About this river
Salt Creek is a 2.7 mile stream near South Shore Marina in Colorado. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Arkansas River Tributary above Hwy 227 at Pueblo (site 07099973). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2005 to 2026
Salt Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 48 cfs, and lowest in February, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 113 cfs, in 2023.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23 | 11 to 32 | |
| February | 22 | 3.8 to 31 | |
| March | 29 | 16 to 40 | |
| April | 34 | 21 to 43 | |
| May | 36 | 26 to 49 | |
| June | 48 | 32 to 60 | |
| July | 47 | 31 to 59 | |
| August | 45 | 30 to 58 | |
| September | 39 | 26 to 49 | |
| October | 37 | 25 to 49 | |
| November | 26 | 16 to 37 | |
| December | 23 | 17 to 34 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 21 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Arkansas River Tributary above Hwy 227 at Pueblo (site 07099973). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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