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Trip Report

Gray Canyon — September 2023 (Nefertiti Base Camp)

A three-person September 2023 Gray Canyon dory trip at 2,350 cfs — three days run off a Nefertiti base camp rather than a standard linear itinerary. Low-water fall with the Three Fords, Coal Creek, and Nefertiti rapids running technical and rocky, and a bike shuttle back to the put-in.

3 days 2,350 cfs 3 people dory
Season fall
Launch 8-31-2023
Flow 2,350 cfs
Water 78°F avg
(USGS)
Weather 44–83°F
Takeout 9-2-2023
Conditions

2,200–2,500 CFS

3 days
2,350 cfs
5 ft/mi
1 boats
3 photos
Day 1 8-31-2023

2,540 cfs (USGS daily mean), water 78°F | Thompson, UT: 0.01in precip

sand castles
Day 2 9-1-2023

2,550 cfs (USGS daily mean), water 78°F | Thompson, UT: 0.06in precip

caribean buddies
Day 3 9-2-2023

2,640 cfs (USGS daily mean), water 78°F | Thompson, UT: 0.06in precip

sun soaked fun
Gear

Dory. Bike shuttle.

Data

Flow: USGS Green at Green River UT (09315000), 2,540–2,640 cfs daily mean.

Weather: Green River Airport, UT, 44–83°F. NOAA GHCN-Daily

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