Medicine Bow HUC8 10180004
A 3,733 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
35
Stressed
Drought index
300
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 3 reporting
Median flow
57%
p10 of record
Water assets
470
177 springs · 163 wells
USGS gauges (3)
- MEDICINE BOW R AB SEMINOE RESERVOIR, NR HANNA, WY0663500014 cfsp9 · much below normal
- Medicine Bow R ab E Fk Med Bow nr Elk Mountain, WY066304656 cfsp10 · much below normal
- ROCK CREEK AB KING CANYON CANAL, NR ARLINGTON, WY0663240011 cfsp22 · below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p10 |
| 2026-10-20 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p10 |
| 2026-10-19 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p10 |
| 2026-10-18 | 300 | 100 | 2/3 | p10 |
| 2026-10-17 | 300 | 100 | 2/3 | p8 |
| 2026-10-16 | 300 | 100 | 1/3 | p35 |
| 2026-10-15 | 300 | 100 | 1/3 | p39 |
| 2026-10-14 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p15 |
| 2026-10-13 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p9 |
| 2026-10-12 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p9 |
| 2026-10-11 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p8 |
| 2026-10-10 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p7 |
| 2026-10-09 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p6 |
| 2026-10-08 | 300 | 100 | 3/3 | p7 |
Top water assets
- 75Como Well #3 — — Mun_Gwspring
- 69Foote Creekriver
- 69Medicine Bow R Ab E Fk Med Bow Nr Elk Mountain, Wyriver
- 69Medicine Bow R Ab Seminoe Reservoir, Nr Hanna, Wyriver
- 69Medicine Bow Riverriver
- 69Deep Creekriver
- 69Wick Well #2 — — Misspring
- 69Carlson Creekriver
- 69Rock Creek Ab King Canyon Canal, Nr Arlington, Wyriver
- 69Foote Creekriver