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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
43
Stressed
Drought index
300
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
80%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
66%
p16 of record
Water assets
2,457
483 springs · 819 wells
USGS gauges (8)
- MILL CREEK AT SHELEY TUNNEL, NEAR MOAB, UT091835003 cfsp8 · much below normal
- COLORADO RIVER AT POTASH, UT091856001,990 cfsp9 · much below normal
- COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UT091805001,850 cfsp16 · below normal
- MILL CREEK BELOW SHELEY TUNNEL, NEAR MOAB, UT091836003 cfsp22 · below normal
- CASTLE CREEK BELOW CASTLE VALLEY NEAR MOAB, UT091824004 cfsp48 · normal
- NORTH FORK MILL CREEK NEAR MOAB, UTAH091838002 cfsno long-term record
- PACK CREEK AT PACK CREEK ROAD BRIDGE NEAR MOAB, UT091846000 cfsno long-term record
- MILL CREEK BLW PACK CREEK NR MOUTH AT MOAB, UT091851000 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 300 | 100 | 4/5 | p16 |
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