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Saline River in Arkansas

River36.0 mi
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Around Saline River

Horseshoe Bend (Dierks Lake)5.2 miDierks Lake5 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Saline River is a 36.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Saline River near Lockesburg, AR (site 07341200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1975 to 2026

Saline River typically runs highest in March, at a median 596 cfs, and lowest in October, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 36,800 cfs, in 1983.

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Typical flow by month at Saline River near Lockesburg, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January30876 to 873
February438154 to 839
March596172 to 952
April405142 to 876
May343102 to 826
June12136 to 620
July3226 to 91
August2722 to 41
September1914 to 26
October179.5 to 74
November3613 to 340
December26351 to 808

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Saline River near Lockesburg, AR (site 07341200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Saline River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Jefferson Ridge (East)Cave Creek - Dierks LakePublic
  • Blue RidgeSaline RiverPublic

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