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Utah
Blacksmith Fork
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What we do know
Inside Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
29.2 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
213 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 213 cfs
- Average current
- 1.6 ft/s
- Gradient
- 67.8 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 286 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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About this water
Blacksmith Fork is a 29-mile paddling stretch near Providence, Utah. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 213 cfs and a gradient of about 67.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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