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Middle Fork Nooksack River

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Inside Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
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Why you'll love it

2.8 mi run

Flows year-round

608 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 608 cfs
Average current: 1.4 ft/s
Gradient: 460.1 ft/mi
Drainage area: 73 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

Middle Fork Nooksack River is a 2.8-mile paddling stretch near Deming, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 608 cfs and a gradient of about 460.1 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Photo: Dave Tucker, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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~9 min drive

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Wanlick Creek

~11 min drive

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South Fork Nooksack River

~12 min drive

South Fork Nooksack River is a 7.8-mile paddling stretch near Concrete, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 465 cfs and a gradient of about 234.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Skookum Creek

~13 min drive

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