USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08480595 SALT CREEK NEAR TULAROSA, NM
LOCATION - Lat 33°16'32", long 106°23'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.16, T.12 S., R.6 E., Sierra County, NM, Hydrologic Unit 13050003, on right bank, 360 ft upstream from Range Road 316, 0.5 mi east of Range Road 7, and about 65 mi north of small missile range on U.S. Highway 70.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,933 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Drainage area was revised to a more accurate value on Aug. 6, 2020.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1995 to September 2011, July 2015 to current year. From August 1995 to September 1996, published as "at Range Road 316 on White Sands Missile Range."
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 4,020 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1995 to 2007, 2010 to 2012.