Salt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Gila County
The river is 16.0 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.0 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 4 AM.
Flow: 301 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 5:06 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (January 8, 1993) | 18.33 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 75 ftWater reaches the US 60 Highway bridge.
- 70 ftThe bottom of the rest area main building floods.
- 45 ftThe USGS wellhouse begins flooding.
- 37 ftThe rest area, lower picnic areas, and the lower pathway to the gage flood.
- 27 ftMajor flooding occurs.
- 23 ftModerate flooding occurs.
- 18.32 ftFlow of record, recorded January 8, 1993, 76,600 cfs
- 18 ftFlood stage
- 16 ftBankfull
- 15 ftAlert stage
Highest crests on record
- 18.33 ft — January 8, 1993
- 18 ft — January 19, 1916
- 17.35 ft — December 18, 1978
- 16.06 ft — February 15, 1980
- 15.94 ft — January 28, 2008
Recent crests: 13.44 ft (January 22, 2010) · 15.94 ft (January 28, 2008) · 12.47 ft (February 12, 2005) · 18.33 ft (January 8, 1993) · 13.71 ft (March 2, 1991)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SLCA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.