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Oregon
Swift Creek
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What we do know
Inside Willamette National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
7.7 mi run
Flows year-round
98 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 98 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 277.4 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 26 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
Swift Creek is a 7.7-mile paddling stretch near Oakridge, Oregon. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 98 cfs and a gradient of about 277.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Photo: Arkyan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Middle Fork Willamette River
~9 min drive
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Gull Point Campground
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Photo: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River
~39 min drive
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Gold Lake Boat Launch
~21 min drive
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South Fork Salt Creek
~12 min drive
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~23 min drive
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Hills Creek
~13 min drive
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Crescent Lake Boat Launch
~24 min drive
A worthwhile stop near Oregon.
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Casey's Riverside RV Resort
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