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Oregon
Salmon Creek
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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
8.9 mi run
Flows year-round
234 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 234 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 278.4 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 73 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Salmon Creek
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Permits & access
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- Forest Service
About this water
Salmon Creek is an 8.9-mile paddling stretch near Oakridge, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 234 cfs and a gradient of about 278.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Photo: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River
~11 min drive
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C.T. Beach Picnic Area and Boat Launch
~20 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Oregon.
Gull Point Campground
~37 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Oregon.
Photo: Robert Ashworth, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)South Fork McKenzie River
~26 min drive
South Fork McKenzie River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 890 cfs and a gradient of about 209.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Gold Lake Boat Launch
~21 min drive
Gold Lake Boat Launch is a boat launch in Oregon.
Photo: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Fall Creek
~32 min drive
Fall Creek is a 9.8-mile paddling stretch near Fall Creek, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 229 cfs and a gradient of about 153.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Bingham Boat Ramp
~30 min drive
Bingham Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Oregon.
Photo: Arkyan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Middle Fork Willamette River
~37 min drive
Middle Fork Willamette River is a 16-mile paddling stretch near Oakridge, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 448 cfs and a gradient of about 150.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Quinn River Boating Site
~30 min drive
Quinn River Boating Site is a boat launch in Oregon.
Photo: James B. Norman and Murray Stone, Photographers, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Horse Creek
~37 min drive
Horse Creek is a 15-mile paddling stretch near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 595 cfs and a gradient of about 192.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Casey's Riverside RV Resort
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Sun Country Tours
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