What is the current flow on Salt Creek?
Salt Creek is currently flowing at 2.73 cfs at USGS gauge 08480595 as of Aug 18, 11:45 AM UTC.
Salt Creek at Tularosa Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
1.33 ft
Flow 2.73 cfs · as of Aug 18, 11:45 AM UTC
Flow is 2.73 cfs.
Flow
2.73 cfs
Gauge Height
1.33 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 08480595 is a public stream gauge on Salt Creek in New Mexico. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Salt Creek is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- MALPAIS SPRING NR OSCURA, NM · 5.2 mi
- TULAROSA CREEK NEAR BENT, NM · 30.2 mi
- LOST RIVER NEAR HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM · 30.6 mi
- RIO RUIDOSO AT RUIDOSO, NM · 39.0 mi
- NORTH FORK EAGLE CREEK NEAR ALTO, NM · 39.0 mi
- SOUTH FORK CEDAR CREEK NEAR RUIDOSO, NM · 39.5 mi
- SOUTH FORK EAGLE CREEK NEAR ALTO, NM · 39.7 mi
- EAGLE CREEK BELOW SOUTH FORK NEAR ALTO, NM · 39.7 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Salt Creek above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Salt Creek against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Salt Creek?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Salt Creek, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Salt Creek?
Nearby gauges worth checking include MALPAIS SPRING NR OSCURA, NM (5.2 miles away), TULAROSA CREEK NEAR BENT, NM (30.2 miles away), LOST RIVER NEAR HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM (30.6 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Salt Creek?
NOAA forecast data for Salt Creek is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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