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San Juan, UT

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1. Sand Island to Mexican Hat (Upper San Juan)

Class II
26.5 Miles

Gauge Information

med
2,540
7/24 20:00

Min Sug. Level:  500 cfs Max Sug. Level:  8000 cfs

River Description

This is the upper section of the San Juan river that may be floated separately or in combination with the Mexican Hat to Clay Hills section. Permits are required to launch on the San Juan.
StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2002-09-05 11:29:31

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Gauge

Gauge Description:

The USGS Gauge for the "San Juan
Near Bluff" reflects the releases from
the dam on the Navajo Reservoir,
located in northwestern New Mexico
near the Colorado border and the
natural flow of the Animas River out of
Colorado.

For up to date levels and info on
releases from the Navaho Reservoir
contact Pat Page of the US BLM:
Phone # (970) 385 6560
email: ppage@uc.usbr.gov.

San Juan Riv nr Bluff [ UT ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
5.49 2540 7/24 20:00

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
UT San Juan— 1. Sand Island to Mexican Hat II 2,540 cfs   med 7/24 20:00
UT San Juan— 2. Mexican Hat to Clay Hills Crossing I-II(III) 2,540 cfs   med 7/24 20:00

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:4266
USGS Station:09379500
HUC:14080205
Latitude:37.1469
Longitude:-109.8642
Class:4

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River Runners' Guide to Utah and Adjacent Areas
$11.87


San Juan River Guide
$17.95

User Comments

2008-04-21 12:57:38 (94 days ago)
We ran this section at around 4,500 cfs. For fully-loaded open canoes, there are class II sneak routes, but the center wave trains and holes for the larger rapids, e.g., 8 ft., would be class III. Edit
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