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Upper Klamath Lake HUC8 18010203

A 1,875 km² sub-basin of the California region in OR. 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
44
Stressed
Drought index
309
Extreme
Area in D2+
83.45%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
67%
of 3 reporting
Median flow
51%
p11 of record
Water assets
398
57 springs · 143 wells

USGS gauges (6)

Recent conditions

DateDSCID2+ %Gauges lowFlow pct
2026-09-0730983.452/3p11

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