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San Pitch River in Utah

River35.4 mi
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Around San Pitch River

Twin Lake Campground11.1 miPalisade State Park8.2 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

San Pitch River is a 35.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sevier Riv below San Pitch Riv near Gunnison, UT (site 10217000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1918 to 2026

San Pitch River typically runs highest in February, at a median 280 cfs, and lowest in July, at 62 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,400 cfs, in 1984.

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Typical flow by month at Sevier Riv below San Pitch Riv near Gunnison, UT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January238196 to 298
February280229 to 363
March270198 to 400
April159106 to 265
May201108 to 374
June11864 to 395
July6239 to 105
August7339 to 109
September11170 to 166
October15387 to 258
November205153 to 278
December227178 to 290

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 109 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sevier Riv below San Pitch Riv near Gunnison, UT (site 10217000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of San Pitch River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Palisade State ParkPalisade ReservoirPublic

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