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Pistol Creek

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Inside Olympic National Forest
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Why you'll love it

3.9 mi run

Flows year-round

37 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 37 cfs
Average current: 0.9 ft/s
Gradient: 312.2 ft/mi
Drainage area: 6 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

Pistol Creek is a 3.9-mile paddling stretch near Port Angeles, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 37 cfs and a gradient of about 312.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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East Twin River

~19 min drive

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Beaver Lake Boating Site

~19 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Washington.

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

Lyre River

~25 min drive

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Morgan's Crossing Boating Site

~22 min drive

A worthwhile stop near Washington.

Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Sol Duc River

~26 min drive

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Sitkum River

~6 min drive

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South Fork Calawah River

~9 min drive

South Fork Calawah River is a 13-mile paddling stretch near Port Angeles, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 168 cfs and a gradient of about 129.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the National Park Service.

Hyas Creek

~11 min drive

Hyas Creek is a 6-mile paddling stretch near Beaver, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 50 cfs and a gradient of about 248.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Bear Creek

~13 min drive

Bear Creek is a 10-mile paddling stretch near Port Angeles, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 94 cfs and a gradient of about 51.9 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Deep Creek

~16 min drive

Deep Creek is a 7.9-mile paddling stretch near Clallam Bay, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 89 cfs and a gradient of about 170.4 feet per mile.

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