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Oregon

Horse Creek

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What we do know

Inside Willamette National Forest
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Why you'll love it

15.0 mi run

Flows year-round

595 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 595 cfs
Average current: 1.4 ft/s
Gradient: 192.8 ft/mi
Drainage area: 134 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

Horse Creek is a 15-mile paddling stretch near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 595 cfs and a gradient of about 192.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Photo: JAR, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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