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South Carolina
Fairforest Creek
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Why you'll love it
6.5 mi run
Flows year-round
259 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 259 cfs
- Average current
- 0.9 ft/s
- Gradient
- 22.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 214 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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About this water
Fairforest Creek is a 6.5-mile paddling stretch near Spartanburg, South Carolina. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 259 cfs and a gradient of about 22.7 feet per mile.
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