Cimarron River (Upper Cimarron)
Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.
Data gaps and disparities
Found automatically in the gauge records behind this river, and notes from a reviewer who checked them against other sources. Gauges need at least 26 weeks of daily data to appear on the Flow tab.
Warnings (1)
- warning: gap Cimarron River Ab Ute Creek Nr Boise City, OK: 1 gap of 60+ days inside the record (12,845 days in all). Longest: Aug 1, 1907 to Sep 30, 1942 (12,845 days).
Context (5)
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- flatline Cimarron River Ab Ute Creek Nr Boise City, OK: 2 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 35.0 cfs for 62 days from Dec 1, 1943; 15.0 cfs for 35 days from Jan 7, 1945. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Cimarron River Ab Ute Creek Nr Boise City, OK: 7 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 301 days from Sep 1, 1952; 168 days from Sep 3, 1953. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- flatline Cimarron River Near Kenton, OK: 2 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 5.0 cfs for 31 days from Oct 1, 1950; 3.0 cfs for 30 days from Nov 1, 1950. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- zero run Cimarron River Near Kenton, OK: 27 runs of 60+ days at zero flow; longest 404 days from Aug 20, 2011; 373 days from Jul 21, 2021. Usually real (a dry channel or no release), not missing data.
- ended Discontinued gauges: 2 gauges have stopped reporting: Cimarron River Ab Ute Creek Nr Boise City, OK (last 1954); Cimarron River Near Kenton, OK (last 2024). Their segments rest on fewer gauges after those years.
Values removed (0)
A reading is removed automatically only when it is impossible (for example, a daily mean above the highest flow USGS recorded that water year). Low and zero flows are never removed: rivers here really do dry up.
None.
Gauges
Each row is one physical gauge; "published by" lists every agency copy that was merged into it.
| Gauge | Segment | Published by | First | Last | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimarron River Near Kenton, OK | Cimarron Headwaters | nwps, usgs | 1950-10-02 | 2024-09-23 | 3861 |
| Cimarron River Ab Ute Creek Nr Boise City, OK | Upper Cimarron | usgs | 1905-10-02 | 1954-09-20 | 721 |