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Gales Creek arises at an elevation of 2,387 feet (728 m) above sea level and falls 2,233 feet (681 m) between source and mouth to an elevation of 154 feet (47 m). The stream begins at river mile (RM) 23.5 or river kilometer (RK) 37.8 on the north side of Round Top, a mountain
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Passing under Parson Road Bridge, the creek receives Little Beaver Creek from the left before passing under
Clapshaw Hill Road Bridge and receiving Fir Creek from the right and passing under Route 8 at the community of Gales Creek. Here Iller Creek enters from the right at RM 11.44
430:(RK 18.41). Flowing south, Gales Creek receives Clear Creek from the right, Kelley Creek from the left, and Godfrey Creek from the right in quick succession. It then passes under Roderick Road Bridge and receives Roderick Creek from the right 7.70 miles (12.39 km) from the mouth.
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and receiving Beaver Creek from the left 18 miles (29 km) from the mouth. Turning south, the creek receives
Bateman Creek from the right about 2 miles (3.2 km) below Glenwood. Gales Creek turns to the southeast, and Lyda Creek enters from the right before Gales Creek passes under
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Trending southeast again, the creek passes under
Stringtown Road Bridge before receiving Prickett Creek from the right and passing under Ritchey Road Bridge at RM 3.66 (RK 5.89). It then flows along the southwest side of Forest Grove, passing an
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was 202 cubic feet per second (5.7 m/s). The maximum flow recorded there was 1,880 cubic feet per second (53 m/s) on
January 11, 2008, and the minimum flow was 6.4 cubic feet per second (0.18 m/s) on September 17, 2008.
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Finger Creek and Coffee Creek enter in quick succession before Gales Creek passes under Route 6 and flows by Gales Creek
Children's Camp, passes under Route 6 again and then County Road 374 before reaching the community of
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