North Fork Gunnison HUC8 14020004
A 2,510 km² sub-basin of the Upper Colorado region in CO. 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
53
Moderate
Drought index
364
Extreme
Area in D2+
98.44%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
179%
p80 of record
Water assets
352
142 springs · 95 wells
USGS gauges (6)
- NORTH FK GUNNISON RIVER ABOVE MOUTH NR LAZEAR, CO09136100187 cfsp51 · normal
- NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER NEAR SOMERSET, CO.09132500102 cfsp59 · normal
- NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER BELOW PAONIA, CO09134100123 cfsp80 · above normal
- HUBBARD CREEK AT HIGHWAY 133 AT MOUTH NR BOWIE, CO091329608 cfsp81 · above normal
- ANTHRACITE CREEK ABOVE MOUTH NEAR SOMERSET0913209595 cfsp86 · above normal
- LEROUX CREEK ABOVE MOUTH NEAR HOTCHKISS, CO091359207 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 364 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p80 |
| 2026-10-20 | 364 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p66 |
| 2026-10-19 | 364 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p72 |
| 2026-10-18 | 364 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p79 |
| 2026-10-17 | 364 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p84 |
| 2026-10-16 | 364 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p87 |
| 2026-10-15 | 376 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p91 |
| 2026-10-14 | 376 | 98.44 | 0/5 | p74 |
| 2026-10-13 | 376 | 98.44 | 4/5 | p23 |
| 2026-10-12 | 376 | 98.44 | 4/5 | p17 |
| 2026-10-11 | 376 | 98.44 | 3/5 | p22 |
| 2026-10-10 | 376 | 98.44 | 4/5 | p19 |
| 2026-10-09 | 376 | 98.44 | 3/5 | p24 |
| 2026-10-08 | 376 | 98.44 | 2/5 | p27 |
Top water assets
- 69Hubbard Creek At Highway 133 At Mouth Nr Bowie, Coriver
- 69North Fork Gunnison River Below Paonia, Coriver
- 69North Fork Gunnison River Near Somerset, Co.river
- 69Leroux Creek Above Mouth Near Hotchkiss, Coriver
- 69Anthracite Creek Above Mouth Near Somersetriver
- 69North Fk Gunnison River Above Mouth Nr Lazear, Coriver
- 69Anthracite Creek Near Somerset, Co.river
- 67Paonia Damreservoir
- 66Monumentreservoir
- 66Grayreservoir