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Cimarron River near Guthrie

Highest listed crest 25.70 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft111 crests since 1914

The Cimarron River near Guthrie crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 111 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1914 to 2019. The highest, 25.70 ft on October 4, 1986, was major flooding, 7.70 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Cimarron River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.70 ft
October 4, 1986; 116,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
2
65th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 26, 2019
21.22 ft, minor flooding
Location
Logan County
Near Guthrie (3.2 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Cimarron River near Guthrie
Action stage16.015Jun 8, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.044May 26, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.06Jun 10, 1995Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.02Oct 4, 1986Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

111 crests from 1914 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cimarron River near Guthrie, 1914 to 2019 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft May 4, 1914: 21.00 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1935: 25.50 ft, major flooding; 90,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1938: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 46,300 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1938: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1938: 15.85 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1941: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1941: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1942: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 45,400 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1942: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1943: 20.57 ft, minor flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1944: 20.01 ft, minor flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1945: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1945: 18.77 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1947: 20.27 ft, minor flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1947: 20.15 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1948: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1948: 18.98 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1949: 21.98 ft, minor flooding; 51,500 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1950: 21.05 ft, minor flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1951: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1951: 17.78 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1951: 18.82 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1951: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1952: 14.35 ft, below flood stage; 4,230 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1953: 15.70 ft, below flood stage; 5,620 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1955: 22.70 ft, moderate flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1955: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1955: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1955: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1957: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1957: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1957: 19.94 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1957: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1957: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1957: 20.04 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1959: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 51,800 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1959: 23.90 ft, moderate flooding; 86,800 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1961: 20.62 ft, minor flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1965: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 54,900 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1965: 14.63 ft, below flood stage; 6,150 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1968: 15.21 ft, below flood stage; 8,250 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1971: 14.60 ft, below flood stage; 5,900 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1971: 14.50 ft, below flood stage; 5,010 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1974: 23.58 ft, moderate flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1974: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 63,900 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1976: 15.39 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1984: 15.08 ft, below flood stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 14.71 ft, below flood stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1986: 18.76 ft, minor flooding; 43,600 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 25.70 ft, major flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1987: 14.34 ft, below flood stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 15.44 ft, below flood stage; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1987: 15.22 ft, below flood stage; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1987: 15.38 ft, below flood stage; 22,200 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1987: 19.73 ft, minor flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1987: 15.53 ft, below flood stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1990: 15.46 ft, below flood stage; 21,600 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1990: 15.65 ft, below flood stage; 22,600 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1991: 11.69 ft, below flood stage; 6,460 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1992: 15.23 ft, below flood stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1992: 15.26 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1993: 19.29 ft, minor flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1993: 22.73 ft, moderate flooding; 93,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1993: 15.43 ft, below flood stage; 28,700 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1993: 13.20 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 14.57 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1994: 15.21 ft, below flood stage; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1994: 14.30 ft, below flood stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1994: 17.32 ft, action stage; 39,900 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1995: 17.47 ft, action stage; 41,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 22.18 ft, moderate flooding; 93,300 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1995: 17.36 ft, action stage; 40,200 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1996: 14.83 ft, below flood stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1996: 13.66 ft, below flood stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1996: 14.15 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1997: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 48,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1997: 14.04 ft, below flood stage; 19,000 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1997: 13.63 ft, below flood stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1997: 14.68 ft, below flood stage; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1998: 17.46 ft, action stage; 41,100 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1998: 13.89 ft, below flood stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1998: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 68,900 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1999: 14.18 ft, below flood stage; 21,600 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1999: 15.82 ft, below flood stage; 32,700 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1999: 17.32 ft, action stage; 50,000 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1999: 15.75 ft, below flood stage; 33,700 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1999: 14.84 ft, below flood stage; 26,500 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1999: 14.19 ft, below flood stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1999: 13.63 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2000: 16.88 ft, action stage; 45,200 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2000: 14.39 ft, below flood stage; 22,100 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 15.19 ft, below flood stage; 28,500 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2001: 14.61 ft, below flood stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2002: 14.35 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2002: 15.14 ft, below flood stage; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 17.71 ft, action stage; 55,200 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2004: 14.47 ft, below flood stage; 27,500 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2007: 19.11 ft, minor flooding; 67,800 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2007: 17.71 ft, action stage; 41,700 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2007: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 45,900 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2008: 16.42 ft, action stage; 31,900 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2008: 17.82 ft, action stage; 42,500 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2013: 16.72 ft, action stage; 35,100 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2015: 20.83 ft, minor flooding; 52,400 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 17.98 ft, action stage; 32,400 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2018: 17.59 ft, action stage; 30,300 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2019: 18.57 ft, minor flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2019: 21.79 ft, minor flooding; 62,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2019: 21.22 ft, minor flooding; 58,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2019: 16.29 ft, action stage; 27,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.70 ft, Oct 4, 1986 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cimarron River near Guthrie 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 3 1940s: 13 1950s: 16 16 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 6 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 23.58 ft on May 17, 1957.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 111 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Cimarron River near Guthrie
1Oct 4, 198625.70+7.70Major116,000
2May 1, 193525.50+7.50Major90,000
3Oct 2, 195923.90+5.90Moderate86,800
4Apr 1, 197423.58+5.58Moderate43,500
5May 10, 199322.73+4.73Moderate93,100
6May 21, 195522.70+4.70Moderate43,400
7Jun 10, 199522.18+4.18Moderate93,300
8May 8, 199522.00+4.00Moderate—
9May 20, 194921.98+3.98Minor51,500
10Nov 4, 197421.87+3.87Minor63,900
11May 21, 201921.79+3.79Minor62,300
12Sep 21, 196521.30+3.30Minor54,900
13May 26, 201921.22+3.22Minor58,700
14Jul 30, 195021.05+3.05Minor44,500
15May 4, 191421.00+3.00Minor—
16Apr 20, 194220.90+2.90Minor45,400
17Oct 5, 195520.90+2.90Minor39,400
18May 27, 195520.89+2.89Minor30,600
19May 25, 201520.83+2.83Minor52,400
20May 20, 195120.80+2.80Minor42,500
21Sep 14, 196120.62+2.62Minor48,500
22May 20, 194320.57+2.57Minor42,900
23Oct 25, 194120.40+2.40Minor41,400
24Sep 25, 195920.35+2.35Minor51,800
25Jun 24, 194820.32+2.32Minor37,700
26Apr 14, 194720.27+2.27Minor43,500
27May 16, 194720.15+2.15Minor35,000
28Jun 19, 195520.13+2.13Minor28,200
29Jun 11, 195720.04+2.04Minor42,000
30Apr 11, 194420.01+2.01Minor43,000
31May 21, 195719.94+1.94Minor42,000
32Apr 16, 194519.87+1.87Minor41,500
33May 28, 198719.73+1.73Minor47,000
34May 20, 193819.70+1.70Minor46,300
35May 3, 195719.67+1.67Minor30,600
36Apr 26, 194219.59+1.59Minor38,200
37Jul 1, 195119.41+1.41Minor27,900
38Jun 1, 195719.40+1.40Minor39,000
39May 3, 199319.29+1.29Minor57,000
40Nov 2, 199819.12+1.12Minor68,900
41Jul 1, 200719.11+1.11Minor67,800
42May 24, 193819.10+1.10Minor42,100
43Jun 29, 194818.98+0.98Minor28,800
44Jun 10, 194118.87+0.87Minor21,400
45Jun 26, 195118.82+0.82Minor22,200
46Sep 29, 194518.77+0.77Minor22,200
47Sep 30, 198618.76+0.76Minor43,600
48May 26, 195718.70+0.70Minor30,300
49Apr 24, 195718.67+0.67Minor20,700
50May 9, 201918.57+0.57Minor36,100

The worst floods along the Cimarron River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Cimarron River that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 4, 1986: 25.70 ft here, major flooding

  • PerkinsOK · Oct 4, 1986 · 26.75 ft · Major · its highest
  • DoverOK · Oct 3, 1986 · 26.10 ft · Major · its highest

October 2, 1959: 23.90 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PerkinsOK · Oct 3, 1959 · 21.40 ft · Moderate

May 10, 1993: 22.73 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RipleyOK · May 10, 1993 · 28.36 ft · Major · its highest
  • DoverOK · May 10, 1993 · 22.49 ft · Major

Gauges on the Cimarron River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Cimarron River
AmesOK10.012.39 ft, Oct 4, 20180
BuffaloOK9.09.74 ft, May 9, 20190
DoverOK17.026.10 ft, Oct 3, 19866
Guthrie this gaugeOK18.025.70 ft, Oct 4, 19862
PerkinsOK17.026.75 ft, Oct 4, 19866
RipleyOK17.028.36 ft, May 10, 199310
WaynokaOK8.015.10 ft, May 16, 19572

Other gauges in Logan County

Flood gauges in Logan County
Guthrie22.030.00 ft, Oct 20, 198311
Seward30.039.47 ft, Jun 9, 19950

Logan County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oklahoma

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GTRO2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.