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Oregon
Sixes River
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What we do know
Inside Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
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No access route mapped
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 465 cfs
- Average current
- 1.1 ft/s
- Gradient
- 81.0 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 78 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Sixes River
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About this water
Sixes River is a 7.8-mile paddling stretch near Sixes, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 465 cfs and a gradient of about 81.0 feet per mile.
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~24 min drive
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Foster Bar Boat Ramp
~29 min drive
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Carlton Creek
~4 min drive
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Bradley Lake Boat Ramp
~32 min drive
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Middle Fork Sixes River
~7 min drive
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Quosatana Boat Ramp
~38 min drive
Quosatana Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Oregon.
South Fork Sixes River
~7 min drive
South Fork Sixes River is a 4.7-mile paddling stretch near Sixes, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 69 cfs and a gradient of about 151.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
