« Back to Buffalo Rivers

Cimarron River near Waynoka

Critical Stages
7.5' - Action
8' - Flood
10' - Moderate
12' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 1:30 AM CST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 6.04 ft

Flow: 0.105 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1:30 AM 12/16 6.04 0.105
1:00 AM 12/16 6.04 0.105
12:30 AM 12/16 6.04 0.105
12:00 AM 12/16 6.04 0.105
11:30 PM 12/15 6.04 0.105
11:00 PM 12/15 6.05 0.108
10:30 PM 12/15 6.05 0.108
10:00 PM 12/15 6.05 0.108
9:30 PM 12/15 6.05 0.108
9:00 PM 12/15 6.05 0.108
8:30 PM 12/15 6.04 0.105
8:00 PM 12/15 6.04 0.105
7:30 PM 12/15 6.01 0.0946
7:00 PM 12/15 6.13 0.137
6:30 PM 12/15 6.11 0.129
6:00 PM 12/15 6.1 0.125
5:30 PM 12/15 6.1 0.125
5:00 PM 12/15 6.06 0.111
4:30 PM 12/15 6.07 0.115
4:00 PM 12/15 6.07 0.115
3:30 PM 12/15 6.07 0.115
3:00 PM 12/15 6.06 0.111
2:30 PM 12/15 6.02 0.0982
2:00 PM 12/15 6.05 0.108
1:30 PM 12/15 6.04 0.105
1:00 PM 12/15 6.04 0.105
12:30 PM 12/15 6.04 0.105
12:00 PM 12/15 6.04 0.105
11:30 AM 12/15 6.06 0.111
11:00 AM 12/15 6.05 0.108
Hydrograph for Cimarron River near Waynoka
16' - Expect flooding of agricultural lands... gas wells... and rural roads. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
15' - Expect flooding of agricultural lands... gas wells... and rural roads. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
14' - Expect flooding of agricultural lands... gas wells... and rural roads. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
13' - Expect flooding of agricultural lands... gas wells... and rural roads. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
12' - Expect flooding of agricultural lands... gas wells... and rural roads. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
11' - Expect flooding of agricultural lands... gas wells... and rural roads. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
10' - Expect flooding of agricultural lands... gas wells... and rural roads. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
9' - Expect shallow flooding of agricultural lands along the river. Some fields may be isolated by deep flows in cutoff channels meandering across the flood plain. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
8' - Bankfull conditions exist along the river... and some overflows may occur over some low-lying areas near the river. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
7' - Near bankfull conditions exist along the river... and some overflows may occur over some low-lying areas near the river. The river reach affected extends from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
6' - The river remains within its banks from near Freedom upstream... to the U.S. Highway 281 crossing south of Little Sahara State Park near Waynoka... to near Orienta in Major County.
DateStage (ft)
May 16, 1957 15.1
May 19, 1935 14.5
Jun 23, 1957 11.78
May 10, 1979 11.7
Jul 28, 1950 11.4
May 26, 2019 11.32
Oct 9, 2018 11.12
Jun 12, 2005 10.75
May 26, 2000 10.74
May 23, 1938 10.7
Jun 17, 2005 10.63
May 30, 1957 10.56
Apr 22, 1942 10.5
May 27, 2019 10.49
Nov 1, 1998 10.41
Jun 9, 1995 10.19
Jul 1, 1999 10.13
May 9, 2019 10.12
May 21, 2019 10.1
Sep 2, 1974 10.08

Data provided by the National Weather Service.