Big Water Utah Map

About Big Water, Utah

Big Water is a locality in Kane County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 449. The population density is 28.9 people per km². Big Water is located at 37.0729°N, 111.6608°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Big Water is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 84741.

Big Water stretches across a high-desert plateau where the sun bleaches the earth into shades of pale ochre and bone-white. It lies 87.0 miles east-southeast of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 118°T), and is situated 16.3 miles northwest of Page. The landscape is defined by a vast, arid austerity, punctuated by the deep, sun-baked hollows of Jacobs Tanks Draw and the thin, serpentine ribbon of Wahweap Creek. To the southeast, the immense expanse of Lake Powell glimmers like a fallen fragment of the sky, its deep blue waters providing a stark, cooling contrast to the surrounding dust. In the distance, the sharp, jagged silhouette of The Scorpion rises against the horizon, its dark spine cutting through the shimmering heat haze that often settles over the basin. The air here carries a persistent, dry clarity, tasting faintly of minerals and ancient stone, while the light at dusk softens the rugged edges of the terrain into a bruised, violet haze.

Big Water serves as a quiet gateway to the rugged wilderness, its identity forged by the slow, deliberate pace of life in an environment that demands resilience. The local economy and daily rhythms are inextricably linked to the nearby Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 57, an area that preserves the fragile balance of the high desert and supports the regional interest in conservation. Historically, the presence of these expansive, undeveloped lands has shaped a culture of independence, where residents find a profound quietude in the absence of urban sprawl. Life in Big Water moves with the sun, governed by the seasonal shifts in temperature that dictate the flow of the land and the endurance of those who make their home upon it. The solitude of the desert is not a void but a presence, a weight that settles over the low-slung houses and dusty tracks, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that feels both timeless and indifferent to the passage of human years.

About This Big Water Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Water, Utah. Coordinates: 37.072874, -111.660762. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Big Water includes the ZIP code (84741), telephone area code (801), county seat of Kane County (Kanab), and school district assignment (Kane School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.