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Oregon
South Fork Elk River
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What we do know
Inside Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 63 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 267.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 8 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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South Fork Elk River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
South Fork Elk River is a 3.4-mile paddling stretch near Agness, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 63 cfs and a gradient of about 267.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Photo: United States Forest Service, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Elk River
~3 min drive
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Foster Bar Campground
~14 min drive
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Foster Bar Boat Ramp
~15 min drive
Foster Bar Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Oregon.
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~16 min drive
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.
Quosatana Boat Ramp
~24 min drive
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Photo: Headwes at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)South Fork Coquille River
~19 min drive
South Fork Coquille River is a 26-mile paddling stretch near Powers, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 723 cfs and a gradient of about 80.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
North Fork Lobster Creek
~7 min drive
North Fork Lobster Creek is a 6.7-mile paddling stretch near Port Orford, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 122 cfs and a gradient of about 165.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
South Fork Sixes River
~9 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.
Johnson Creek
~10 min drive
Johnson Creek is a 6.3-mile paddling stretch near Powers, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 107 cfs and a gradient of about 206.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Middle Fork Sixes River
~11 min drive
Middle Fork Sixes River is a 5.5-mile paddling stretch near Sixes, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 45 cfs and a gradient of about 273.7 feet per mile.
