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West Virginia
Seneca Creek
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What we do know
Inside Monongahela National Forest
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Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 150 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 85.3 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 68 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Seneca Creek
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About this water
Seneca Creek is a 9.6-mile paddling stretch near Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 150 cfs and a gradient of about 85.3 feet per mile.
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