Bear HUC8 11040005
A 4,932 km² sub-basin of the Arkansas-White-Red region in CO, 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
64
Moderate
Drought index
87
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
—
no gauges reporting
Median flow
—
of normal for the date
Water assets
2,664
0 springs · 2,244 wells
USGS gauges (0)
No active discharge gauges in this sub-basin.
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-20 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-19 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-18 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-17 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-16 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-15 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-14 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-13 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-10 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | 87 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | 204 | 4.37 | — | — |
Top water assets
- 79Ogallala Deep Formation — Southwest Kansasfossil_water
- 67Bear Creekriver
- 67Buffalo Creekriver
- 67Little Bear Creekriver
- 67Bear Creekriver
- 67Horse Creekriver
- 67Buffalo Creekriver
- 67Bear Creekriver
- 67Horse Creekriver
- 67North Bear Creekriver