Professor Creek Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Grand County, Utah, in the Colorado Plateaus region. It lies about 13.7 miles northeast of Moab and roughly 50.5 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. New Rapids, is about 1.3 miles away. Onion Creek Rapids, is about 1.4 miles away. Rocky Rapids, is about 2.4 miles away.
Professor Creek Rapids is located at 38.7211° N, 109.3805° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this rapid yet.