USGS Streamgage 09127000
Cimarron River below Cimarron Creek at Cimarron, CO
Cimarron River below Cimarron Creek at Cimarron, CO is USGS streamgage 09127000 in Colorado, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 14020002. It drains a watershed of about 230 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1942. Typical flow runs near 87.4 cfs in July and 89.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- State
- Colorado
- Drainage area
- 230 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,875 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 14020002
- Coordinates
- 38.44694, -107.55522
- USGS site number
- 09127000
- Records begin
- 1942-10-01 (84 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 84 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23 | 31.3 | 42.9 | |
| February | 20.6 | 30.8 | 49.6 | |
| March | 30.5 | 40.3 | 70.8 | |
| April | 50.2 | 89.8 | 228 | |
| May | 72.9 | 184.1 | 569.5 | |
| June | 64.8 | 431.4 | 1,001 | |
| July | 22.8 | 87.4 | 322.1 | |
| August | 16 | 38.7 | 86.9 | |
| September | 15.5 | 27.3 | 59.2 | |
| October | 19.7 | 36 | 61.2 | |
| November | 22.7 | 41.1 | 59.1 | |
| December | 23 | 35.3 | 48.7 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).
Other gauges in this subbasin
- Gunnison River below Gunnison Tunnel, CO
- Smith Fork near Lazear, CO
- Gunnison River at Cnty Rd 32 below Gunnison, CO
- Ohio Creek near Baldwin, CO
- Ohio Creek above Mouth near Gunnison, CO
- Gunnison River near Gunnison, CO
- Gunnison River at Gunnison Whitewater Park, CO
- Lake Fork below Lake San Cristobal near Lake City, CO