Middle Colorado-Elm HUC8 12090101
A 2,998 km² sub-basin of the Texas-Gulf region in TX. 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
38
Stressed
Drought index
398
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
100%
of 2 reporting
Median flow
4%
p14 of record
Water assets
1,003
18 springs · 198 wells
USGS gauges (2)
- Elm Ck at Ballinger, TX081270000 cfsp10 · below normal
- Colorado Rv nr Ballinger, TX081263801 cfsp18 · below normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 398 | 100 | 2/2 | p14 |
| 2026-10-21 | 398 | 100 | 2/2 | p14 |
| 2026-10-20 | 398 | 100 | 2/2 | p13 |
| 2026-10-19 | 398 | 100 | 2/2 | p15 |
| 2026-10-18 | 398 | 100 | 2/2 | p14 |
| 2026-10-17 | 398 | 100 | 2/2 | p14 |
| 2026-10-16 | 398 | 100 | 2/2 | p16 |
| 2026-10-15 | 384 | 100 | 2/2 | p14 |
| 2026-10-14 | 384 | 100 | 2/2 | p16 |
| 2026-10-13 | 384 | 100 | 2/2 | p17 |
| 2026-10-12 | 384 | 100 | 1/2 | p18 |
| 2026-10-11 | 384 | 100 | 2/2 | p15 |
| 2026-10-10 | 384 | 100 | 2/2 | p16 |
| 2026-10-09 | 384 | 100 | 2/2 | p15 |
Top water assets
- 68Valley Creek Ws Scs Site 5 Damreservoir
- 68Valley Creek Ws Scs Site 2A Damreservoir
- 67Valley Creekriver
- 67Valley Creekriver
- 67Valley Creekriver
- 67Valley Creekriver
- 67Valley Creekriver
- 67Valley Creekriver
- 67Fish Creekriver
- 67Valley Creekriver