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Salt, AZ

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1 - Fort Apache to US 60

Class III-IV+(V+)
41 Miles
Avg Gradient 40 fpm

Apache Falls


Apache Falls
Photo by Kevin miller

Gauge Information

Salt
med
832
9/7 1:30

Min Sug. Level:  500 cfs

River Description

A very illegal run.
If the Apache Nation were to allow boating this canyon, the scenery is breathtaking and the rapids are ferocious.


StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2007-06-26 14:19:21

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Apache Falls


Apache Falls  Salt AZ
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Gauge

Gauge Description:

Gauge is at take-out of listed reach, at 3,354.57 feet elevation. Drainage area at gauge: 2,849.00 square miles.

Salt River near Chrysotile [ AZ ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
2.79 832 9/7 1:30

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
AZ Salt— 1 - Fort Apache to US 60 III-IV+(V+) 832 cfs   med 9/7 1:30
AZ Salt— 1.5 - US 60 to Mescal Rapid III-IV 832 cfs   med 9/7 1:30
AZ Salt— 2 - US 60 to Hwy 288 above Roosevelt Reservoir II-IV 832 cfs   med 9/7 1:30
AZ Salt— 2.5 - Gleason Flats 19 mi. to Horseshoe Bend III-IV 832 cfs   med 9/7 1:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:4378
USGS Station:09497500
HUC:15060103
Latitude:33.7981
Longitude:-110.4992
Class:2

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User Comments

2008-02-14 10:40:40 (205 days ago)
not to mention deadly. killed a kayaker at 200 cfs in 1993. scary bedrock features with dirty brown water, pushy hydraulics, and the threat of jail time in the white mountain apache legal system, always a good time Edit
2008-01-05 10:48:37 (245 days ago)
will reevesDetails
This run is illegal
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1993-05-23

1993-07-11



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