Dry Cimarron River
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 (0)
No warnings.
Context (3)
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- flatline Cimarron R Nr Folsom, NM: 3 runs of 30+ days at exactly the same flow: 1.0 cfs for 31 days from Dec 1, 1927; 2.7 cfs for 31 days from Dec 1, 1928; 3.0 cfs for 31 days from Jan 1, 1929. Usually an estimated period (ice, a broken gauge) rather than measured daily flow.
- spike Cimarron R Nr Folsom, NM: 1 single-day flow far above the gauge's usual range (99th percentile 201 cfs) with no annual peak on record to confirm them: 1,500 cfs on May 17, 1928. Flash floods are common here, but these are unverified.
- ended Discontinued gauges: 2 gauges have stopped reporting: Cimarron R Nr Folsom, NM (last 1933); Dry Cimarron R Nr Guy, NM (last 1973). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Cimarron R Nr Guy, NM | Cimarron Headwaters | usgs | 1942-09-28 | 1973-12-24 | 1631 |
| Cimarron R Nr Folsom, NM | Cimarron Headwaters | usgs | 1927-10-03 | 1933-09-25 | 313 |