Cheyenne County drought today
The U.S. Drought Monitor's category for Cheyenne County, Colorado (FIPS 08017), the share of its area in each category, and what it means for water users.
Area by category
| Category | This week | Week before |
|---|---|---|
| No category No drought | 70.9% | 3.6% |
| D0 Abnormally dry or worse | 29.1% | 96.4% |
| D1 Moderate drought or worse | 3.8% | 20.7% |
| D2 Severe drought or worse | 0% | 5% |
| D3 Extreme drought or worse | 0% | 0% |
| D4 Exceptional drought | 0% | 0% |
Cumulative, as the Monitor reports them: each row includes the rows below it.
What it means for water users
Cheyenne County is D0, abnormally dry, over 29.1% of its area. D0 is not drought: it marks areas going into or coming out of drought, with conditions around the 20th–30th percentile of the record.
By category alone this week: 25.4% D0 and 3.8% D1.
Against the map of Sep 22, 2026, the category improved from D2 to D0, and the share in D2 or worse went from 5% to 0%.
D2 or worse on the last 4 maps: 22.1% (Sep 8, 2026), 5% (Sep 15, 2026), 5% (Sep 22, 2026) and 0% (Sep 29, 2026).
It is not water administration: calls on its streams depend on streamflow and priority, not on this category.
Where its water is administered
Cheyenne County lies mostly in Division 2, the Arkansas basin, and partly in Division 1 (South Platte basin). Water there is administered by priority: see the basin's active calls and snowpack.
Nearby
Nearest stream gauges: Arkansas River at Lamar (50 mi), Arkansas River near Granada (54 mi), Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir (56 mi) and Wild Horse Creek above Holly (59 mi).
Nearby counties this week: Kiowa County (D1), Kit Carson County (D1), Lincoln County (D1) and Prowers County (D1).