Salt River in Arizona
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Around Salt River
Before you go
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Salt River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salt River near Roosevelt, AZ (site 09498500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2026
Salt River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,205 cfs, and lowest in July, at 194 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 91,000 cfs, in 1916.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 284 | 203 to 627 |
| February | 500 | 239 to 1,160 |
| March | 1,160 | 487 to 2,370 |
| April | 1,205 | 536 to 2,695 |
| May | 562 | 268 to 1,060 |
| June | 226 | 116 to 374 |
| July | 194 | 121 to 337 |
| August | 340 | 236 to 592 |
| September | 261 | 176 to 429 |
| October | 207 | 162 to 311 |
| November | 227 | 175 to 321 |
| December | 243 | 189 to 380 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 113 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salt River near Roosevelt, AZ (site 09498500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Salt River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Canyon Lake - 3Salt River - Canyon LakePublic
- Canyon Lake - 2Salt River - Canyon LakePublic
- Canyon Lake - 1Salt River - Canyon LakePublic
- Saguaro - 1Salt River - Saguaro LakePublic
- Apache Lake - 1Salt River - Apache LakePublic
- Saguaro - 2Salt River - Saguaro LakePublic
- Saguaro - 3Salt River - Saguaro LakePublic
- Apache Lake - 2Salt River - Apache LakePublic
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