Cuyama HUC8 18060007
A 2,962 km² sub-basin of the California region in CA. 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
75
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
25%
of 4 reporting
Median flow
473%
p75 of record
Water assets
636
10 springs · 512 wells
USGS gauges (5)
- SANTA BARBARA CYN C NR VENTUCOPA CA111366000 cfsp10 · below normal
- CUYAMA R BL BUCKHORN CYN NR SANTA MARIA CA111368000 cfsp69 · normal
- CUYAMA R NR VENTUCOPA CA111365003 cfsp81 · above normal
- HUASNA R NR ARROYO GRANDE CA111379001 cfsp81 · above normal
- CUYAMA R NR NEW CUYAMA CA11136710no readingno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p75 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p72 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p74 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p73 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p73 |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p76 |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p75 |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p77 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p77 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p75 |
| 2026-10-10 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p74 |
| 2026-10-09 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p77 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p75 |
| 2026-10-07 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | p74 |
Top water assets
- 67Rancho Nuevo Creekriver
- 67Salisbury Canyon Washriver
- 67Rancho Nuevo Creekriver
- 67Alamo Creekriver
- 67Cuyama R Nr Ventucopa Cariver
- 67Rancho Nuevo Creekriver
- 67Twitchell Damreservoir
- 67Cuyama Riverriver
- 67Santa Barbara Cyn C Nr Ventucopa Cariver
- 67Cuyama Riverriver