Upper Smoky Hill HUC8 10260003
A 3,829 km² sub-basin of the Missouri region in KS. 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
81
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
1739%
p63 of record
Water assets
784
0 springs · 383 wells
USGS gauges (2)
- SMOKY HILL R NR ARNOLD, KS068610000 cfsp37 · normal
- SMOKY HILL R AT ELKADER, KS068600001 cfsp89 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p63 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p62 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p61 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p62 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p65 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p53 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p51 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p51 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p57 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p63 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | p67 |
| 2026-10-08 | 32 | 0 | 0/2 | p67 |
| 2026-10-07 | 32 | 0 | 0/2 | p68 |
| 2026-10-06 | 32 | 0 | 0/2 | p71 |
Top water assets
- 67Smoky Hill Riverriver
- 67Page Creekriver
- 67Smoky Hill Riverriver
- 67Plum Creekriver
- 67Unnamed Damreservoir
- 67Smoky Hill Riverriver
- 67Smoky Hill Riverriver
- 67Sand Creekriver
- 67Unnamed Damreservoir
- 67Downer Creekriver