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Index Creek

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Why you'll love it

4.1 mi run

Flows year-round

106 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 106 cfs
Average current: 1.3 ft/s
Gradient: 542.2 ft/mi
Drainage area: 12 sq mi

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

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About this water

Index Creek is a 4.1-mile paddling stretch near Skykomish, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 106 cfs and a gradient of about 542.2 feet per mile.

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

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~10 min drive

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~12 min drive

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Trout Creek

~12 min drive

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~12 min drive

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