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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 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.

Health score
51
Moderate
Drought index
273
Severe
Area in D2+
72.94%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
50%
of 4 reporting
Median flow
76%
p21 of record
Water assets
398
57 springs · 143 wells

USGS gauges (6)

Recent conditions

DateDSCID2+ %Gauges lowFlow pct
2026-10-2027372.942/4p21
2026-10-1927372.942/3p10
2026-10-1827372.943/3p9
2026-10-1727372.942/3p10
2026-10-1627372.942/4p23
2026-10-1527372.943/4p9
2026-10-1427372.943/4p18
2026-10-1327372.943/4p12
2026-10-1227372.942/3p11
2026-10-1127372.943/4p17
2026-10-1027372.942/4p22
2026-10-0927372.943/4p18
2026-10-0827372.943/4p17
2026-10-0727372.943/4p17

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