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Salt River near Roosevelt

Highest listed crest 30.09 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft18 crests since 1932

The Salt River near Roosevelt crested above flood stage 1 time among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2010. The highest, 30.09 ft on January 8, 1993, was minor flooding, 0.09 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
30.09 ft
January 8, 1993; 143,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 8, 1993
30.09 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 Roosevelt
Action stage24.010Jan 22, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.01Jan 8, 1993Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage34.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1932 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt River near Roosevelt, 1932 to 2010 2025303540ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft Feb 10, 1932: 22.00 ft, below flood stage; 57,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1937: 23.40 ft, below flood stage; 88,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1941: 24.40 ft, action stage; 117,000 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1952: 25.30 ft, action stage; 111,000 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1959: 22.30 ft, below flood stage; 78,200 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1965: 25.80 ft, action stage; 68,800 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1971: 20.15 ft, below flood stage; 30,200 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1972: 25.60 ft, action stage; 70,000 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1978: 28.55 ft, action stage; 89,400 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1978: 29.35 ft, action stage; 95,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1980: 28.00 ft, action stage; 99,000 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1983: 22.80 ft, below flood stage; 59,800 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1984: 20.85 ft, below flood stage; 46,600 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1991: 24.64 ft, action stage; 71,300 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1993: 30.09 ft, minor flooding; 143,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2005: 22.60 ft, below flood stage; 46,500 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2008: 26.03 ft, action stage; 81,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2010: 27.28 ft, action stage; 88,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.09 ft, Jan 8, 1993 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt River near Roosevelt 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 Roosevelt
1Jan 8, 199330.09+0.09Minor143,000
2Dec 19, 197829.35−0.65Action95,800
3Mar 2, 197828.55−1.45Action89,400
4Feb 15, 198028.00−2.00Action99,000
5Jan 22, 201027.28−2.72Action88,300
6Jan 28, 200826.03−3.97Action81,300
7Dec 23, 196525.80−4.20Action68,800
8Oct 20, 197225.60−4.40Action70,000
9Jan 18, 195225.30−4.70Action111,000
10Mar 1, 199124.64−5.36Action71,300
11Mar 14, 194124.40−5.60Action117,000
12Feb 7, 193723.40−6.60Below flood stage88,000
13Oct 2, 198322.80−7.20Below flood stage59,800
14Feb 12, 200522.60−7.40Below flood stage46,500
15Dec 26, 195922.30−7.70Below flood stage78,200
16Feb 10, 193222.00−8.00Below flood stage57,000
17Dec 28, 198420.85−9.15Below flood stage46,600
18Dec 27, 197120.15−9.85Below flood stage30,200

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: 30.09 ft here, minor flooding

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 CanyonAZ18.018.33 ft, Jan 8, 19930
Roosevelt this gaugeAZ30.030.09 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
Chrysotile -Salt River Canyon18.018.33 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 SLRA3, 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.