch near Lincoln City, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 227 cfs and a gradient of about 111.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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