Other than the Colorado River and its major tributaries, Grand Canyon water sources are not reliable. Always hike from a known water source, and if you are hiking to an unknown water source carry plenty of water to return to your last known source. If the new water source is wet, have soup and enjoy a wet camp. If the water source is dry, hike back to where you know there is water. The following list of visited and dated seeps, springs, and other intermittant water sources is compiled from visits by our members. It is not meant as a guarentee. You may or may not find water at these locations. This list is for reference only.

Water Source	Location/ Description	Use Area	Approximate Longitude/ Latitude	Date of last report	Person Reporting	Volume	Quality	Condition
140-Mile Pothole	On Esplanade, West rim of 140-Mile Canyon.	BT9 - Olo	112 32' 58" W 36 22' 04" N	06-APR-2001	Bob Bordasch	200+ gal	Excellent	Large pothole on Esplanade. It was first brought to my attention by Bob Marley. It can be spotted with binoculars from rim of Great Thumb.
Abyss Cave	Located 1/4 mile east of the intersection of Modred Creek and Modred fault ravine. This is the main source of the Modred Creek flow.	AR9 - Scorpion Ridge	112 15' 29'' W 36 17' 21'' N	October, 1998	John Azar	25 cubic feet/second	Excellent	Abyss Cave is located in the Muav and the water flow comes out like someone left the fire hydrant on. This cave has been mapped back into the cliff some 2000 feet.
Amos Spring	below Coconino west of Shivwits Plateau	LJ9 - Surprise		5 May 2000	Mike Coltrin	seep	Fair	100 gallons available in holding pond
Benson Spring	In a side arm of SOB (150 mile) Canyon in the Supai layer. As you descend from Hotel Spring, look for a drainage coming in from the left. This is below the first chockstone rappel.	LB9 - Boysag	112 44'30"W 36 23'N	April, 2002	John Azar	2 liters/minute	Excellent	Re-discovered by Robert Benson, this seep is located below a cowboy camp on the Esplanade. The early cowboys had built a cement catch basin for the spring. It was still intact in 1997. I checked on this spring during my through Canyon hike and in April, 2002, it was wet enough to gather water.
Bivouc Spring	In the bed of the drainage of the first side canyon upriver from Monadnock Ampitheater. 1/4 mile up from the Colorado River.	AR9 - Scorpion Ridge	112 18'W 36 11'N	May, 1992	John Azar	1/4 liter/minute	Good	This spring saved our bacon when we found it after becoming extremely dehydrated coming in from the east tonto from Tuna.
Chemenuevi Seep	South of Drummond Plateau, between Toltec and Chemenuevi Points at the base of the Toroweap Sandstone.	BR9 - Garnet	112 23' 50" W 36 10' 30" N	October, 1995	John Azar	1/4 liter/minute	Excellent	From the Esplanade look up to the south at the top of the Coconino scree for a springlike clump of growth. It is a steep scramble up to the spring, taking 15-20 minutes. This seep would surely have a better flow in the Springtime. Billy Driscoll and I had to build a catch basin with silt when we collected water in late October.
Colorado River					Gene Fowler	5000-25000 CFS	Fair	Quality ranges to fairly clear to brown mud. Should purify.
Copper Canyon	Copper Canyon from Tonto Trail	BR9 - Garnet		12/2/04	Bob Hostetler	Several Gallons	Good	I&sq;ve found water in the main drainage four times in a row the past three years in April and October by going down to Bass&sq;s camp/mine area and looking somewhat up and downstream. The best water has been in granite pools below Bass&sq;s camp. You can access the area by dropping all the way down the drainage where the Tonto crosses the Canyon at the upper end or, more efficiently, you can drop into Copper from the east or the west through Tapeats breaks. Go to gloaming.com or write me for details bobhostetler@yahoo.com.
Craig's Rainpool	On the Esplanade Point to the upriver side of the mouth of 36.67 mile canyon, sometimes referred to as Mitchell Canyon because Ron Mitchell is credited with finding this descent route. This is also referred to as "Randy's Route"	AD9 - Saddle Canyon	111 51'W 36 27'N	March, 2002 October, 2001	John Azar	350 gallons +	Excellent	This pool is one of the largest that I have seen in Marble Canyon. It sits, along with two small potholes nearby, atop a huge block of Supai Sandstone that overlooks Mitchell Canyon. Although the two potholes probably dry up during the hot season, the rainpool would offer some water through the summer. **UPDATE, not so, the rainpockets were all dry when we were there in October, 2001, Yep, dry again in March of 2002!
Cranberry Spring	Bottom of fault ravine at Redwall/Supai contact.	AZ9 - Fishtail	112 deg, 31", 03' 36 deg, 25", 30'	June 2004	Mike Hill	8 quarts / 6 hours	Good	Two main drips supplied all but 2 quarts of the water. Much slower than 94 or 01.
Crazy Jug Spring	In the bed of Crazy Jug drainage in the Muav Sandstone, just above the Crazy Jug/Saddle Canyon confluence.	AU9 - Blacktail Canyon	112 23' 05" W 36 23' 20" N	May, 2002	John Azar	3 liters/minute	Excellent	A wonderful spot. We camped just below here after descending Saddle Canyon from Teddys Cabin. Flowing nicely and a good taste. We didnt bother to filter or treat this water, no ill effects.
Cremation Spring	Cremation Canyon below the northern and western most point of the Pattie Butte mesa.	BJ9 - Cremation	112 03' 47" W 36 04' 39" N	May 1, 2010	Ned Bryant	1 liter/min.	Excellent	Weeping spring at the bottom of the Redwall. The only greenery around makes it easy to locate. Flows as a steady stream in the brush below the source. Also found good water here at ~1 liter/minute on October 10, 2009...after a severe summer drought when Lonetree was bone dry.
Dome Spring	3/4th mile northeast of The Dome at about 3800 foot contour.	LB9 - Boysag		March 2000	Mike Coltrin		Good	In May of 1999 and March of 2000 there was a flowing spring keeping several potholes filled with good water. In November of 1999 only the highest pothole contained water. After about three gallons were pumped the remaining water was muddy. By the next afternoon the source was replenished.
Dragon Spring	South of the Head of the dragon in the bed of Dragon Creek drainage. You will hear this spring as you approach the descent route from above the spring, which is down in a bowl.	AQ9 - Trinity Creek	112 10'40"W 36 10' 30"N	April, 2002	John Azar	5 liters/minute	Excellent	In 1990 there was a beaver dam here with numerous cottonwood trees to provide shade. The spring emerges from below a large chockstone that creates this scenic spot. In mid-April, 2002, our hiking party camped here after a great time in Phantom Canyon and Phantom Ranch. Although flowing less than I&sq;ve seen if before, a good and steady flow will fill your bottle quickly.
Flint/Tuna Saddle	Near the base of the descent route (rim to saddle) from west of Point Sublime (see Steck Loops I) to the Flint/Tuna Saddle. Located at the base of the Toroweap.	AR9 - Scorpion Ridge	112 15'50"W 36 12'20"N	April, 2002	John Azar	1/2 liter/minute	Fair	This is a good spot to collect water before descending down into Tuna or Flint drainages. It is dry below the saddle until the bed of Flint to the west, and Tuna Spring (conf. of two arms) to the east. Although this spring was dry when we camped on the saddle, we passed 3 active springs on the way up to the saddle from the bed of Tuna. To be safe, gather some water at one of these springs before ascending the last steep section of cliffs. (April, 2002)
Ghost Rock pools	In the drainage below Ghost Rock, 1-3 minutes downstream towards upper Deer Creek	AX9 - Deer Creek		May 2001	Dave Marcus	1 liter per minute?	Good	Very slow seep(s) filling several largish potholes. Probably at least 50 gallons total. Reportedly present in previous years as well, but looks very much like it would be dry in summer/fall, unless refilled by thunderstorms.
Hance Spring (Upper)	In the bed of Hance Canyon near the site of John Hance's Winter Cabin, which was washed away in the 1930's.	BE9 - Hance Creek	111 56' 55' W 36 00' 10" N	April, 2K	John Azar	3 liters/minute	Excellent	This site was a standard stop/over for Hance and his guided trips to the river from his camp on the rim. John Hance also used this cabin as a winter residence when the snows got too heavy on above. As you walk up the drainage towards the Redwall Limestone, look on the left for a small side drainage that holds the spring.
Haunted Spring	At the Muav layer in upper Haunted Canyon. South of the C in Canyon (Haunted) as shown on the USGS map.	AP9 - Phantom Creek	112 06' 37'' W 36 09' 33'' N	June, 1994	John Azar	10 liters/minute	Excellent	I have visited this spring many times over the years and seems to be permanent.
Jumpup Spring, lower	Lower Jumpup Spring is located down the drainage from upper Jumpup Spring, approximately 1.5 miles.)	NF	112 33' 50"W 36 31' 20"N	May, 2002	John Azar	2 liters/minute	Excellent	Lower Jumpup Spring has a ledge obstacle that is bypassed on stream left via an old wooden ladder, or on stream right by jumping up from a stack of rocks, thus the name Jumpup. On our way to Jump Up Cabin, and susequently after our re-supply from friends in Fredonia, I checked on the flow of Lower Jump Up Spring. Not much flow at the first emergence, but lower down near the bypass one could collect water. In normal years there is a good flow here, continuing down to the confluence with Mountain Sheep Spring flow in Sowats.
Jumpup Spring, upper	Upper Jumpup Spring is located in the bed of Jumpup Canyon at the base of the trail that leads down from Jumpup Cabin. The water flows into an old watering trough.	NF	112 32'20"W 36 33'10"N	May, 2002	John Azar	3 liters/minute	Excellent	This spring appears to be permanent. The wooden trough (discarded to the side) dates back to the 19th century. The present concrete trough was constructed in conjunction with the construction of the Jumpup Ranger Station (cabin) in 1906. This lovely spot was a welcome sight to me and my companions after a day-long trudge from Kwagunt Hollow Spring. I didn&sq;t notice any diminished flow here.
Malgosa Canyon	As you head down the Malgosa drainage towards the river from the Butte Fault Trail look for a large boulder on your right with typical spring-type growth. Within this cluster behind the boulder, is a seep spring that has good water.	AF9 - Chuar	111 49'35"W 36 14' 25"N	March, 2002	John Azar	1 liter/minute	Excellent	This seep is shaded by trees and shrubs. The water emerges from the ground and forms a small pool. (perfect for soaking feet after collecting water) It is easy to collect from the source with a wide-mouth water bottle. On our way to this spring from the Butte Fault we found 3 seperate springs well above this one. What is weird is that these springs were dry when I was here last, and to find them flowing in such a dry year is odd.
Merlin Spring	Flows from a gravel bar some 1/2 mile below the intersection of Merlin Creek and Merlin fault ravine.	AR9 - Scorpion Ridge	111 18'W 36 18'N	October, 1998	John Azar	15 cubic feet/second	Excellent	Other than a small seep at the base of the Toroweap, this will be the last reliable water source as you exit to Swamp Ridge via the west arm of Merlin.
Miner Page Spring	Below the east side of Horseshoe Mesa at the base of the Redwall. Located under an overhang on the right hand side of the drainage as you descend. Turn right at the old steel wheelbarrow.	BF5 - Horseshoe Mesa	111 58' 20'' W 36 00' 59'' N	April, 2000	John Azar	3 liters/minute	Excellent	Some believe that this water has a higher than normal radium content.
Modred Spring	Located in the Muav on your left as you descend Modred from Elaine Saddle. It is approximately 1/2 mile from the bed of the fault ravine. We fashioned a collection tarp that conveniently had a cigarette burn hole in the middle. The steady dripping from the ceiling of the overhang is concentrated in a 3'x 3' area.	AR9 - Scorpion Ridge	111 16'W 36 17' 38"N	October, 1998	John Azar	1/2 liter/minute	Excellent	This will be your first water if you come down from Lancelot Point. A good campsite is close by.
Monadnock Spring	1/8 mile up from the Colorado River in the bed of Monadnock drainage. This spring fills a small frog pond below from a difficult to access location. From above the spring one can lower a water bottle with a rope and with some difficulty, collect water.	AR9 - Scorpion Ridge	111 18' 05"W &lf 36 10'55"N	May, 1992	John Azar	1 liter/minute	Good	This spring is probably intermittent, drying up in the summer months.
Mountain Sheep Spring	Mountain Sheep Spring is located near the confluence of Sowats and Jumpup drainages.	NF	112 33' 25"W 36 30' 45" N	May, 2002	John Azar	2 liters/minute	Excellent	This is a fine campsite complete with stone benches and a bbq. pit built by the early cowboys. Oops! Someone has removed the benches and BBQ pit built by the old cowboys. The spring, although diminished, still ran to the confluence of Jump Up and Sowats drainages.
Phantom Canyon	At the base of the Redwall in upper Phantom Canyon, near what is known as the Hippie Camp.	AP9 - Phantom Creek	112 08'10"W 36 09'30"N	April, 2002	John Azar	7 liters/minute	Excellent	This flow appears to be permanent. We found several springs between the mouth of Haunted Canyon and the Hippie Camp, with the strongest flow about mid-way up, a large marsh surrounds the spring.
Pipe Spring	In the bed of Pipe Creek, where the Tonto Trail crosses the drainage.	CIG - Indian Garden	112 05' 55" W 36 04' 10" N	March, 1995	John Azar	15 liters/minute	Good	Because of heavy traffic in this area, this water should be filtered or treated. In 1929, the Fred Harvey Company built a cabin just above the drainage here. It was destroyed by a flash flood in 1976. The foundation is still evident to the east of the drainage.
Powell Spring	Powell Spring is located north of Muav Saddle and east of the Saddle Canyon drainage.	AU9 - Blacktail Canyon	112 21'30"W 36 21'05"N	May, 2002	John Azar	2liters/minute	Excellent	Located in the drainage between Swamp Point and Fire Point at the base of the Toroweap Sandstone. The trail to the spring from Muav Saddle has become overgrown and it is a bit of a hassle to access. It was used extensively by the cowboys who ranged their stock on Buckskin Mountain.**UPDATE, There are actually 3 springs here, one in the bed, one from the north, and one from the south. Good flow here in October, 2001. Another update, one can access these springs from Fire Point. A deer trail leads down through the Kaibab Limestone, then some route finding is neccessary to descend to the bottom of the Toroweap.
Queen Ann's Spring	Just east of Muav Saddle. Look for a fork in the trail as you begin to drop down through the Coconino on the North Bass Trail. Take the left turn at this large cairn to go to the spring.	AT9 - Powell Plateau	112 20'30"W 36 19'40"N	May, 2002	John Azar	1 liter/minute	Excellent	I have visited this spring a dozen times and have never seen it dry. Make a funnel and insert it into the moss bank to collect water. Update, the same flow as always here during a dry spring.
Red Canyon Spring	This water first appears in the bed of the drainage near the top of the Redwall break. It then reappears in the Tapeats Sandstone, also in the bed of Hance Creek Canyon.	BD9 - Red Canyon	111 56' 05" N 36 00' 07" W	April, 2K	John Azar	2.5 liters/minute	Excellent	As you head up the Red Canyon Trail from Hance Rapids, you reach the first water from this spring as you come into the Tapeats Sandstone. If you plan on not treating this water, be sure to find the actual source, not a lower pool. The spring first appears in the bed near the top of the Redwall. Not far away is the 3659 Bench Mark.
Rider Canyon Seep	Approximately 1/4 mile up from the mouth of Rider Canyon in the bed of the drainage.	AB9 - Rider	111 44' 55"W 36 39' 45"N	March, 2002	John Azar	1/2 liter/minute	Excellent	This seep flows into a small basin in the bedrock where one can dip a cup and fill a bottle. Update, this spring was dry as a bone in March, 2002.
Ross Wheeler Seep	On the south side of the river at the head of Bass Rapids. A shaded alcove with a sandy beach is located adjacent to the spring.	BQ9 - South Bass	111 20' 25"W 36 13' 30"N	October, 1995	John Azar	2 liters/minute	Excellent	A lot of hikers have a hard time finding the descent route (South Bass Trail) from below the Tapeats to the river near the Ross Wheeler. The Ross Wheeler is a metal boat left here by Crazy Charlie Russell and his cohorts (Monett and Tadje) when they abandoned their river trip and hiked out at South Bass.(1908)
Salt Creek	A few minutes downstream of trail crossing	BL5 - Salt Creek		9/19/2005	Gene Fowler	1 gal per min	Good	The best water was at the base of a 15 foot fall. Purify if you do not like the additional nutrients provided by algae, tadpoles and insects. I met Ken Walter on the way to Salt. He said it was the most water had ever seen in Salt. Do not count on it always being like this. In July, 1977 I had to dig in the gravel to get water. Sometimes there may be none.
Shanley Spring	Below Kelly Tanks, near the Snyder Mine	LE9 - Parashant	unknown unknown	October, 2005	John Azar	100 liter pool	Good	This is an important water source for anyone exploring the vicinity of 214 mile or Trail Canyon. From the top of the Trail Canyon arm that flows down from Snyder Mine, follow the old trail to a leftside bypass. There is stone bridging and steel rods that were put in place by Alber &dq;old man&dq; Snyder. The spring is fed from the underground aquifer and will refill to the same level after water is removed. See what Ellsworth Kolb had to say about old man Snyder in his write-up about their winter 1911 river trip.
Siesta Spring	Above the river between the mouths of Tapeats and Fishtail	AZ9 - Fishtail		1990	George Steck	3gal/min	Excellent	This seems to be a permanent water source.
Slate Canyon (Upper)	about 1 to 1 1/2 miles upstream of trail crossing	BO9 - Slate		Oct 2003	Gene Fowler	trickle	Good	If you get to to Slate and there is no water near the trail crossing go upstream about 1 to 1 1/2 miles. There may be pools in the Muav around a dry fall. If not much there go upstream a half mile more to the Redwall and there are some seaps and small pools.
Spring Canyon Seep	Mile 204.5 along the Colorado River.			May, 2001	Billy Driscoll	1 cfs (cubic feet/se	Good	Creek flowed to the river from the source when we were there. Water tested and seems to be reliable without treating.
Sullivan/Hancock	A seep spring flows from the base of the Redwall below and between Sullivan Peak and Hancock Butte. A small fault ravine connects Kibbey Butte saddle and Sullivan/Hancock saddle. The spring is located in the north arm of this fault ravine.	AE9 - Nankoweap	111 58'20"W 36 15'40"N	October, 1996	John Azar	1.5 liters/minute	Excellent	This spring appears to be permanent.
Tanner Canyon - Seep in the bed	At the base of the Redwall Descent, head east down to the bed of Tanner. Head up the drainage until the Tapeats cliffs begin to pinch out. Look for an alcove on the left filled with Red Bud trees. In the back of the alcove is an overhang. The spring drips down from the ceiling of the overhang.	BB9 - Tanner	111 49'05"W 36 03'05"N	October, 1998	John Azar	1/2 liter/minute	Excellent	Both times I have visited this spring to collect water the flow has been the same. I did not treat or filter this water and suffered no ill effects from drinking it.
Topocoba Hilltop	At the head of Lee Canyon below the rim.	Other	112 34' 34'' W 36 12' 12'' N	October, 1993	John Azar	2.5 liters/minute	Good	Some cow droppings nearby the spring.
Tuna Spring	This spring, which seems to be permanent, is located near the confluence of the two arms of Tuna Creek Drainage (Tapeats Sandstone level)	AR9 - Scorpion Ridge	112 15' 20"W 36 10' 30"N	April, 2002	John Azar	1.5 liters/minute	Excellent	This is the spring that the 1944 Army parachutists used to survive until they could be rescued by A. A. McRae and Ranger Ed Laws 10 days after landing near here. They were ordered by their pilot to bail out of a B-24 bomber on a cold, dark night in June. Update, other than a small seep below the ruin, the only water here is up the west arm of Tuna, about 500 yards above its junction with the east arm.
Vaughn Springs	Located between Supai layer and Redwall layer of the Deer Creek drainage.	AX9 - Deer Creek	112 30' 17'' W 36 26' 09'' N	May 7, 2000	John Nanke	1 gal. every 10-12 m	Excellent	Water emerged briefly from gravel in creek bed ran across slick rock for 1.5 feet; then vanished back into gravel. Water was also located further downstream in pothole before large pour off in the redwall. This water was quite stale. Water was also located in side canyon to the west of Deer Creek before the redwall in a large pot hole the size of a Spa. This water was also stale.
Walapai Johnny	In the bed of the drainage at the Supai level in upper Fishtail Canyon (main arm.) Some signs of a cowboy camp here.	AZ9 - Fishtail	112 31' 53'' W 36 26' 21'' N	May, 1997	John Azar	2 liters/minute	Excellent	This spring provided the cowboys of the early 20th century water for men and livestock.