Utah
Colorado River near Cisco
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Monitoring temporarily unavailable. · USGS station 09180500 · Direct monitoring location
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Weather Near Gauge
Current Weather
Clear
Temperature
75°F
Feels like
69°F
Wind
8 mph SW
Wind gust
9 mph
Current precipitation
0.00 in
Updated
Sep 5, 2026, 1:45 AM
Recent Rainfall
Estimated precipitation near this gauge
Last 6 hours
0.00 in
Last 24 hours
0.00 in
Last 48 hours
0.00 in
Little recent rainfall near this river.
Next 24 Hours
Sat 2 AM
Clear
Temp 75°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 8 mph
Sat 6 AM
Overcast
Temp 71°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 6 mph
Sat 10 AM
Clear
Temp 80°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 5 mph
Sat 2 PM
Overcast
Temp 91°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 15 mph
Sat 6 PM
Overcast
Temp 91°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 17 mph
Sat 10 PM
Overcast
Temp 79°F
Chance 0%
Precip 0.00 in
Wind 8 mph
Four-Day Forecast
Sat, Sep 5
Overcast
High 93°F / Low 68°F
Chance 1%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 22 mph
Sun, Sep 6
Rain
High 85°F / Low 67°F
Chance 5%
Precip 0.08 in
Max gust 25 mph
Mon, Sep 7
Drizzle
High 90°F / Low 69°F
Chance 13%
Precip 0.04 in
Max gust 30 mph
Tue, Sep 8
Overcast
High 92°F / Low 64°F
Chance 3%
Precip 0.00 in
Max gust 17 mph
Weather and rainfall are estimated for this river's coordinates. Local conditions can vary, especially in mountainous terrain and during isolated storms.
Recent rainfall can influence river flow, but the timing and magnitude depend on watershed size, soil conditions, upstream reservoirs, and dam releases.
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Fishing Overview
Colorado River near Cisco, Utah. Monitoring-Backed from USGS 09180500 (live discharge, stage, and water temperature). Distinct from Colorado Rockies gauges and from Lake Powell.
Fishery Profile
Documented species you may encounter at Colorado River.
Species images are AI-generated illustrations for visual reference and may simplify natural variation. Fishery records are based on the cited agency sources. About fish illustrations
Fishery overview
The Colorado near Cisco is the Utah desert mainstem above Moab, not a Rockies gold-medal clone and not Lake Powell. StrikeTracks publishes Monitoring-Backed conditions from USGS 09180500 (live discharge, stage, and water temperature). UDWR manages this reach for smallmouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, and northern pike (catch-and-kill for burbot, pike, smallmouth, and walleye). Hatch Match is not applicable to this warmwater identity. Flow Context remains default-deny.
Target species
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
- Expectation
- Primary
- Population
- Wild
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
UDWR Colorado River catch-and-kill smallmouth from the Colorado line to Hite. USGS 09180500. Distinct from Lake Powell 09379900.
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Wild
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
Desert Colorado catfish are part of the Cisco/Moab fishery. Confirm current UDWR limits.
Walleye
Sander vitreus
- Expectation
- Common
- Population
- Wild
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
UDWR catch-and-kill walleye on this Colorado reach.
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
- Expectation
- Present
- Population
- Wild
- Native status
- introduced
- Confidence
- High confidence
UDWR catch-and-kill northern pike on this Colorado reach.
Fishery characteristics
- Composition
- Wild
- Great Lakes tributary
- No
- Flow regime
- Regulated flow
Colorado River mainstem near Cisco, Grand County, from the Colorado state line corridor toward Moab / Hite, distinct from Glen Canyon / Lake Powell.
Best seasons
- Spring
- Summer
- Fall
Common techniques
- Boat fishing
- Shore fishing
- Spinning
Access and Public Fishing Rights
Public fishing is documented by UDWR Colorado River (Grand/San Juan/Garfield/Wayne) listings and BLM/NPS river access. Catalog coordinates are the USGS Cisco point. Lake Powell remains the existing Arizona reservoir identity.
Stocking information
UDWR does not present this as a stocked trout tailwater. Confirm current official notices. Roundtail chub may be targeted as a UDWR sportfish in parts of the Green/Colorado drainage and are not a StrikeTracks species-selector ID.
Official sources
UDWR 2025 Guidebook Colorado River from the Colorado state line downriver to Hite Bridge on SR-95: no limit for burbot, northern pike, smallmouth bass, or walleye; those fish must be killed. Distinct from CO Kremmling/Windy Gap and from lake-powell-at-glen-canyon-dam. Do not invent trout CFS or a second Powell ID.
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Location and Access
USGS monitoring location
Grand, Utah
The map marker represents the cataloged waterbody or monitoring location and may not indicate legal parking or public access. Confirm access through the official information before visiting.
River Details
County
Grand
Management Category
Desert warmwater river
Regulation Scope
Colorado River near Cisco / Grand County mainstem
Regulation Summary
Colorado River near Cisco: UDWR desert Colorado catch-and-kill warmwater rules. Confirm current Fishing Guidebook.
Target Species
smallmouth-bass, channel-catfish, walleye, northern-pike
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