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Oregon
North Fork Smith River
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What we do know
Inside Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
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Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 488 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 121.4 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 69 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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North Fork Smith River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
North Fork Smith River is a 9.7-mile paddling stretch near Brookings, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 488 cfs and a gradient of about 121.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~11 min drive
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~18 min drive
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~31 min drive
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Chrome Creek
~4 min drive
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Baldface Creek
~7 min drive
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East Fork Winchuck River
~9 min drive
East Fork Winchuck River is an 8.9-mile paddling stretch near Brookings, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 207 cfs and a gradient of about 93.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
South Fork Chetco River
~12 min drive
South Fork Chetco River is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Brookings, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 190 cfs and a gradient of about 153.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Bear Creek
~12 min drive
Bear Creek is a 3.8-mile paddling stretch near Brookings, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 40 cfs and a gradient of about 133.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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