About this river
Salt River is a 13.3 mile river near Salt River Rafting in Arizona. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salt River near Chrysotile, AZ (site 09497500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1924 to 2025
Salt River typically runs highest in April, at a median 993 cfs, and lowest in July, at 157 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 47,400 cfs, in 1993.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 215 | 163 to 449 | |
| February | 397 | 189 to 822 | |
| March | 931 | 406 to 1,890 | |
| April | 993 | 463 to 2,300 | |
| May | 504 | 244 to 961 | |
| June | 179 | 107 to 312 | |
| July | 157 | 107 to 241 | |
| August | 272 | 187 to 440 | |
| September | 212 | 147 to 330 | |
| October | 171 | 128 to 239 | |
| November | 180 | 145 to 248 | |
| December | 187 | 151 to 291 |
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 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salt River near Chrysotile, AZ (site 09497500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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