Colorado Headwaters-Plateau HUC8 14010005
A 9,909 km² sub-basin of the Upper Colorado region in CO, UT. 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
29
Critical
Drought index
415
Exceptional
Area in D2+
100%
15.21% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
75%
of 8 reporting
Median flow
51%
p8 of record
Water assets
1,540
930 springs · 317 wells
USGS gauges (13)
- PLATEAU CREEK NEAR CAMEO, CO0910500016 cfsp6 · much below normal
- COLO RIVER BELOW GRAND VALLEY DIV NR PALISADE, CO09106150232 cfsp6 · much below normal
- COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO090851001,200 cfsp7 · much below normal
- COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO, CO.090955001,020 cfsp7 · much below normal
- ELK CREEK AT NEW CASTLE, CO.090875001 cfsp8 · much below normal
- COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE091635001,790 cfsp9 · much below normal
- PARACHUTE CREEK AT PARACHUTE, CO.090935002 cfsp28 · normal
- CANYON CREEK NEAR NEW CASTLE, CO.0908550017 cfsp79 · above normal
- DIVIDE CREEK NEAR SILT, CO090907851 cfsno long-term record
- COLORADO R. ABV GUNNISON R. AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO09106485394 cfsno long-term record
- LITTLE SALT WASH BLW GREENWAY DRIVE AT FRUITA, CO09153220no readingno long-term record
- SALT CREEK NEAR MOUTH NEAR MACK, CO.0916349283 cfsno long-term record
- ROAN CREEK AT DE BEQUE, CO.3919531081302010 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 415 | 100 | 6/8 | p8 |
Top water assets
- 71Middle Forkreservoir
- 69Parachute Creek At Parachute, Co.river
- 69Colby Horse Parkreservoir
- 69Elk Creek At New Castle, Co.river
- 69Cottonwood #2reservoir
- 69Colorado River Below Glenwood Springs, Coriver
- 69Grove Creek #2reservoir
- 67Vega Damreservoir
- 67Colorado R. Abv Gunnison R. At Grand Junction, Coriver
- 67Colorado River Near Colorado-Utah State Lineriver