Lower Missouri-Crooked HUC8 10300101
A 6,991 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
81
Healthy
Drought index
3
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 19 reporting
Median flow
185%
p66 of record
Water assets
3,270
6 springs · 1,932 wells
USGS gauges (23)
- Spring Branch Ck at Holke Rd in Independence, MO068939701 cfsp44 · normal
- Crooked River near Richmond, MO068950005 cfsp54 · normal
- Little Blue River near Lake City, MO0689400048 cfsp55 · normal
- Brush Creek at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, MO068935572 cfsp55 · normal
- Adair Creek at Independence, MO068938301 cfsp56 · normal
- INDIAN C AT OVERLAND PARK, KS0689330015 cfsp56 · normal
- Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, MO0689600012 cfsp57 · normal
- INDIAN C AT STATE LINE RD, LEAWOOD, KS0689339041 cfsp63 · normal
- Blue River at Stadium Drive in Kansas City, MO0689357896 cfsp63 · normal
- Missouri River at Kansas City, MO0689300057,000 cfsp66 · normal
- Missouri River at Waverly, MO0689550060,900 cfsp69 · normal
- BLUE R NR STANLEY, KS0689308012 cfsp70 · normal
- Missouri River at Napoleon, MO0689465059,400 cfsp71 · normal
- Blue River at Blue Ridge Blvd Ext in KC, MO0689315038 cfsp73 · normal
- Blue River at Kansas City, MO0689350078 cfsp73 · normal
- BLUE R AT KENNETH RD, OVERLAND PARK, KS0689310017 cfsp76 · above normal
- TOMAHAWK C NR OVERLAND PARK, KS068933506 cfsp80 · above normal
- Fishing River above Mosby, MO0689420013 cfsp82 · above normal
- Little Blue R. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence0689382036 cfsp85 · above normal
- Brush Creek at Rockhill Road in Kansas City, MO068935621 cfsno long-term record
- Blue River at 12th Street in Kansas City, MO06893590480 cfsno long-term record
- Rock Creek at E Wilson Road in Independence, MO068936191 cfsno long-term record
- Crackerneck Creek at Selsa Rd. in Independence, MO068939402 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 3 | 0 | 0/19 | p66 |
| 2026-10-20 | 3 | 0 | 0/19 | p76 |
| 2026-10-19 | 3 | 0 | 0/19 | p78 |
| 2026-10-18 | 3 | 0 | 0/19 | p80 |
| 2026-10-17 | 3 | 0 | 0/19 | p80 |
| 2026-10-16 | 3 | 0 | 0/19 | p90 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 1/19 | p78 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 0/19 | p97 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 1/19 | p53 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 1/19 | p54 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 1/19 | p53 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 1/19 | p57 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 1/19 | p59 |
| 2026-10-08 | 3 | 0 | 1/19 | p60 |
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