Home to approximately 102,000 Arkansans (2000 Census), the Upper Saline watershed lies within the Ouachita River Basin in Central Arkansas.  The hydrologic unit code for this watershed is 08040203.  There is no upstream watershed.  The Lower Saline (08040204) is downstream.
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County Pages (Contact Information)	Major Streams	2006 Land Use (1,709 Square Miles)
Cleveland Dallas Garland Grant Hot Spring Jefferson Perry Pulaski Saline	Cedar Creek Derrieuseaux Creek Francois Creek Hurricane Creek Huskey Creek Lost Creek Saline River Saline River, Alum Fork Saline River, Middle Fork Saline River, North Fork Saline River, South Fork Simpson Creek	Forest: 78.6% Grassland: 9.8% Transitional: 7.3% Suburban: 2.9% Water: 1.0% Urban: 0.2% Cropland: 0.0% Data Source: CAST

Upper Saline 303(d) Impaired Streams (what is an impaired stream?)

• TMDL Investigation of Water Quality Impairments to Big Creek Ditch and Lost Creek Ditch, Craighead County, Arkansas. ADEQ Water Division, 1998, 25 p.

• Water Quality Survey of the South, Middle, Alum and North Forks of the Saline River. ADEQ Water Division, 1995, 41 p.  

More Watershed-Related Information

• CAST Arkansas Watershed Information System: Upper Saline
  
• EPA Surf Your Watershed:  Upper Saline
• USGS Real Time Stream Flow:  Upper Saline

• USGS Links to Water Quality & Groundwater Monitoring Sites:  Upper Saline

• Environmental Statistics Group (Montana State University):  Upper Saline
• Ouachita National Forest
• For help conserving natural resources, contact Raymond Fitzgerald at the Grant County Conservation District at 870-942-2826.