2025-12-17T18:00:00-07:00
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Summary
Total streamflow across the
Cimarron River
was last observed at
1,496
cfs, and is expected to yield approximately
2,967
acre-ft of water today; about 148%
of normal.
River levels are high.
Average streamflow for this time of year is
1,012 cfs,
with recent peaks last observed
on
2019-05-22 when daily discharge volume was observed at
217,928 cfs.
Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the
Cimarron River Near Ripley
reporting a streamflow rate of 493 cfs.
However, the streamgauge with the highest stage along the river is the
Cimarron River Near Dover
with a gauge stage of 9.9 ft.
This river is monitored from 12 different streamgauging stations along the Cimarron River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 8,643 ft, the
Cimarron River Near Cimarron.
River Details
| Last Updated | 2025-12-16 |
| Discharge Volume | 2,967 ACRE-FT |
| Streamflow |
1,495.64 cfs
-21.6 cfs (-1.42%) |
| Percent of Normal | 147.79% |
| Maximum |
217,928.0 cfs
2019-05-22 |
| Seasonal Avg | 1,012 cfs |
River Streamflow Levels
| Streamgauge | Streamflow | Gauge Stage | 24hr Change (%) | % Normal | Minimum (cfs) | Maximum (cfs) | Air Temp | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cimarron River Near Cimarron
USGS 09126000 |
22 cfs | 1.19 ft | 14.97 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Below Eagle Nest Dam
USGS 07206000 |
2 cfs | 0.28 ft | 0 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Bl Squaw Creek
USGS 09127000 |
41 cfs | 8.13 ft | 19.08 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Cimarron
USGS 07207000 |
6 cfs | 1.03 ft | -28.43 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Kenton
USGS 07154500 |
0 cfs | 4.77 ft | None | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Forgan
USGS 07156900 |
19 cfs | 2.23 ft | 0 | |||||
|
Cimarron R Near Buttermilk
USGS 07157740 |
47 cfs | 8.23 ft | 5.41 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Buffalo
USGS 07157950 |
75 cfs | 4 ft | 0 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Waynoka
USGS 07158000 |
107 cfs | 6.04 ft | -9.32 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Dover
USGS 07159100 |
300 cfs | 9.9 ft | -3.85 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Guthrie
USGS 07160000 |
453 cfs | 6.06 ft | -1.31 | |||||
|
Cimarron River Near Ripley
USGS 07161450 |
493 cfs | 7.65 ft | 1.02 |
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Streamflow Elevation Profile
The Cimarron River () extends 698 miles (1,123 km) across New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas. The headwaters flow from Johnson Mesa west of Folsom in northeastern New Mexico. Much of the river's length lies in Oklahoma, where it either borders or passes through eleven counties. There are no major cities along its route. The river enters the Oklahoma Panhandle near Kenton, Oklahoma, crosses the southeastern corner of Colorado into Kansas, reenters the Oklahoma Panhandle, reenters Kansas, and finally returns to Oklahoma where it joins the Arkansas River at Keystone Reservoir west of Tulsa, Oklahoma, its only impoundment. The Cimarron drains a basin that encompasses about 18,927 square miles (49,020 km2).