River runs

Utah river runs

Live streamflow, whitewater class, and length for every paddleable section in Utah with a named USGS gauge. Built for kayakers, rafters, and canoeists.

Runs in Utah
197
Class range
I–V
Across the U.S.
331
Updated
Jun 19
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River runs
Utah is a paradise for whitewater enthusiasts, with a variety of rivers that offer thrilling rapids and stunning scenery. One of the most popular destinations is the Green River, specifically the Desolation Canyon stretch. This 84-mile run offers a mix of Class II-III rapids, making it perfect for both beginner and intermediate paddlers. The best time to visit is in the spring and early summer when the snowmelt provides optimal streamflow levels. Another must-visit spot is the Colorado River through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park. This 100-mile stretch is known for its challenging Class III-IV rapids, breathtaking red rock canyons, and abundant wildlife. Be sure to check streamflow levels beforehand, as they can vary depending on the season.

For those looking for a more adrenaline-pumping experience, the Westwater Canyon section of the Colorado River is a top choice. This 17-mile run features Class III-IV rapids, including the famous Skull Rapid, which will challenge even the most experienced paddlers. The best time to visit is in the spring and fall when streamflow levels are at their peak. Safety is paramount when embarking on any whitewater adventure in Utah, so be sure to wear a proper fitting life jacket, helmet, and wetsuit if necessary. Always paddle with a buddy and be aware of potential hazards such as strainers and undercut rocks. With its diverse range of river runs and stunning landscapes, Utah offers something for every whitewater enthusiast.
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Utah river runs

Every paddleable section in Utah keyed to a named USGS gauge. Sortable, quickly filterable. Tap any one for current discharge and the gauge it reports off.

197 entries
River run Streamflow Class
Western Boundary Of Park To Fruita Area 41 cfs II-IV
Beging Just Downstream From South Draw Road To Eastern Park Boundary 41 cfs ·
Southern Boundary Of Park To Ends 4 Miles Downstream From Southern Boundary Of Park 2,980 cfs III-III
Northern Boundary Of Park To Confluence With Colorado River 2,980 cfs ·
Eastern Park Boundary To Western Park Boundary 2,550 cfs III-IV
Fruita Area To Eastern Park Boundary 41 cfs III-IV
Southern Boundary Of Park To Ends 10 Miles Downstream From Southern Boundary Of Park · II-III
Western Park Boundary To Ends Just Downstream From South Draw Road 41 cfs II-III
Headwaters To Southern Boundary Of Park 41 cfs II-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Colorado River 5 cfs II-IV
Begins One Mile Upstream From The Western Border Of Zion National Park To Western Boundary Of Zion National Park 11 cfs II-IV
Northern Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Lake Powell 5 cfs II
Northern Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Confluence With Colorado River 0 cfs III-IV
Eastern Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Confluence With Colorado River/Lake Powell 547 cfs ·
Headwaters At T39s, R9e To Confluence With Escalante River 5 cfs III-IV
Western Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Confluence With Escalante River 0 cfs III-IV
Eastern Border For Natural Bridges National Monument To Western Border Of Natural Bridges National Monument 547 cfs II-III
Headwaters In T41s R11e To Confluence With San Juan River 5 cfs IV-III+
The Bureau Of Land Management Boat Ramp At Indian Crossing To Gates Of Lodore 1,470 cfs III
Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area And Capital Reef National Park To Confluence With Colorado River 5 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At T39s, R9e To Confluence With Escalante River 5 cfs II-IV
Headwaters (North Of Twenty Five Mile Creek) To Confluence With Escalante River 0 cfs III-IV
Eastern Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Confluence With Lake Powell 5 cfs II-III
Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Confluence With San Juan River 5 cfs III-IV
Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Confluence With Lake Powell 5 cfs II-IV
Headwaters At T31s, R16e To Confluence With Colorado River 5 cfs II-IV
Headwaters At T41s, R10e To Confluence With San Juan River 5 cfs III-IV
Eastern Boundary Of National Monument To Western Boundary Of National Monument 29 cfs III-IV
Headwaters At T38s, R9e To Confluence With Fence Canyon Creek 5 cfs II-III
Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. To Confluence With Colorado River 5 cfs II-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Coalpits Wash 32 cfs III
Headwaters To Southern Boundary Of Zion National Park 58 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To One Mile Upstream From The Western Boundary Of Zion National Park 11 cfs III-IV
Western Boundary Of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Confluence With The Green River 2,980 cfs IV-V
Gates Of Lodore To The Southern Boundary Of Dinosaur National Monument, South Of The Split Mountain Boat Landing 2,540 cfs III-IV
Source To Hoop Lake Diversion 182 cfs III-IV
Source To Mouth 182 cfs III-II
Source To Confluence With Little East Fork 182 cfs III-IV
The Forest Service Spillway Boat Ramp Below Flaming Gorge Dam To The Bureau Of Land Management Boat Ramp At Indian Crossing 1,470 cfs III-IV
Immediately Below Boulder Top To Upstream Side Of King's Pasture 41 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Nf Boundary 0 cfs IV-III
Northern Boundary Of Box Death Hollow Wilderness To Southern Boundary Of Box Death Hollow Wilderness 0 cfs II-IV
Headwaters To Forest Road #1473 0 cfs III-V
Elevation Of 6720 Feet To Nf Boundary 0 cfs III-IV
Source To Nf Boundary 60 cfs III-IV
Frost Canyon/Bear Canyon Confluence To Causey Reservoir 48 cfs ·
Trial Lake To U35 Bridge 60 cfs III-IV
Confluence Below Timpooneke To Mt Timpanogos Wilderness Boundary 29 cfs III+
Mt Timpanogos Wilderenss Boundary To Scout Falls 29 cfs III-IV
Headwater Spring In Sec 8 To Mt Timpanogos Wilderness Boundary 29 cfs III-IV
Mt Timpanogos Wilderness Boundary To Theater In The Pines 29 cfs IV
Top Of Cascade Springs To Road Crossing In Section 36 · III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Sixth Water Creek 23 cfs II-III
Source To Red Butte Reservoir 1 cfs III-IV
Source To Murray City Diversion 29 cfs II
Source To Holiday Park 172 cfs II-IV
Wilderness Boundary To Mouth 172 cfs I-III
Confluence Of West Fork And East Fork To Meeks Cabin Reservoir 182 cfs III
Source To Wilderness Boundary 182 cfs III-IV
Wilderness Boundary To Trailhead 182 cfs III-IV
Alsop Lake And Norice Lake To Near Trailhead 172 cfs IV/V
Confluence With Beaver Creek To Bridge In Guinavah Malibu Campground 78 cfs II-III
Trappers Creek To I 70 8 cfs III-IV
Source To Confluence With East Fork Bear 172 cfs II-III
Headwaters To Trappers Creek 16 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Dixie National Forest Boundary 6 cfs III-IV
1 Mile Below Highway 12 To Nf Boundary 0 cfs II-III
Forest Road #1473 To Nf Boundary 0 cfs III-IV
Range Creek · III-IV
Green River · II-IV
Crystal Creek 34 cfs III-IV
Price River · III
Escalante River 0 cfs II-III
Unknown 17 cfs ·
Muddy Creek 13 cfs III-IV
Pine Creek Box Section 0 cfs IV-V
Virgin River 36 cfs III-IV
San Rafael River 5,320 cfs III-IV
Cane Wash 13 cfs III-IV
Paria River 0 cfs II-III
Mamie Creek & West Tributary 0 cfs III
Deep Creek 34 cfs III
Robbers Roost Canyon 6 cfs III-IV
Lower Boulder Creek 0 cfs III-IV
Harris Wash 0 cfs II-IV
Kane Springs, Colo. River Seg. 4 2,970 cfs ·
Quitchupah Creek 4 cfs III-IV
Stevens Canyon 6 cfs III-IV
Starlight Canyon 0 cfs II-III
Death Hollow Creek 0 cfs II-III
Colorado River Segment 2 2,900 cfs III-IV
The Gulch 0 cfs ·
Deer Creek Canyon 0 cfs ·
Dry Hollow Creek 0 cfs III-IV
La Verkin Creek 36 cfs III+
Virgin River, North Fork Segment 48 49 34 cfs III-IV
Fremont River 3 (A) 54 cfs III-IV
Cottonwood Wash 5,320 cfs III-IV
Twenty Five Mile Wash #2 0 cfs II-III
White River 115 cfs III-IV
Georgies Canyon 54 cfs ·
Nine Mile Creek 67 cfs III
Beaver Dam Wash 7 cfs II-III
Hackberry Creek 0 cfs III-IV
Phipps Wash & Tribs 0 cfs III-IV
Evacuation Creek 115 cfs III-IV
Mill Creek 4 cfs III+
Bull Valley Gorge 54 cfs III-IV
Neon Canyon 0 cfs III
Indian Canyon, South Fork Segment 22 23 5 cfs IV-V
Lower Paria River 0 cfs III-IV
Fish Creek 5 cfs III-IV
Dirty Devil River 6 cfs II-III
Sheep Creek 0 cfs III-IV
Lower Deer Creek 0 cfs II-III
Virgin River, East Fork Segment 40a 41 38 cfs III
Lower Horse Canyon 0 cfs III-IV
Coyote Gulch #2 0 cfs III-IV
Cottonwood Canyon 0 cfs III-IV
Beaver Creek 159 cfs II-IV
Scorpion Gulch 0 cfs III-IV
Maidenwater Creek 6 cfs III-IV
Orderville Canyon Segment 44 45 34 cfs III-IV
Lower Sand Creek 0 cfs III-IV
Gordon Creek, South Fork 24 cfs III-IV
Sams Mesa Box Canyon 6 cfs IV-V
Steep Creek 0 cfs IV-V
Beaver Wash Canyon 6 cfs ·
Twin Corral Box Canyon 6 cfs III-V
Willow Patch Creek 0 cfs III
Mineral Gulch Segment 35 38 38 cfs III-IV
Lamanite Arch Canyon 0 cfs ·
Fence Canyon 6 cfs IV-V
Onion Creek 159 cfs II-III
Little Death Hollow 0 cfs III-IV
Fools Canyon 0 cfs III
Dolores River Segment 2 159 cfs II-III
Lower Green River 34 cfs II-III
Hell Dive Canyon Segment 30 31 5 cfs IV
Gordon Creek 24 cfs IV-V
Fremont River 2 (Fremont Gorge) 54 cfs III-IV
Wolverine Creek 0 cfs WOLVERINE-V
Rock Creek · III
East Moody 0 cfs II-III
Moody Creek 0 cfs III-IV
Slickrock Canyon 0 cfs III-IV
Argyle Creek 67 cfs III-IV
Virgin River, East Fork Segment 37 40a 38 cfs III-IV
Colorado River Segment 3b 2,900 cfs III-III
Granite Creek, Dolores River Segment 2 159 cfs III-IV
Water Canyon 0 cfs III-IV
Water Canyon Segment 20 21 5 cfs III-IV
Mill Creek, North Fork 0 cfs ·
Esplin Gulch Segment 45 45a 34 cfs III-IV
No Mans Canyon 6 cfs III-V
Calf Creek 0 cfs III-IV
Fisher Creek 159 cfs IV-V
Buckskin Canyon · III-IV
Revee Creek 13 cfs III-IV
Coal Wash, South Fork 13 cfs II-III
Choprock Canyon 0 cfs III-IV
Hogeye Creek 0 cfs IV
Silver Falls Creek 0 cfs III-IV
Cow Canyon 6 cfs III
Yellow Creek 54 cfs III-IV
Coal Wash, North Fork 13 cfs III-IV
Dolores River Segment 3 2,900 cfs III-IV
Cottonwood Creek Segment 28 29 5 cfs IV-V
Paria River Segment 68 69 0 cfs II-III
Blackwater Canyon 0 cfs III-IV
Sheep Creek, Nps 54 cfs ·
Eastside Tributary #1 54 cfs III-IV
Indian Canyon Seg 24 25, North Branch South Fork 5 cfs III-II+
Bitter Creek 115 cfs IV-V
Larry Canyon 6 cfs III
Indian Canyon Segment 26 27 5 cfs III-IV
Coal Wash 13 cfs III-IV
Snake Creek 0 cfs III
Kitchen Canyon 0 cfs III-IV
East Fork Boulder Creek 54 cfs III-IV
Dolores River Segment 1 159 cfs ·
Colorado River Segment 3a 2,900 cfs ·
Unnamed Tributary 0 cfs III-IV
Fisher Creek, Dolores River Segment 1 159 cfs III-IV
Unnamed Wash (4) 0 cfs III-IV
Meadow Creek Segment 33 35 38 cfs III-IV
Kanarra Creek 13 cfs III-IV
Colorado River Segment 4 2,900 cfs III-IV
Colorado River Segment 5 2,970 cfs III-IV
Green River Segment 4a · III-IV
Indian Creek 0 cfs III-IV
San Juan River 620 cfs II-III
Fable Valley 6 cfs III-IV
Upper Green River 1,520 cfs IV+
Colorado River 2,970 cfs II-IV
Dark Canyon 6 cfs III
Arch Canyon · IV-V
River runs FAQ

About Utah river runs

What does whitewater class mean?

The international whitewater scale (Class I–VI) rates a river's difficulty. I is moving water with riffles. II is straightforward rapids with clear channels. III requires complex maneuvers in fast water. IV is intense, powerful but predictable rapids requiring decisive boat handling. V is extremely long, obstructed, or violent rapids with significant hazard. VI is considered impossible to run.

Where does the Utah streamflow data come from?

USGS streamgauges. Each Utah paddle run is keyed to a specific gauge that paddlers and outfitters have agreed represents flow on that section. Gauges report every 15 minutes; we re-pull throughout the day.

What's a runnable level?

Run-specific. A creek that's classic at 200 cfs might be too low at 100 and dangerously flooded at 1,000. Always cross-reference with a guidebook or a Utah paddling club for the run's accepted gauge ranges before launching.

Can I get an alert when a run hits prime flow?

Yes. Save any paddle run as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a flow window (e.g. "alert me between 800 and 1,500 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses into range. Free with a Snoflo account.

Is this a substitute for local guidebooks and trip leaders?

No. Snoflo is informational. Always carry appropriate skills, gear, and a sober assessment of the day's flow. For high-consequence runs (Class IV+), paddle with people who know the run and never solo. American Whitewater is the authoritative source for U.S. river information.

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