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Canyon Creek

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What we do know

Inside Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it

14.5 mi run

Flows year-round

180 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 180 cfs
Average current: 1.4 ft/s
Gradient: 287.7 ft/mi
Drainage area: 31 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency: Forest Service

About this water

Canyon Creek is a 14-mile paddling stretch near Deming, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 180 cfs and a gradient of about 287.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Photo: AndrewEnns, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Wells Creek

~13 min drive

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Boulder Creek

~30 min drive

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Photo: Nesnad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Sumas River

~31 min drive

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Boulder Creek

~9 min drive

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Hedrick Creek

~10 min drive

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Glacier Creek

~11 min drive

Glacier Creek is a 7.8-mile paddling stretch near Deming, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 168 cfs and a gradient of about 331.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Maple Creek

~14 min drive

Maple Creek is a 4.9-mile paddling stretch near Maple Falls, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 37 cfs and a gradient of about 53.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the state natural resources department.

Bar Creek

~15 min drive

Bar Creek is a 3.7-mile paddling stretch near Deming, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 67 cfs and a gradient of about 388.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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~2 min drive