Big Water, Utah

About Big Water

Big Water, UT is a tiny community located in southern Utah with an estimated population of 535.

Big Water holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 5.99 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 89 residents per square mile.

📰 Big Water News Today

• As Colorado River reservoirs shrink, Arizona warns of a legal fight latimes.com · Aug 18
• Big Water Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• What to Know: America’s Two Biggest Reservoirs Are Drying Up U.S. News & World Report · Aug 12
• Fatal Crash US-89 (Big Water, UT) Utah Department of Public Safety (.gov) · Oct 2
• A cloud-seeding company claims it added 2 billion gallons of water in Utah. Experts have their doubts. The Colorado Sun · Aug 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Big Water Unique

• The only place in America named Big Water — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Utah, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Utah — one of 334 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Birthday Arch · Attraction
• Blue Pool Arch · Attraction
• Blue Pool Wash · Attraction
• Chocolate Fudge Hoodoo · Attraction
• Hoodoos White Rock · Attraction
• Hoodoos Whiterock · Attraction
• Little Arch · Attraction
• Mini Arch · Attraction
• Mushroom Rock · Attraction
• Picturesque Windows · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Big Water

• Big Water Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Big Water

• Big Water High
• Big Water School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Big Water

🏘️ Nearby Communities