Las Vegas Wash HUC8 15010015
A 4,866 km² sub-basin of the Lower Colorado region in NV. 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
59
Moderate
Drought index
200
Severe
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
25%
of 16 reporting
Median flow
115%
p75 of record
Water assets
2,230
145 springs · 1,886 wells
USGS gauges (16)
- C-1 CHANNEL NR WARM SPGS RD AT HENDERSON, NV094197400 cfsp10 · below normal
- C-1 CHANNEL ABV MOUTH NR HENDERSON, NV094197450 cfsp10 · below normal
- LAS VEGAS WASH OVERFLOW AT LAKE LAS VEGAS INLET094197560 cfsp10 · below normal
- FLAMINGO WASH AT NELLIS BLVD NR LAS VEGAS, NV0941967815 cfsp17 · below normal
- SLOAN CHANNEL AT CHARLESTON BLVD NR LAS VEGAS, NV094196650 cfsp34 · normal
- DUCK CK AT BROADBENT BLVD AT E LAS VEGAS, NV094196968 cfsp49 · normal
- LV WASH BLW FLAMINGO WASH CONFL NR LAS VEGAS, NV09419678311 cfsp66 · normal
- CORN CK SPGS AT NATIONAL FISH & WILDLIFE HDQRS, NV094196250 cfsp75 · above normal
- LV WASH ABV HOMESTEAD WEIR NR HENDERSON, NV09419749329 cfsp75 · above normal
- LV WASH ABV BOSTICK WEIR NR HENDERSON, NV09419747360 cfsp78 · above normal
- LV WASH ABV THREE KIDS WASH BLW HENDERSON, NV09419753350 cfsp78 · above normal
- LV WASH BLW LAKE LAS VEGAS NR BOULDER CITY, NV09419800368 cfsp79 · above normal
- LAS VEGAS WASH AT PABCO RD NR HENDERSON, NV09419700373 cfsp80 · above normal
- LV WASH BLW DUCK CK CONF NR HENDERSON, NV09419698373 cfsp80 · above normal
- LAS VEGAS WASTEWAY NR E LAS VEGAS, NV09419679342 cfsp81 · above normal
- LAS VEGAS WASH AT VEGAS VALLEY DR NR LAS VEGAS, NV094196784118 cfsp91 · much above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 200 | 0 | 4/16 | p75 |
Top water assets
- 76Las Vegas Valley Deep Fossil Aquiferfossil_water
- 69Deer Creekriver
- 69Deer Creekriver
- 68Rainbow Detention Basin Damreservoir
- 67Duck Creekriver
- 67Deer Creekriver
- 67Duck Creekriver
- 67Lvvwd Wellwell
- 67Lake Las Vegas Damreservoir
- 67Duck Creekriver