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Texas
Tenaha Bayou
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What we do know
Inside National Forests in Texas
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River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 457 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 2.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 362 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Tenaha Bayou
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About this water
Tenaha Bayou is a 1.3-mile paddling stretch near Center, Texas. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 457 cfs and a gradient of about 2.2 feet per mile.
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