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Salt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon

Highest listed crest 18.33 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft17 crests since 1916

The Salt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon crested above flood stage 2 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1916 to 2010. The highest, 18.33 ft on January 8, 1993, was minor flooding, 0.33 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Salt River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.33 ft
January 8, 1993; 76,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 8, 1993
18.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gila County
Arizona

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Salt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon
Action stage15.08Jan 28, 2008The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.02Jan 8, 1993Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1916 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon, 1916 to 2010 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Jan 19, 1916: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 74,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1932: 13.30 ft, below flood stage; 40,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1937: 15.18 ft, action stage; 52,900 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1941: 15.08 ft, action stage; 52,200 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1952: 15.00 ft, action stage; 51,500 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1965: 14.32 ft, below flood stage; 41,100 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1972: 14.19 ft, below flood stage; 42,100 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1978: 15.10 ft, action stage; 46,700 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1978: 17.35 ft, action stage; 70,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1980: 16.06 ft, action stage; 58,300 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1983: 15.84 ft, action stage; 56,600 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1984: 12.88 ft, below flood stage; 34,600 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1991: 13.71 ft, below flood stage; 38,800 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1993: 18.33 ft, minor flooding; 76,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2005: 12.47 ft, below flood stage; 31,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2008: 15.94 ft, action stage; 55,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2010: 13.44 ft, below flood stage; 37,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.33 ft, Jan 8, 1993 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon 1910s: 1 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Salt River near Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon
1Jan 8, 199318.33+0.33Minor76,600
2Jan 19, 191618.000.00Minor74,000
3Dec 18, 197817.35−0.65Action70,600
4Feb 15, 198016.06−1.94Action58,300
5Jan 28, 200815.94−2.06Action55,300
6Oct 2, 198315.84−2.16Action56,600
7Feb 7, 193715.18−2.82Action52,900
8Mar 2, 197815.10−2.90Action46,700
9Mar 14, 194115.08−2.92Action52,200
10Jan 14, 195215.00−3.00Action51,500
11Dec 30, 196514.32−3.68Below flood stage41,100
12Oct 20, 197214.19−3.81Below flood stage42,100
13Mar 2, 199113.71−4.29Below flood stage38,800
14Jan 22, 201013.44−4.56Below flood stage37,000
15Feb 10, 193213.30−4.70Below flood stage40,000
16Dec 28, 198412.88−5.12Below flood stage34,600
17Feb 12, 200512.47−5.53Below flood stage31,000

The worst floods along the Salt River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Salt River that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 8, 1993: 18.33 ft here, minor flooding

  • RooseveltAZ · Jan 8, 1993 · 30.09 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Salt River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Salt River
Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon this gaugeAZ18.018.33 ft, Jan 8, 19930
RooseveltAZ30.030.09 ft, Jan 8, 19930

Other gauges in Gila County

Flood gauges in Gila County
Show Low15.015.10 ft, Dec 18, 19780
Coolidge Dam2,515.02,521.36 ft, Jan 25, 19930
Roosevelt30.030.09 ft, Jan 8, 19930
Roosevelt16.018.20 ft, Sep 5, 19700

Gila County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Arizona

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLCA3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.