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Washington
Vance Creek
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What we do know
Inside Olympic National Forest
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Why you'll love it
9.1 mi run
Flows year-round
202 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 202 cfs
- Average current
- 1.2 ft/s
- Gradient
- 120.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 24 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
Vance Creek is a 9.1-mile paddling stretch near Shelton, Washington. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 202 cfs and a gradient of about 120.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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