New Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Grand County, Utah, in the Colorado Plateaus region. It lies about 12.4 miles northeast of Moab and roughly 51.7 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.
There are 16 recorded rapids in Grand County. Rocky Rapids, is about 1.1 miles away. Professor Creek Rapids, is about 1.3 miles away. Onion Creek Rapids, is about 2.7 miles away.
New Rapids is located at 38.7059° N, 109.3938° 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.