Paddle Moab

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Moab is near the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers in east-central Utah. The Green is a chief tributary of the Colorado, being born in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, mainly flows through Wyoming and Utah, with a 40 detour into northwestern Colorado.

John Wesley Powell boated the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1869. The area of the lower Great Basin where the Green and Colorado Rivers flow, was one of the last great unknown regions in the West. Powell put-in at Green River, Wyoming, the ran both the Green and the Colorado Rivers down well into southwestern Utah. Today there is access to the lower Green starting below the Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and flowing into the Colorado at the confluence in Canyonlands National Park.

Our brief guide includes the Colorado River from the Loma launch to Moab, and from Moab to the pull out on Lake Powell.
 

Ladore to Echo Pk Gates of Lodore American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo PK Gates of Lodore American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo Pk Hell's Half Mile American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo Pk Hell's Half Mile American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo Pk Upper Disaster Falls American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo Pk Lower Disaster Rapid American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo Pk Triplet American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo Pk Triplet Falls American Whitewater.org Lodore to Echo Pk Upper Disaster Rapid American Whitewater.org Echo Pk to Split Mountain Bottom of SOB Rapid American Whitewater.org Echo Pk to Split Mountain Moonshine Rapid American Whitewater.org Echo Pk to Split Mountain Cave in Split Mountain American Whitewater.org Echo Pk to Split Mountain Split Mountain American Whitewater.org Ouray to Green River- town Desolation Canyon American Whitewater.org Ouray to Green River-town Desolation Canyon American Whitewater.org Green R to Confluence Labryinth Canyon American Whitewater.org Green R to Confluence Labryinth Canyon American Whitewater.org  
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Green River Section Green River (Utah) Flaming Gorge to Lodore (Colorado): Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: I-II Length: 46 miles Put-in: Spilway Boat Launch American Whitewater.org	Green River, Lodore to Echo Park: Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: National Parks Class of Rapids: II-IV Length: 19 miles Put-in: Lodore Ranger Station American Whitewater.org
Green River (Colorado) at Echo Park to Split Mountain (Split Mountain Canyon): Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: National Parks Class of Rapids: II-IV Length: 26 miles Put-in: Echo Park Campground American Whitewater.org	Green River (Utah), Ouray to Green River (town): Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: II-III Length: 128 miles Put-in: American Whitewater.org
Green River (Town) to Colorado Confluence: Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: Permit Required Overnight Class of Rapids: I Length: 120 miles Put-in: Green River State Park American Whitewater.org
Green River Near Greendale, Ut Temperature: 41.9 ° F Streamflow: 1760 ft³/s Gage height: 9.28 ft USGS	Green River Near Jensen, Ut Temperature: 52.34 ° F Streamflow: 10500 ft³/s Gage height: 6.53 ft USGS
Green River At Green River, Ut Temperature: 59.36 ° F Streamflow: 7440 ft³/s Gage height: 8.29 ft USGS	Green River At Mineral Bottom Nr Cynlnds Ntl Park Temperature: 59.36 ° F Streamflow: 6740 ft³/s Gage height: 10.43 ft USGS

Ruby Horsetheif Canyon Permits:
 
This first 25 mile section of the river from the Loma Launch to Westwater Launch has available BLM Campsites along the river. Due to the limited availability of camping, permits from the BLM are required and must be reserved in advance. Due to the remoteness of this section of the river there are no take-outs and limited cell phone service.
 
Recreation.gov
 

Westwater to Rose Ranch American Whitewater.org Westwater to Rose Ranch American Whitewater.org American whitewater.org Westwater to Rose Ranch American Whitewater.org Westwater to Rose Ranch American Whitewater.org Rose Ranch to Moab American Whitewater.org Hittle Bottom to Moab Hittle Bottom to Moab Hittle Bottom to Moab River Confluence Above the Green American Whitewater.org Confluence to Lake Powell Big Drop 3 American Whitewater.org Confluence to Lake Powell Big Drop 3 American Whitewater.org Confluence to Lake Powell Big Drop 2, 18 Footer American Whitewater.org Confluence to Lake Powell Indian Creek American Whitewater.org Confluence to Lake Powell Rapid 10 American Whitewater.org Confluence to Lake Powell American Whitewater.org

Colorado River Section Colorado River, Loma launch to Westwater launch (Ruby to Horsetheif): Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: Class of Rapids: Length: Put-in: American Whitewater.org	Westwater launch to Rose Ranch (Westwater Canyon): Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: I-IV Length: 17 miles Put-in: Westwater American Whitewater.org
Cisco (Rose Ranch) to Moab: Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: I-III Length: 47 miles Put-in: Rose Ranch American Whitewater.org	Confluence with Green River to Lake Powell: Season: Spring- Summer Day Use Pass: na Class of Rapids: I-IV Length: 112 miles Put-in: Confluence of the GreenAmerican Whitewater.org
Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office 2815 H Road Grand Junction, CO 81506 River Permit Phone: (970) 244-3000