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Pack Creek at Pack Creek Road Bridge near Moab

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

89

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:58:29 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Pack Creek at Pack Creek Road Bridge near Moab
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Faux-falls.jpg by Carter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 12 mph

Air temp

61°F

14% chance of rain

River flow

0.32 cfs

low for this date

Weather outlook

Friday · 98

  • Tue

    63

  • Wed

    82

  • Thu

    95

  • Fri

    98

    Best

  • Sat

    93

  • Sun

    87

  • Mon

    79

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
12p1112
1p1112
2p1112
3p59
4p58
5p14
6p22
7p33
8p35
9p36
10p712
11p15

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 0.32 cfs is 36% below the median for this date — which counts as low water here.

The median flow on this date is 1 cfs, across 3 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 11 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-11

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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