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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
69
Moderate
Drought index
19
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
21%
of 19 reporting
Median flow
509%
p93 of record
Water assets
3,270
6 springs · 1,932 wells
USGS gauges (23)
- Missouri River at Napoleon, MO0689465035,000 cfsp9 · much below normal
- Missouri River at Kansas City, MO0689300035,600 cfsp10 · much below normal
- Missouri River at Waverly, MO0689550035,700 cfsp10 · much below normal
- Crooked River near Richmond, MO068950000 cfsp22 · below normal
- Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, MO068960007 cfsp45 · normal
- Little Blue River near Lake City, MO0689400025 cfsp50 · normal
- Little Blue R. at Lees Summit Rd in Independence0689382019 cfsp51 · normal
- BLUE R NR STANLEY, KS068930801 cfsp51 · normal
- BLUE R AT KENNETH RD, OVERLAND PARK, KS068931007 cfsp56 · normal
- INDIAN C AT OVERLAND PARK, KS0689330066 cfsp93 · much above normal
- Blue River at Blue Ridge Blvd Ext in KC, MO06893150143 cfsp95 · much above normal
- TOMAHAWK C NR OVERLAND PARK, KS0689335029 cfsp95 · much above normal
- Brush Creek at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, MO0689355713 cfsp96 · much above normal
- Adair Creek at Independence, MO0689383013 cfsp96 · much above normal
- INDIAN C AT STATE LINE RD, LEAWOOD, KS06893390369 cfsp97 · much above normal
- Blue River at Stadium Drive in Kansas City, MO068935781,460 cfsp97 · much above normal
- Blue River at Kansas City, MO06893500705 cfsp98 · much above normal
- Spring Branch Ck at Holke Rd in Independence, MO0689397031 cfsp98 · much above normal
- Fishing River above Mosby, MO06894200245 cfsp99 · much 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, MO0689361924 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 19 | 0 | 4/19 | p93 |
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