About this river
Paria River is an 11.9 mile river near Up Lake Adventures, LLC in Utah. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Paria River near Kanab, Utah (site 09381800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2002 to 2026
Paria River typically runs highest in March, at a median 18 cfs, and lowest in June, at 0.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,130 cfs, in 2024.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15 | 11 to 21 | |
| February | 18 | 13 to 31 | |
| March | 18 | 12 to 34 | |
| April | 8.4 | 4.9 to 20 | |
| May | 2.5 | 0.8 to 8.6 | |
| June | 0.1 | 0.0 to 2.5 | |
| July | 1.0 | 0.0 to 3.2 | |
| August | 4.0 | 0.5 to 22 | |
| September | 2.6 | 0.7 to 9.4 | |
| October | 5.8 | 2.1 to 13 | |
| November | 10 | 7.1 to 14 | |
| December | 12 | 8.0 to 17 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 23 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Paria River near Kanab, Utah (site 09381800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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