Lower Saline HUC8 08040204
A 3,935 km² sub-basin of the Lower Mississippi region in AR. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
26
Critical
Drought index
402
Exceptional
Area in D2+
100%
1.94% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
15%
p5 of record
Water assets
933
3 springs · 447 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- Saline River near Rye, AR0736350013 cfsp5 · much below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 402 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-19 | 402 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-18 | 402 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-17 | 402 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-16 | 402 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-15 | 394 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-14 | 394 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-13 | 394 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-12 | 394 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
| 2026-10-11 | 394 | 100 | 1/1 | p4 |
| 2026-10-10 | 394 | 100 | 1/1 | p4 |
| 2026-10-09 | 394 | 100 | 1/1 | p4 |
| 2026-10-08 | 365 | 100 | 1/1 | p4 |
| 2026-10-07 | 365 | 100 | 1/1 | p5 |
Top water assets
- 66Lake Monticello Damreservoir
- 65Sixteenth Creekriver
- 65Scott Lake Damreservoir
- 65Flat Creekriver
- 65Dura Craft Lake Damreservoir
- 65Hudgens Creekriver
- 65Saline Riverriver
- 65Camp Creekriver
- 65Varnell Creekriver
- 65Hudgens Creekriver