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 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
83
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
98%
p46 of record
Water assets
1,798
0 springs · 851 wells
USGS gauges (2)
- Missouri River at St. Joseph, MO0681800040,900 cfsp41 · normal
- Missouri River above Parkville, MO0682125044,200 cfsp51 · normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p46 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p49 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p50 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p50 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p49 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p47 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p48 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p52 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p52 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p52 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p53 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p55 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p57 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p61 |
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