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Oregon
Emigrant Creek
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What we do know
Inside Malheur National Forest
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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
- 66 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 36.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 265 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Emigrant Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Emigrant Creek is a 32-mile paddling stretch near Burns, Oregon. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 66 cfs and a gradient of about 36.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~38 min drive
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~42 min drive
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~55 min drive
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~59 min drive
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Bear Creek
~1h 1m drive
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