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Desolation/Gray Canyons Info
Use this information at your own risk. See our legal notices. |
| Put In: |
Sand Wash Beach |
| Take Out: |
Swasey's Beach |
| Difficulty: |
Class II
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| Gradient: |
6 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
84 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
1620 cfs @ 10/12/2008 04:30 AM - GREEN RIVER NEAR JENSEN, UT, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
National Weather Service; 801-539-1311 |
| Good Level: |
1,000 to 20,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
April, May, June, July, August, September, October
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| Primary Season: |
Usually peaks end of May to early June |
| Permit: |
Required year-round. Contact the BLM Pierce Field Office: 435-636-3622 or www.blm.gov/utah/price/riverinf.htm or check the AllAboutRivers Permit Information.
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| Character/Similar To: |
A supreme float with a sprinkling of Class II rapids and riffles through extremely scenic desert canyons. |
| Hazards: |
isolation |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed BLM and Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservations |
| Wilderness: |
Yes |
| Camping on River: |
Several beaches provide good campsites, especially in Desolation Canyon. |
| Location: |
In the Canyon Country (UT), 184 miles Southeast of Salt Lake City |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: From Vernal, Utah, head some 90 miles southwest to the town of Myton. Just west of Myton, turn south off US 40 on the first paved road and follow the signs to Sand Wash Boat Ramp.
Take-out: Return to US 40 and head west to Duschene and south on US 50 to Green River, Utah. Turn left onto Hastings Road, just past the bridge over the Green River, and drive upstream about 10 miles to the take-out. |
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