Middle Kansas HUC8 10270102
A 5,648 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
78
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 9 reporting
Median flow
920%
p90 of record
Water assets
2,805
2 springs · 888 wells
USGS gauges (10)
- SHUNGANUNGA C AT TOPEKA, KS068896306 cfsp59 · normal
- SOLDIER C NR TOPEKA, KS0688950041 cfsp72 · normal
- SOLDIER C NR DELIA, KS0688920031 cfsp76 · above normal
- MILL C NR PAXICO, KS06888500110 cfsp87 · above normal
- VERMILLION C NR WAMEGO, KS0688800075 cfsp90 · above normal
- KANSAS R AB TOPEKA WEIR AT TOPEKA, KS0688899013,400 cfsp92 · much above normal
- KANSAS R AT WAMEGO, KS0688750012,500 cfsp93 · much above normal
- KANSAS R NR BELVUE, KS0688835013,500 cfsp93 · much above normal
- KANSAS R AT TOPEKA, KS0688900013,800 cfsp94 · much above normal
- SOLDIER CREEK NR CORNING, KS068891101 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p90 |
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p90 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p91 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p92 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p92 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p90 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p90 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p89 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p92 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p89 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p91 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p92 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p91 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | p92 |
Top water assets
- 67Unnamed Damreservoir
- 67Jeffrey Energy Center- Make Up Lake Damreservoir
- 66Dd No 116reservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Indian Valley Lakereservoir
- 66Gs Dd No 59reservoir
- 66Dd No 52 (Dornbusch)reservoir
- 66College Creek Frd No 2reservoir
- 66Dd No 63reservoir