Ponil Creek
Streamflow, conditions and background by watershed segment. Data through November 1, 2026.
Where it is
Segments are the HUC8 watersheds the gauges sit in, numbered upstream to downstream. Use the buttons to switch between the state and the river.
- 1Cimarron
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About the Ponil Creek
This report follows 16 miles (27 km) of the Ponil Creek, all within the Cimarron watershed segment. At the lower end of the report the river drains about 325 square miles. Downstream of the mapped reach it flows into the Cimarron River. Named tributaries joining it here include the South Ponil Creek, North Ponil Creek and Cerrososo Creek. 1 gauge with at least 26 weeks of daily flow cover 1916 to 2026.
From the archive: NHDPlus river network, WBD watersheds, NHD waterbodies, TIGER urban areas and the report's gauges.
From the headwaters down
Each watershed segment in order, with last week's flow rated against the same week in 1991–2020.
Segment 1: Cimarron
54 cfs last week much above normal, 117 dry days this year.
Median conductance 282 µS/cm in the 2010s. Rain over the last 3 months: 161% of normal.
Reservoirs
No reservoir with 500 acre-feet or more of storage on this river in the National Inventory of Dams.
Water users
Surface water withdrawn, 2020
In the counties this river crosses (Colfax): 66,039 acre-feet. County totals include other streams.
| Use | Share (bar) | Share | Acre-ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigated agriculture | 82% | 53,926 | |
| Reservoir evaporation | 16% | 10,488 | |
| Public water supply | 2% | 1,287 | |
| Livestock | 1% | 336 | |
| Commercial | 0% | 2 |
State Engineer, New Mexico Water Use by Categories 2020.
Public water systems beside the river
Cimarron Water System
State Engineer's public water systems layer (service areas within 2 km).
Sources
Numbered sources for the statements above, as they were read when the page was prepared.