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Trip Report

Professor Valley — May 2022 (23 People, Onion Creek)

A four-day May 2022 Professor Valley at 4,250 cfs with twenty-three people camped at Onion Creek — the annual redrock-canyon float turned small village. Low enough water that the current did the work; big enough crew that the kitchen did the rest.

4 days 4,250 cfs 23 people
Season spring
Launch 5-4-2022
Flow 4,250 cfs
Water 63°F avg
(USGS)
Weather 54–88°F
Takeout 5-7-2022
Conditions

3,500–5,000 CFS

4 days
4,250 cfs
5 ft/mi
65 photos
Day 1 5-4-2022

5,980 cfs (USGS daily mean), water 60°F

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Day 2 5-5-2022

5,290 cfs (USGS daily mean), water 62°F | Moab, UT: 63–88°F

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Day 3 5-6-2022

4,980 cfs (USGS daily mean), water 64°F | Moab, UT: 54–83°F

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Day 4 5-7-2022

6,380 cfs (USGS daily mean), water 64°F | Moab, UT: 54–83°F

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  • Annual group trip — 23 people at Onion Creek camp.
Data

Flow: USGS Colorado near Cisco (09180500), 4,980–6,380 cfs daily mean.

Weather: Moab, UT, 54–88°F. NOAA GHCN-Daily

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