Salcha River HUC8 19080305
A 5,752 km² sub-basin of the Alaska region in AK. 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
75
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 1 reporting
Median flow
228%
p84 of record
Water assets
896
6 springs · 8 wells
USGS gauges (1)
- SALCHA R NR SALCHAKET AK154840002,100 cfsp84 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p84 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p84 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p84 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p83 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p84 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p84 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p82 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p80 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p80 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p83 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p83 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p83 |
| 2026-10-06 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p83 |
| 2026-10-05 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | p83 |
Top water assets
- 53Groundwater — Laswell
- 53Surface Water — Lasspring
- 53Groundwater — Laswell
- 53Groundwater — Laswell
- 53Groundwater — Laswell
- 53Groundwater — Adlwell
- 53Surface Water — Lasspring
- 53Surface Water — Lasspring
- 53Surface Water — Lasspring
- 53Surface Water — Lasspring