Middle Arkansas-Slate HUC8 11030013

A 2,350 km² sub-basin of the Arkansas-White-Red region in KS. 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

Moderate

Drought index

212

Severe

Area in D2+

12.26%

0% exceptional (D4)

Gauges below normal

11%

of 9 reporting

Median flow

110%

p52 of record

Water assets

1,704

0 springs · 1,161 wells

USGS gauges (10)

ARKANSAS R AT DERBY, KS
07144550229 cfsp23 · below normal
ARKANSAS R AT WICHITA, KS
07144300147 cfsp28 · normal
COWSKIN C AT 119TH ST AT WICHITA, KS
071444802 cfsp33 · normal
ARKANSAS R AT MULVANE, KS
07144570220 cfsp33 · normal
ARKANSAS R ON HWY 160 AT OXFORD, KS
07145600558 cfsp52 · normal
ARKANSAS R AT ARKANSAS CITY, KS
07146500782 cfsp53 · normal
COWSKIN C AT KELLOGG ST, WICHITA, KS
071444903 cfsp55 · normal
CALFSKIN C AT 119TH ST, WICHITA, KS
071444860 cfsp80 · above normal
SLATE C AT WELLINGTON, KS
0714570021 cfsp83 · above normal
FLOODWAY AT ARKANSAS R AT WICHITA, KS
0714430132 cfsno long-term record

Recent conditions

Date	DSCI	D2+ %	Gauges low	Flow pct
2026-10-21	212	12.26	1/9	p52
2026-10-20	212	12.26	2/9	p55
2026-10-19	212	12.26	1/9	p57
2026-10-18	212	12.26	1/9	p57
2026-10-17	212	12.26	0/9	p74
2026-10-16	212	12.26	0/9	p86
2026-10-15	212	12.26	0/9	p92
2026-10-14	212	12.26	0/9	p65
2026-10-13	212	12.26	1/9	p31
2026-10-12	212	12.26	1/9	p33
2026-10-11	212	12.26	1/9	p35
2026-10-10	212	12.26	1/9	p37
2026-10-09	212	12.26	0/9	p50
2026-10-08	252	51.97	0/9	p53

Top water assets

76Arbuckle Group Deep Fossil Aquifer — South-Central Kansasfossil_water
66Hargis Creek Frd No 1reservoir
65Arkansas R At Arkansas City, Ksriver
65Slate Creekriver
65Floodway At Arkansas R At Wichita, Ksriver
65Arkansas Riverriver
65Cowskin C At Kellogg St, Wichita, Ksriver
65Cowskin C At 119Th St At Wichita, Ksriver
65Chisholm Creekriver
65Ast Damreservoir

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