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Paria River near Marble Canyon, UT

River62.1 mi
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Around Paria River

White House Campground4.9 miParia Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilder…3.1 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Paria River is a 62.1 mile river near Kayak the Colorado in Arizona. 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 February, 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.

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Typical flow by month at Paria River near Kanab, Utah, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1510 to 22
February1814 to 31
March1711 to 33
April8.24.3 to 19
May2.20.7 to 8.4
June0.10.0 to 2.4
July1.00.0 to 3.2
August4.00.5 to 22
September2.60.7 to 9.4
October5.82.1 to 13
November107.1 to 14
December128.1 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 24 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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