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Wyoming
Dry Fork Little Bighorn River
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What we do know
Inside Bighorn National Forest
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 57 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 152.6 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 72 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Dry Fork Little Bighorn River
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Dry Fork Little Bighorn River is a 11-mile paddling stretch near Parkman, Wyoming. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 57 cfs and a gradient of about 152.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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~41 min drive
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~22 min drive
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~29 min drive
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~33 min drive
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Lodge Grass Creek
~35 min drive
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Porcupine Creek
~36 min drive
Porcupine Creek is a 28-mile paddling stretch near Lovell, Wyoming. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 74 cfs and a gradient of about 188.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Beaver Creek
~39 min drive
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West Fork Big Goose Creek
~42 min drive
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