Big Drop Rapids is a stretch of rapids in Garfield County, Utah, in the Colorado Plateaus region. It lies about 40.7 miles west of Monticello and roughly 105.9 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.
Garfield County holds 2 recorded rapids, and several are close by. Brown Betty Rapids, is about 8.3 miles away. Dark Canyon Rapids, is about 15.1 miles away.
Big Drop Rapids is located at 38.0729° N, 110.0456° 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.