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Washington
Drift 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
8.5 mi run
Seasonal — can run dry
113 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Seasonal — can run dry
- Average flow
- 113 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 247.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 15 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
Drift Creek is an 8.5-mile paddling stretch near Carson, Washington. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 113 cfs and a gradient of about 247.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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