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Around Salt Creek
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Salt Creek is a 26.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Salt Creek near Elberon, IA (site 05452000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Salt Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 147 cfs, and lowest in September, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,000 cfs, in 1993.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 40 | 13 to 78 |
| February | 56 | 25 to 108 |
| March | 105 | 53 to 228 |
| April | 117 | 59 to 241 |
| May | 147 | 69 to 259 |
| June | 139 | 70 to 280 |
| July | 90 | 36 to 180 |
| August | 36 | 21 to 77 |
| September | 28 | 16 to 65 |
| October | 33 | 14 to 74 |
| November | 46 | 17 to 105 |
| December | 38 | 14 to 84 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salt Creek near Elberon, IA (site 05452000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Salt Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Chelsea Boat RampIowa RiverPublic
- Duffus LandingIowa RiverPublic
- Otter Creek MarshOtter Creek Marsh waterPublic
- Otter Creek MarshOtter Creek Marsh waterPublic
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