Middle South Platte-Cherry Creek HUC8 10190003
A 7,441 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in CO. 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
51
Moderate
Drought index
323
Extreme
Area in D2+
80.5%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
42%
of 12 reporting
Median flow
43%
p26 of record
Water assets
17,896
73 springs · 16,674 wells
USGS gauges (12)
- BIG DRY CREEK AT WESTMINSTER, CO067208201 cfsp1 · much below normal
- SAND CREEK AT MOUTH NR COMMERCE CITY,CO3948391045703005 cfsp5 · much below normal
- CHERRY CREEK NEAR FRANKTOWN, CO.067120001 cfsp8 · much below normal
- TOLL GATE CREEK ABOVE 6TH AVE AT AURORA, CO3943291044901011 cfsp9 · much below normal
- SAND CRK ABV BURLINGTON DITCH NR COMMERCE CITY, CO067143604 cfsp13 · below normal
- SOUTH PLATTE R AT 64TH AVE. COMMERCE CITY, CO.0671421529 cfsp26 · normal
- CHERRY CREEK AT DENVER, CO.067135009 cfsp26 · normal
- SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT LUPTON, CO.0672100091 cfsp26 · normal
- BIG DRY CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR FORT LUPTON, CO0672099041 cfsp50 · normal
- FIRST CR BEL BUCKLEY RD, AT ROCKY MTN ARSENAL, CO067204601 cfsp61 · normal
- CHERRY CREEK BELOW CHERRY CREEK LAKE, CO067130001 cfsp66 · normal
- CHERRY CREEK NEAR PARKER, CO39310910446450011 cfsp80 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 323 | 80.5 | 5/12 | p26 |
Top water assets
- 80Denver Basin Arapahoe Fossil Aquiferfossil_water
- 80Standley Res — Woman Creekwell
- 80Denver Uar Wl Fld — Groundwater: Arapahoewell
- 80Lds Well Dc-1 — Groundwater: Denverwell
- 80Lds Well Db-4 — Groundwater: Denverwell
- 80Fulenwider W Be-Au-37 — Groundwater: Arapahoewell
- 80Anderson Nt Ar Wl Fld — Groundwater: Arapahoewell
- 80Hann Family Ar Wl Fld — Groundwater: Arapahoewell
- 80Elbert County Bocc Property A Nt Den Well Field — Groundwater: Denverwell
- 80Sunwest Lfh Wl Fld — Groundwater: Laramie Fox Hillswell