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Wyoming
Medicine Bow River
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Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 115 cfs
- Average current
- 1.4 ft/s
- Gradient
- 66.5 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 207 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Medicine Bow River
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About this water
Medicine Bow River is a 57-mile paddling stretch near Elk Mountain, Wyoming. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 115 cfs and a gradient of about 66.5 feet per mile.
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