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Oregon
North Santiam 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
16.4 mi run
Flows year-round
2,395 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 2,395 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 141.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 456 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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- Forest Service
About this water
North Santiam River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Idanha, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 2,395 cfs and a gradient of about 141.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~24 min drive
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~23 min drive
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~30 min drive
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~24 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Oregon.
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~31 min drive
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~24 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Oregon.
Photo: Peteforsyth, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)South Santiam River
~35 min drive
South Santiam River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Cascadia, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 792 cfs and a gradient of about 62.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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