Coal Creek Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Grand County, Utah, in the Colorado Plateaus region. It lies about 27.8 miles southeast of East Carbon City and roughly 82 miles west of Grand Junction as the crow flies.
The Colorado Plateaus are a high desert of layered sandstone mesas, canyons and plateaus with pinyon-juniper woodland and sagebrush. Waterfalls here are often seasonal, spilling over sandstone ledges after storms or snowmelt.
Grand County holds 16 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Saleratus Rapids, is under a mile away. Curry Rapids, is about 1.4 miles away. Rabbit Valley Rapids, is about 2.3 miles away.
Coal Creek Rapids is located at 39.2519° N, 110.0625° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.