Upper Salt HUC8 15060103
A 5,579 km² sub-basin of the Lower Colorado region in AZ. 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
68
Moderate
Drought index
100
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
22%
of 9 reporting
Median flow
191%
p83 of record
Water assets
2,841
6 springs · 261 wells
USGS gauges (9)
- PINAL CREEK AT INSPIRATION DAM, NR GLOBE, AZ.094984000 cfsp15 · below normal
- CHERRY CREEK NEAR GLOBE, AZ094979804 cfsp21 · below normal
- PINTO CREEK NEAR MIAMI, AZ094985020 cfsp31 · normal
- SALT RIVER NEAR ROOSEVELT, AZ09498500482 cfsp82 · above normal
- CIBECUE CREEK NEAR CHRYSOTILE, AZ0949780029 cfsp83 · above normal
- SALT RIVER NEAR CHRYSOTILE, AZ09497500410 cfsp85 · above normal
- PINTO CREEK BLW HAUNTED CANYON NR MIAMI, AZ094985011 cfsp98 · much above normal
- PINTO CREEK ABOVE HAUNTED CANYON NR MIAMI, AZ0949850050 cfsp99 · much above normal
- SOUTH FORK PARKER CREEK NEAR ROOSEVELT, AZ094985030 cfsp99 · much above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p83 |
| 2026-10-18 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p85 |
| 2026-10-17 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p88 |
| 2026-10-16 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p90 |
| 2026-10-15 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p87 |
| 2026-10-14 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p84 |
| 2026-10-13 | 100 | 0 | 3/9 | p81 |
| 2026-10-12 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p72 |
| 2026-10-11 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p75 |
| 2026-10-10 | 100 | 0 | 2/9 | p77 |
| 2026-10-09 | 100 | 0 | 3/9 | p79 |
| 2026-10-08 | 105 | 0 | 1/9 | p86 |
| 2026-10-07 | 105 | 0 | 1/9 | p85 |
| 2026-10-06 | 105 | 0 | 0/9 | p87 |
Top water assets
- 69Cherry Creekriver
- 69Sheep Creekriver
- 69Reynolds Creekriver
- 69Cherry Creekriver
- 69Cibecue Creek Near Overgaard, Azriver
- 69Cherry Creekriver
- 69Ellison Creekriver
- 69Crouch Creekriver
- 69Canyon Creekriver
- 69Oak Creekriver