Cache La Poudre HUC8 10190007
A 4,896 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in CO, 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
46
Stressed
Drought index
365
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
60%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
36%
p15 of record
Water assets
3,249
163 springs · 1,097 wells
USGS gauges (7)
- N FK CACHE LA POUDRE R BLW HALLIGAN RES NR VA DALE067511503 cfsp1 · much below normal
- NORTH FORK CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT LIVERMORE, CO067514902 cfsp10 · below normal
- CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT FORT COLLINS, CO0675226010 cfsp15 · below normal
- CACHE LA POUDRE RIV AB BOXELDER CRK NR TIMNATH, CO067522807 cfsp29 · normal
- JOE WRIGHT CREEK BELOW JOE WRIGHT RESERVOIR, CO0674611053 cfsp72 · normal
- N FK CACHE LA POUDRE R ABV HALLIGAN RES NR VA DALE067511453 cfsno long-term record
- CACHE LA POUDRE R ABV N 11TH AVE AT GREELEY, CO0675245032 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 365 | 100 | 3/5 | p15 |
Top water assets
- 78Arvidson Well 3-Rd0749 — Groundwater: South Platte Riverwell
- 78Milne Well 1-7368 — Groundwater: Quaternary Alluviumwell
- 78H W Farr Inc Irr Well 4 — Groundwater: Quaternary Alluviumwell
- 76Mapelli Lake 1 — Eaton Drawwell
- 76Cozzens Well 1 — Groundwater: South Platte Riverwell
- 76Norman M Bickling 13521R — Groundwater: Quaternary Alluviumwell
- 76Monfort Pack Well 18299 — Groundwater: South Platte Riverwell
- 76New Sand Creek Lat Ditch — Sand Creekwell
- 76Cowherd Well 2-8587 — Groundwater: South Platte Riverwell
- 76H W Farr Inc Irr Well 7 — Groundwater: Quaternary Alluviumwell