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Oregon
McKenzie River
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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
3.1 mi run
Flows year-round
4,538 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 4,538 cfs
- Average current
- 1.8 ft/s
- Gradient
- 227.5 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 842 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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- Forest Service
About this water
McKenzie River is a 3.1-mile paddling stretch near Sisters, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 4,538 cfs and a gradient of about 227.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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A worthwhile stop near Oregon.
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~35 min drive
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Photo: Ian Sane, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Whychus Creek
~43 min drive
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Sun Country Tours
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