Washington County drought today
The U.S. Drought Monitor's category for Washington County, Colorado (FIPS 08121), 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 | 78.1% | 91% |
| D0 Abnormally dry or worse | 21.9% | 9% |
| D1 Moderate drought or worse | 0.7% | 0% |
| D2 Severe drought or worse | 0% | 0% |
| 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
Washington County is D0, abnormally dry, over 21.9% 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: 21.1% D0 and 0.7% D1.
Against the map of Sep 22, 2026, the category is unchanged at D0, with the same share in D2 or worse (0%).
The share in D2 or worse was the same, 0%, on all 4 maps from Sep 8, 2026 to 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
Washington 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 (38 mi), First Creek below Buckley Road at Rocky Mountain Arsenal (85 mi), Cache La Poudre River above North 11th Avenue at Greeley (85 mi) and South Platte River at Fort Lupton (86 mi).
Nearby counties this week: Morgan County (D1), Yuma County (D1), Logan County (D1) and Kit Carson County (D1).