Sedgwick County drought today
The U.S. Drought Monitor's category for Sedgwick County, Colorado (FIPS 08115), 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 | 6.4% | 0% |
| D0 Abnormally dry or worse | 93.6% | 100% |
| D1 Moderate drought or worse | 58% | 58% |
| D2 Severe drought or worse | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| 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
Sedgwick County is in D2 severe drought: 8.7% of its area is in severe drought or worse, conditions around the 5th–10th percentile of the record.
By category alone this week: 35.6% D0, 49.3% D1 and 8.7% D2. About 48 of its 548 square miles are in D2 or worse.
Against the map of Sep 22, 2026, the category is unchanged at D2, with the same share in D2 or worse (8.7%).
The share in D2 or worse was the same, 8.7%, on all 4 maps from Sep 8, 2026 to 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
Sedgwick County lies in Division 1, the South Platte basin. Water there is administered by priority: see the basin's active calls and snowpack.
Nearby
Nearest stream gauges: South Platte River at Fort Morgan (87 mi), Cache La Poudre River above North 11th Avenue at Greeley (126 mi), South Platte River at Fort Lupton (140 mi) and Cache La Poudre River above Boxelder Creek near Timnath (141 mi).
Nearby counties this week: Phillips County (D1), Logan County (D1), Yuma County (D1) and Washington County (D0).