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 2026-09-01); 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
0%
of 11 reporting
Median flow
103%
p51 of record
Water assets
3,381
2 springs · 1,765 wells
USGS gauges (12)
- KANSAS R AT DESOTO, KS068923501,830 cfsp26 · normal
- KANSAS R AT LECOMPTON, KS068910002,320 cfsp38 · normal
- STRANGER C AT EASTON, KS068918509 cfsp42 · normal
- KANSAS R NR LAKE QUIVIRA, KS068925182,340 cfsp47 · normal
- KANSAS R AT LAWRENCE, KS068910802,300 cfsp48 · normal
- WAKARUSA R NR LAWRENCE, KS0689150020 cfsp51 · normal
- KILL C AT 95TH ST NR DESOTO, KS068923606 cfsp54 · normal
- WAKARUSA R NR RICHLAND, KS068912604 cfsp56 · normal
- CEDAR C NR DESOTO, KS0689249514 cfsp60 · normal
- STRANGER C NR TONGANOXIE, KS0689200027 cfsp65 · normal
- MILL C AT JOHNSON DRIVE, SHAWNEE, KS06892513432 cfsp99 · much above normal
- TURKEY CREEK AT MISSION, KS0689290012 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 0/11 | p51 |
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