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Dinosaur River Expeditions

Ashley Central Canal near Dinosaur River Expeditions

Canal5.2 mi
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About this river

Ashley Central Canal is a 5.2 mile canal near Dinosaur River Expeditions in Utah. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ashley CR near Remember the Maine Park near Vernal, UT (site 09271000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1939 to 2026

Ashley Central Canal typically runs highest in May, at a median 357 cfs, and lowest in March, at 23 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,900 cfs, in 1965.

Typical flow by month at Ashley CR near Remember the Maine Park near Vernal, UT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January2822 to 31
February2420 to 28
March2319 to 27
April2722 to 42
May357160 to 540
June309167 to 615
July13291 to 181
August8250 to 117
September6040 to 88
October4934 to 64
November3528 to 48
December3024 to 38

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ashley CR near Remember the Maine Park near Vernal, UT (site 09271000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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