Government Rapids is a stretch of rapids in San Juan County, Utah, in the Colorado Plateaus region. It lies about 39.8 miles north of Kayenta and roughly 149.2 miles southwest 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.
San Juan County holds 11 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Slickhorn Rapids, is about 2.1 miles away. Ross Rapids, is about 7.6 miles away. Gypsum Creek Rapids, is about 17.7 miles away.
Government Rapids is located at 37.2937° N, 110.1242° 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.