Pecatonica HUC8 07090003
A 4,870 km² sub-basin of the Upper Mississippi region in IL, WI. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
81
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
174%
p81 of record
Water assets
1,988
1 springs · 493 wells
USGS gauges (6)
- PECATONICA RIVER NR SHIRLAND, ILL054370501,960 cfsp78 · above normal
- EAST BRANCH PECATONICA RIVER NR BLANCHARDVILLE, WI05433000177 cfsp80 · above normal
- PECATONICA RIVER AT MARTINTOWN, WI05434500865 cfsp81 · above normal
- PECATONICA RIVER AT DARLINGTON, WI05432500213 cfsp81 · above normal
- PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT, IL054355001,140 cfsp81 · above normal
- LIVINGSTON BR PECATONICA RIVER NEAR LIVINGSTON, WI054320558 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p81 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p82 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p81 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p82 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p81 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p79 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p79 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p80 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p81 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p80 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p80 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p81 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p81 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p82 |
Top water assets
- 66Lake Le-Aqua-Na Damreservoir
- 66Hidden Valley Lakereservoir
- 66Yellowstonereservoir
- 66Eldon Rulereservoir
- 66Mcnettreservoir
- 65Yellowstone Riverriver
- 65Dodge Branchriver
- 65Silver Creekriver
- 65Honey Creekriver
- 65Little Richard Creekriver