


Coyote Gulch is a moderately difficult hike, more-so because of the length and the scaling of a mountain to enter into the gulch. This monitoring project has established a total phosphorus trade credit for use of the Association membership. Coyote Gulch is filled with towering arches, waterfalls, natural springs, petroglyphs, and hidden wonders. The Association has pre-construction and post-construction loading data. RT NWSBoulder: Potent storm headed towards Colorado with widespread rain on the plains and potential for heavy snow over the mountains and foothills from late Tuesday and into Wednesday. Data results are incorporated into the Association annual data summaries. The Association also collects data for temperature, pH, specific conductance and Dissolved Oxygen. The Association takes bi- monthly flow measurements to determine nutrient loading. Coyote Gulch is slowly becoming one of the more popular hikes to experience in Utah with its massive canyon walls and world-famous arches like Steven’s Arch and the Jacob Hamblin Arch. The Association reduced the monitoring frequency to bi-monthly. The Association collects the chemistry data for total phosphorus and total nitrogen. This is a strenuous hike of 3½ miles with an elevation gain of almost 1,000 feet. The main channel of Coyote Gulch was the primary conduit for this sediment and in places aggraded 20 m, burying the preexisting bedrock canyon. The route exits the canyon via Crack-in-the-Wall and provides access to Fortymile Ridge Trailhead. Coyote Gulch is a stunning slot canyon that sits on the edge of Utahs Grand Escalante National Monument and Glen Canyon National Recreation Site and. Beginning in 2013, the Association incorporated the nutrient sampling into the Association monitoring program as part of the P2 Supplemental Monitoring Program. The most commonly used take-out point is at the confluence of Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River. Multiple impressive natural spans, evidence of a previous civilization and ample great camping. A year-round stream flowing down through an entrenched canyon cascading over multiple waterfalls makes it a main draw in warmer months. The monitoring is done at two sampling sites: above the restoration project (Upper Coyote), and at the discharge into the reservoir (Lower Coyote). Coyote Gulch is THE classic Escalante canyon and thus deservedly also the most popular. The Association coordinates with the City of Lakewood a sampling program on Coyote Gulch in the Bear Creek Park. Coyote Gulch is one of, if not thee, premier canyon in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
