Powder HUC8 17050203
A 4,423 km² sub-basin of the Pacific Northwest region in OR. 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
47
Stressed
Drought index
335
Extreme
Area in D2+
100%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
—
no gauges reporting
Median flow
—
of normal for the date
Water assets
753
151 springs · 34 wells
USGS gauges (0)
No active discharge gauges in this sub-basin.
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-18 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-17 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-16 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-15 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-14 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-13 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-10 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-07 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
| 2026-10-06 | 335 | 100 | — | — |
Top water assets
- 78Summit Creek — Irrigationspring
- 76North Powder River — Irrigationspring
- 76Dutch Flat Creek — Irrigation And Domesticspring
- 76North Powder River — Irrigationspring
- 76A Reservoir — Irrigationspring
- 76Conundrum Creek — Irrigationspring
- 76Salmon Creek — Irrigationspring
- 76Little Antelope Creek — Irrigationspring
- 76Springs — Irrigationspring
- 76Immigrant Gulch — Irrigationspring