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 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
37
Stressed
Drought index
354
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
75%
of 8 reporting
Median flow
63%
p16 of record
Water assets
1,540
930 springs · 317 wells
USGS gauges (13)
- COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO090851001,220 cfsp8 · much below normal
- PLATEAU CREEK NEAR CAMEO, CO0910500040 cfsp9 · much below normal
- COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO, CO.090955001,430 cfsp9 · much below normal
- COLO RIVER BELOW GRAND VALLEY DIV NR PALISADE, CO09106150612 cfsp16 · below normal
- COLORADO RIVER NEAR COLORADO-UTAH STATE LINE091635002,650 cfsp16 · below normal
- PARACHUTE CREEK AT PARACHUTE, CO.090935005 cfsp20 · below normal
- ELK CREEK AT NEW CASTLE, CO.0908750020 cfsp58 · normal
- CANYON CREEK NEAR NEW CASTLE, CO.0908550038 cfsp86 · above normal
- DIVIDE CREEK NEAR SILT, CO090907851 cfsno long-term record
- COLORADO R. ABV GUNNISON R. AT GRAND JUNCTION, CO09106485684 cfsno long-term record
- LITTLE SALT WASH BLW GREENWAY DRIVE AT FRUITA, CO0915322092 cfsno long-term record
- SALT CREEK NEAR MOUTH NEAR MACK, CO.09163492109 cfsno long-term record
- ROAN CREEK AT DE BEQUE, CO.3919531081302014 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 354 | 100 | 6/8 | p16 |
| 2026-10-19 | 354 | 100 | 5/8 | p20 |
| 2026-10-18 | 354 | 100 | 4/8 | p24 |
| 2026-10-17 | 354 | 100 | 3/8 | p32 |
| 2026-10-16 | 354 | 100 | 3/8 | p44 |
| 2026-10-15 | 380 | 100 | 1/8 | p71 |
| 2026-10-14 | 380 | 100 | 4/8 | p40 |
| 2026-10-13 | 380 | 100 | 4/8 | p31 |
| 2026-10-12 | 380 | 100 | 5/8 | p11 |
| 2026-10-11 | 380 | 100 | 5/8 | p8 |
| 2026-10-10 | 380 | 100 | 6/8 | p7 |
| 2026-10-09 | 380 | 100 | 6/8 | p7 |
| 2026-10-08 | 380 | 100 | 6/8 | p7 |
| 2026-10-07 | 380 | 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