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Oregon
Mad Creek
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Why you'll love it
5.4 mi run
Flows year-round
39 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 39 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 512.5 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 8 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Permits & access
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- State Land Board
About this water
Mad Creek is a 5.4-mile paddling stretch near Gates, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 39 cfs and a gradient of about 512.5 feet per mile.
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