Salt River near Roosevelt, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Gila County
The river is 23.5 ft below flood stage (30 ft).
Forecast to rise to 7.0 ft Tue 1 PM, below the 30 ft flood stage.
Flow: 305 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 | 36 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 34 ft |
| Flood stage | 30 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (January 8, 1993) | 30.09 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 50 ftFlooding of the bridge and State Route 288 occurs.
- 46 ftWater reaches the bottom of the State Route 288 bridge.
- 42 ftWater reaches the USGS wellhouse. Flooding occurs adjacent to the river.
- 36 ftMajor flooding begins.
- 34 ftModerate flooding begins.
- 30 ftWater reaches Flood Stage.
- 24 ftAction stage.
Highest crests on record
- 30.09 ft — January 8, 1993
- 29.35 ft — December 19, 1978
- 28.55 ft — March 2, 1978
- 28 ft — February 15, 1980
- 27.28 ft — January 22, 2010
Recent crests: 27.28 ft (January 22, 2010) · 26.03 ft (January 28, 2008) · 22.6 ft (February 12, 2005) · 30.09 ft (January 8, 1993) · 24.64 ft (March 1, 1991)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSalt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon, AZ
- DownstreamSalt River at Priest Road-Tempe, AZ
- Cherry Creek above Globe, AZ
- Tonto Creek near Roosevelt, AZ
- San Carlos River above Peridot, AZ
- Gila River at Kelvin, AZ
- Sycamore Creek near Ft McDowell, AZ
- Gila River at Coolidge Dam, AZ
- Verde River at Bartlett Lake, AZ
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SLRA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.