Upper Wind HUC8 10080001
A 6,602 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in WY. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
63
Moderate
Drought index
249
Severe
Area in D2+
37.18%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
29%
of 7 reporting
Median flow
101%
p51 of record
Water assets
3,697
53 springs · 618 wells
USGS gauges (7)
- WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON, WY0622800045 cfsp11 · below normal
- WIND RIVER AB BOYSEN RESERVOIR, NR SHOSHONI, WY06236100239 cfsp24 · below normal
- WIND RIVER ABOVE RED CREEK, NEAR DUBOIS, WY06220800341 cfsp46 · normal
- WIND RIVER NEAR DUBOIS, WY0621850093 cfsp51 · normal
- WIND RIVER NEAR KINNEAR, WY06227600374 cfsp53 · normal
- BULL LAKE CREEK ABOVE BULL LAKE, WY06224000250 cfsp63 · normal
- DINWOODY CREEK ABOVE LAKES, NEAR BURRIS, WY06221400251 cfsp77 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 249 | 37.18 | 2/7 | p51 |
Top water assets
- 74Wasatch Formation Aquifer — Wind River Basinaquifer
- 70Bull Lake Damreservoir
- 69Brooks Lake Creekriver
- 69Wiggins Forkriver
- 69Wind River Near Dubois, Wyriver
- 69Wind River Near Kinnear, Wyriver
- 69Dinwoody Creek Above Lakes, Near Burris, Wyriver
- 69Crow Creekriver
- 69Bull Lake Creek Above Bull Lake, Wyriver
- 69Wind Riverriver