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Oregon
Mud Creek
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What we do know
Inside Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 53 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 115.5 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 116 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Mud Creek
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Photos
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Mud Creek is a 22-mile paddling stretch near Wallowa, Oregon. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 53 cfs and a gradient of about 115.5 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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