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Dirty Devil River in Utah

River41.9 mi

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Around Dirty Devil River

Burr Point Overlook3.8 miPoison Spring Canyon8.9 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Dirty Devil River is a 41.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dirty Devil R above Poison SP Wsh near Hanksville UT (site 09333500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1949 to 2026

Dirty Devil River typically runs highest in February, at a median 121 cfs, and lowest in July, at 7.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,900 cfs, in 2007.

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Typical flow by month at Dirty Devil R above Poison SP Wsh near Hanksville UT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9769 to 119
February121103 to 146
March11999 to 147
April7149 to 110
May4314 to 99
June160.3 to 85
July7.70.2 to 43
August233.5 to 66
September3013 to 68
October5337 to 88
November9180 to 114
December9468 to 113

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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dirty Devil R above Poison SP Wsh near Hanksville UT (site 09333500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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