Conejos County drought today
The U.S. Drought Monitor's category for Conejos County, Colorado (FIPS 08021), 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 | 0% | 0% |
| D0 Abnormally dry or worse | 100% | 100% |
| D1 Moderate drought or worse | 100% | 100% |
| D2 Severe drought or worse | 97.1% | 100% |
| D3 Extreme drought or worse | 86.1% | 87.8% |
| D4 Exceptional drought | 0% | 39.5% |
Cumulative, as the Monitor reports them: each row includes the rows below it.
What it means for water users
Conejos County is in D3 extreme drought: 86.1% of its area is in extreme drought or worse, conditions around the 2nd–5th percentile of the record.
By category alone this week: 2.9% D1, 11% D2 and 86.1% D3. About 1,250 of its 1,287 square miles are in D2 or worse.
Against the map of Sep 22, 2026, the category improved from D4 to D3, and the share in D2 or worse went from 100% to 97.1%.
D2 or worse on the last 4 maps: 100% (Sep 8, 2026), 100% (Sep 15, 2026), 100% (Sep 22, 2026) and 97.1% (Sep 29, 2026).
USDA uses the Monitor to trigger drought disaster designations; the county FSA office confirms what applies.
It is not water administration: calls on its streams depend on streamflow and priority, not on this category.
Where its water is administered
Conejos County lies in Division 3, the Rio Grande basin. Water there is administered by priority: see the basin's active calls and snowpack.
Nearby
Nearest stream gauges: Conejos River near Mogote (11 mi), Alamosa River below Terrace Reservoir (11 mi), Rio Grande at Alamosa (25 mi) and Rio Grande near Lobatos (25 mi).
Nearby counties this week: Rio Grande County (D3, D2+ 100%), Alamosa County (D4, D2+ 100%), Costilla County (D4, D2+ 100%) and Archuleta County (D1, D2+ <0.1%).