Escalante River in Utah
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Around Escalante River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Escalante River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Escalante River near Escalante, UT (site 09337500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1943 to 2026
Escalante River typically runs highest in March, at a median 7.3 cfs, and lowest in July, at 1.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 816 cfs, in 2013.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7 | 2.6 to 10 |
| February | 5.7 | 3.0 to 14 |
| March | 7.3 | 3.2 to 16 |
| April | 3.9 | 1.8 to 14 |
| May | 4.5 | 1.3 to 23 |
| June | 1.9 | 0.6 to 10 |
| July | 1.5 | 0.5 to 5.0 |
| August | 2.2 | 0.8 to 7.4 |
| September | 2.0 | 0.7 to 5.6 |
| October | 2.8 | 1.2 to 6.8 |
| November | 4.2 | 2.5 to 7.9 |
| December | 4.2 | 2.3 to 8.8 |
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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Escalante River near Escalante, UT (site 09337500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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