Lower Kansas, Kansas HUC8 10270104
A 4,288 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
77
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 11 reporting
Median flow
725%
p83 of record
Water assets
3,381
2 springs · 1,765 wells
USGS gauges (12)
- WAKARUSA R NR LAWRENCE, KS0689150010 cfsp51 · normal
- MILL C AT JOHNSON DRIVE, SHAWNEE, KS0689251319 cfsp62 · normal
- CEDAR C NR DESOTO, KS0689249516 cfsp63 · normal
- KILL C AT 95TH ST NR DESOTO, KS0689236013 cfsp81 · above normal
- WAKARUSA R NR RICHLAND, KS0689126021 cfsp81 · above normal
- STRANGER C NR TONGANOXIE, KS0689200090 cfsp83 · above normal
- STRANGER C AT EASTON, KS0689185035 cfsp88 · above normal
- KANSAS R NR LAKE QUIVIRA, KS0689251814,100 cfsp91 · much above normal
- KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS0689235014,000 cfsp92 · much above normal
- KANSAS R AT LAWRENCE, KS0689108013,700 cfsp92 · much above normal
- KANSAS R AT LECOMPTON, KS0689100013,700 cfsp93 · much above normal
- TURKEY CREEK AT MISSION, KS068929003 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p83 |
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p87 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p89 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p89 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p89 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p92 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p93 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p93 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p71 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p72 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p72 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p82 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p83 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p84 |
Top water assets
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Dam 2 & 3 (Falcon Ridge Golf Course)reservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Leavenworth State Lake Damreservoir
- 66Shawnee Mission Park Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Lakeview Estatesreservoir
- 66Gardner Lake Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir
- 66Unnamed Damreservoir