Upper Colorado-Kane Springs HUC8 14030005
A 5,892 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
65
Moderate
Drought index
264
Severe
Area in D2+
63.63%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
101%
p51 of record
Water assets
2,457
483 springs · 819 wells
USGS gauges (8)
- COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT091805003,060 cfsp29 · normal
- COLORADO RIVER AT POTASH, UT091856003,290 cfsp31 · normal
- MILL CREEK BELOW SHELEY TUNNEL, NEAR MOAB, UT091836003 cfsp51 · normal
- CASTLE CREEK BELOW CASTLE VALLEY NEAR MOAB, UT091824005 cfsp55 · normal
- MILL CREEK AT SHELEY TUNNEL, NEAR MOAB, UT091835008 cfsp66 · normal
- NORTH FORK MILL CREEK NEAR MOAB, UTAH091838003 cfsno long-term record
- PACK CREEK AT PACK CREEK ROAD BRIDGE NEAR MOAB, UT091846001 cfsno long-term record
- MILL CREEK BLW PACK CREEK NR MOUTH AT MOAB, UT091851003 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 264 | 63.63 | 0/5 | p51 |
| 2026-10-18 | 264 | 63.63 | 0/5 | p52 |
| 2026-10-17 | 264 | 63.63 | 0/5 | p65 |
| 2026-10-16 | 264 | 63.63 | 0/5 | p78 |
| 2026-10-15 | 300 | 100 | 0/5 | p75 |
| 2026-10-14 | 300 | 100 | 1/5 | p30 |
| 2026-10-13 | 300 | 100 | 2/5 | p28 |
| 2026-10-12 | 300 | 100 | 2/5 | p26 |
| 2026-10-11 | 300 | 100 | 4/5 | p19 |
| 2026-10-10 | 300 | 100 | 4/5 | p9 |
| 2026-10-09 | 300 | 100 | 4/5 | p9 |
| 2026-10-08 | 300 | 100 | 4/5 | p9 |
| 2026-10-07 | 300 | 100 | 5/5 | p9 |
| 2026-10-06 | 300 | 100 | 4/5 | p10 |
Top water assets
- 74Underground Water Well — Mwell
- 74Underground Water Wells — Mwell
- 74Mason Draw And Mason Spring — Diosspring
- 74Deep Brine Extraction Wells — Owell
- 74Colorado River — Xriver
- 74Colorado River Sewerage Effluent — Isriver
- 74Underground Water Wells (7) — Imwell
- 74269 Underground Water Wells — Mwell
- 74Colorado River — Xriver
- 74West Coyote Wash — Iswell