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Washington
Big Creek
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What we do know
Inside Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
11.0 mi run
Flows year-round
184 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 184 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 201.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 38 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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- Forest Service
About this water
Big Creek is a 11-mile paddling stretch near Ashford, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 184 cfs and a gradient of about 201.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~12 min drive
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~15 min drive
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~25 min drive
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~27 min drive
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~30 min drive
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~30 min drive
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~4 min drive
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~12 min drive
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~12 min drive
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