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Oregon
French Creek
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What we do know
Inside Willamette National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
5.0 mi run
Flows year-round
63 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 63 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 334.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 12 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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French Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
French Creek is a 5-mile paddling stretch near Detroit, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 63 cfs and a gradient of about 334.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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