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Cimarron River near Guthrie Observed crest: 1.86 ft at 4:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.86 ft at 4:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 5:00am Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 5:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:00am Nov 19 Observed: 1.86 ft at 6:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 7:00am Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 7:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.86 ft at 8:00am Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.83 ft at 9:00am Nov 19 Observed: 1.82 ft at 9:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 10:00am Nov 19 Observed: 1.86 ft at 10:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:00am Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 11:30am Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 12:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.83 ft at 12:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.83 ft at 1:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 1:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 2:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 2:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 3:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 3:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 4:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.85 ft at 4:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 5:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.83 ft at 6:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.84 ft at 6:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.83 ft at 7:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.82 ft at 9:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.82 ft at 10:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:30pm Nov 19 Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 12:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 1:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 1:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 2:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 3:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 3:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 4:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 4:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 5:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 5:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 6:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 7:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 7:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.82 ft at 8:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 9:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.81 ft at 10:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:00am Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:30am Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 2:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 3:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.8 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.8 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.81 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.79 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.79 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.8 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.8 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.77 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.7 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.71 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 1.71 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 1.71 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 1.7 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Graph Created (3:54am Nov 24, 2009) Observed  USGS--Water Resources of the United States GTRO2 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 896.50 Latest observed value: 1.72 ft at 3:30 AM CST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 13.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cimarron River near Guthrie are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:20
Moderate Flood Stage:17
Flood Stage:13
Action Stage:11

Historical Crests
(1) 20.71 ft on 10/04/1986
(2) 20.50 ft on 05/01/1935
(3) 18.90 ft on 10/02/1959
(4) 18.58 ft on 05/17/1957
(4) 18.58 ft on 04/01/1974
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Cimarron River near Guthrie location map

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25.0 Flood depths up to about 7 feet with dangerous velocities will strike most of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is closed. River levels will exceed those of the flood of May 1957... which destroyed the railroad along the south bank between Guthrie and Perkins. In Logan and Payne counties... rural areas are covered by overflow depths ranging up to about 11 feet. Flooding occurs several hours before and after the crest time.
24.0 Flood depths up to about 6 feet with dangerous velocities will strike most of the town of Coyle. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is closed. River levels will exceed those of the flood of May 1957... which destroyed the railroad along the south bank between Guthrie and Perkins. In Logan and Payne counties... rural areas are covered by overflow depths ranging up to about 10 feet. Flooding occurs several hours before and after the crest time.
23.0 Flood depths up to about 5 feet affect a large part of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is closed. River levels will exceed those of the flood of May 1957... which destroyed the railroad along the south bank between Guthrie and Perkins. In Logan and Payne counties... rural areas are covered by overflow depths ranging up to about 9 feet. Flooding occurs several hours before and after the crest time.
22.0 Flood depths of up to about 4 feet with dangerous currents affect a large part of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is closed. River levels will approach those of the flood of May 1957... which destroyed the railroad between Guthrie and Perkins. In Logan and Payne counties... rural areas are covered by overflow depths ranging up to about 8 feet. Flooding occurs several hours before and after the crest time.
21.0 Flood depths up to about 3 feet affect the outskirts of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is closed for several hours. In Logan and Payne counties... the flood plain will have depths ranging up to about 7 feet. Croplands... pastures... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded several hours before and after the crest time.
20.0 Flood depths up to about 2 feet affect the outskirts of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is closed for several hours. In Logan and Payne counties... the flood plain will have depths ranging up to about 6 feet. Croplands... pastures... oil wells and rural roads are flooded several hours before and after the crest time.
19.0 Flooding to shallow depths affect the outskirts of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is impassable. In Logan and Payne counties... rural areas may overflow to depths ranging up to about 5 feet. Low-lying fields and oil wells may be flooded or isolated several hours before the crest... by flow in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain.
18.0 Flooding approaches the outskirts of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is impassable. In Logan and Payne counties... rural areas may overflow to depths ranging up to about 4 feet. Low-lying fields and oil wells may be flooded or isolated several hours before the crest... by flow in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain.
17.0 Flooding approaches the outskirts of the town of Coyle downstream from Guthrie. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is impassable. In Logan and Payne counties... rural areas may overflow to depths ranging up to about 3 feet. Low-lying fields and oil wells may be flooded or isolated several hours before the crest... by flow in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain.
16.0 Rural areas may overflow to depths averaging about 2 feet... in Logan and Payne counties. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is impassable when the stage reaches 14 feet. Low-lying fields and oil wells may be flooded or isolated several hours before the crest... by flow in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain.
15.0 Rural areas may overflow to depths averaging about a foot... in Logan and Payne counties. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is impassable. Low-lying fields and oil wells may be flooded or isolated for a few hours... by flows in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain.
14.0 River levels reach bankfull levels or higher... in Logan and Payne counties. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie is impassable. Low-lying oil wells and pastures may be flooded or isolated for a few hours... by flows in cutoff channels crossing the flood plain.
13.0 River levels approach bankfull levels... in Logan and Payne counties. U.S. Highway 77 north of Guthrie may be flooded. Some low-lying fields and oil wells may be isolated... and cattle stranded... by water in cutoff channels.
12.0 River levels remain mostly below banks... in Logan and Payne counties. Some low-lying fields and oil wells may be isolated... and cattle stranded... by water in cutoff channels.
11.0 River levels remain mostly below banks... in Logan and Payne counties. Some low-lying fields and oil wells may be isolated... and cattle stranded... by water in cutoff channels.

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Latitude: 35.921000° N, Longitude: 97.426000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 896.5 ft 909.5 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Guthrie
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Guthrie

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