McCoy Creek

milepost 8 to Yellowjacket Creek

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DifficultyV
Length7.1 mi
Avg Gradient200 fpm
GaugeCispus River Ab Yellowjacket Creek Near Randle, Wa
Flow Rate as of 1 hour
823 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedJune 1, 2019

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Conservation and Access for Volcano Country Rivers (OR/WA)

Washington’s legendary volcanoes – Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams – are the source of wild, free-flowing rivers and streams that cascade over big drops and through deep basalt canyons on their way to the Columbia River. Rivers like the Clear Fork of the Cowlitz, Cispus, Green, [...]Read More


River Description

check out the McCoy Creek page on Jason Rackley's site.

Also check out the article from the AW Journal: click here.

NOTE:  As of 5/24/11 there were approximately 30 wood portages on this creek.  Not recommended until a big flood washes some of that wood out.

As of June 2018, the run was reported as having cleaned up significantly.


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Scott Collins

May 27, 2004


McCoy Creek runs through the Dark Divide Roadless Area in Washington.