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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
82
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
11%
of 9 reporting
Median flow
80%
p39 of record
Water assets
2,805
2 springs · 888 wells
USGS gauges (10)
- SHUNGANUNGA C AT TOPEKA, KS068896301 cfsp17 · below normal
- KANSAS R AB TOPEKA WEIR AT TOPEKA, KS068889901,810 cfsp35 · normal
- KANSAS R NR BELVUE, KS068883501,820 cfsp38 · normal
- KANSAS R AT TOPEKA, KS068890002,020 cfsp38 · normal
- KANSAS R AT WAMEGO, KS068875001,920 cfsp39 · normal
- SOLDIER C NR DELIA, KS068892006 cfsp53 · normal
- SOLDIER C NR TOPEKA, KS0688950016 cfsp55 · normal
- VERMILLION C NR WAMEGO, KS0688800013 cfsp64 · normal
- MILL C NR PAXICO, KS0688850042 cfsp76 · above normal
- SOLDIER CREEK NR CORNING, KS068891100 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 1/9 | p39 |
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