Platte HUC8 10240012
A 4,311 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in IA, 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
84
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 4 reporting
Median flow
217%
p72 of record
Water assets
2,233
8 springs · 197 wells
USGS gauges (4)
- Little Platte River near Plattsburg, MO068210800 cfsp26 · normal
- Platte River at Sharps Station, MO06821190663 cfsp69 · normal
- Little Platte River at Smithville, MO0682115016 cfsp76 · above normal
- Platte River near Agency, MO06820500560 cfsp86 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p72 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p65 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p61 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p61 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p63 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p73 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p74 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p70 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p69 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p67 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p67 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p68 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p74 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | p74 |
Top water assets
- 66Platte River Site 1-Breservoir
- 66Platte River Trib Watershed Dam 5-Breservoir
- 66David Defreecereservoir
- 66Belcher Branch Lake Damreservoir
- 66Bear Lake Damreservoir
- 66Wilcox Damreservoir
- 66Farnanreservoir
- 66Helvey Park Damreservoir
- 66Jones Lake Dam-Sec 10reservoir
- 66K & K Producersreservoir