Independence-Sugar HUC8 10240011
A 2,700 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in KS, MO. 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
59
Moderate
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
77%
p10 of record
Water assets
1,798
0 springs · 851 wells
USGS gauges (2)
- Missouri River above Parkville, MO0682125034,900 cfsp10 · much below normal
- Missouri River at St. Joseph, MO0681800032,900 cfsp10 · below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | p10 |
Top water assets
- 66Riss Lake Damreservoir
- 66Weatherby Lake Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Klein Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Hiatt Lake Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Farmland Industries Lake Damreservoir
- 66Thousand Oaks Damreservoir