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Washington
Ruby Creek
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What we do know
Inside Colville National Forest
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
11.8 mi run
Flows year-round
38 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 38 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 140.8 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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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Ruby Creek is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Cusick, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 38 cfs and a gradient of about 140.8 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Ruby Ferry
~9 min drive
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East Branch Le Clerc Creek
~11 min drive
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Tacoma Creek
~11 min drive
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Horseshoe Lake
~52 min drive
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West Branch LeClerc Creek
~14 min drive
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North Gorge Boat Launch
~55 min drive
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Little Pend Oreille River
~23 min drive
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Napoleon Bridge Boat Launch
~1h drive
Napoleon Bridge Boat Launch is a boat launch in Washington.
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