Paddle Moab- Raft, Kayak, SUP, and Canyon Co.
Dolores River near Paddle Moab- Raft, Kayak, SUP, and Canyon Co.
About this river
Dolores River is a 2.7 mile river near Paddle Moab- Raft, Kayak, SUP, and Canyon Co. in Utah. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dolores River near Cisco, UT (site 09180000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1987 to 2026
Dolores River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,120 cfs, and lowest in September, at 133 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,900 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 138 | 106 to 170 | |
| February | 168 | 139 to 214 | |
| March | 200 | 156 to 323 | |
| April | 827 | 373 to 1,865 | |
| May | 1,120 | 481 to 2,540 | |
| June | 788 | 434 to 1,985 | |
| July | 254 | 139 to 543 | |
| August | 196 | 100 to 319 | |
| September | 133 | 89 to 210 | |
| October | 173 | 130 to 238 | |
| November | 161 | 134 to 195 | |
| December | 140 | 110 to 175 |
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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dolores River near Cisco, UT (site 09180000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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