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 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
71
Moderate
Drought index
175
Moderate
Area in D2+
29.3%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 7 reporting
Median flow
151%
p80 of record
Water assets
3,697
53 springs · 618 wells
USGS gauges (7)
- WIND RIVER NEAR DUBOIS, WY0621850093 cfsp68 · normal
- WIND RIVER NEAR KINNEAR, WY06227600671 cfsp74 · normal
- WIND RIVER ABOVE RED CREEK, NEAR DUBOIS, WY06220800409 cfsp76 · above normal
- WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON, WY06228000876 cfsp80 · above normal
- WIND RIVER AB BOYSEN RESERVOIR, NR SHOSHONI, WY062361001,290 cfsp82 · above normal
- DINWOODY CREEK ABOVE LAKES, NEAR BURRIS, WY0622140091 cfsp87 · above normal
- BULL LAKE CREEK ABOVE BULL LAKE, WY06224000260 cfsp89 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 175 | 29.3 | 0/7 | p80 |
| 2026-10-19 | 175 | 29.3 | 0/7 | p80 |
| 2026-10-18 | 175 | 29.3 | 0/7 | p80 |
| 2026-10-17 | 175 | 29.3 | 0/7 | p81 |
| 2026-10-16 | 175 | 29.3 | 0/7 | p82 |
| 2026-10-15 | 208 | 37.28 | 0/7 | p84 |
| 2026-10-14 | 208 | 37.28 | 0/7 | p85 |
| 2026-10-13 | 208 | 37.28 | 0/7 | p87 |
| 2026-10-12 | 208 | 37.28 | 0/7 | p76 |
| 2026-10-11 | 208 | 37.28 | 0/7 | p65 |
| 2026-10-10 | 208 | 37.28 | 1/7 | p44 |
| 2026-10-09 | 208 | 37.28 | 2/7 | p42 |
| 2026-10-08 | 208 | 37.28 | 2/7 | p44 |
| 2026-10-07 | 208 | 37.28 | 1/7 | p40 |
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