Rivers in Colorado

Cimarron River near Cimarron

Gunnison County, ColoradoNWS CMRC2USGS 09126000Grand Junction office

Below flood stage
1.30ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:15 AM MDT

Flood stage
6.50 ft
Forecast crest
1.30 ftSat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM MDT
Record crest
8.32 ft1957

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood9.00 ft
Moderate flood7.80 ft
Minor flood6.50 ft
Action5.40 ft

Crest history

55 crests on NOAA’s list since 1955.

#DateStage
1June 28, 19578.32 ft
2August 4, 19558.03 ft
3June 6, 19587.54 ft
4May 20, 19647.21 ft
5June 5, 19686.82 ft
6June 25, 19716.16 ft
7June 10, 19736.05 ft
8May 26, 19845.69 ft
9June 24, 19835.60 ft
10June 9, 19755.55 ft
11June 16, 19785.47 ft
12June 16, 19955.45 ft
13June 8, 19855.38 ft
14June 7, 19865.07 ft
15June 11, 19805.04 ft
16June 27, 19824.91 ft
17May 31, 19934.90 ft
18May 21, 19964.79 ft
19May 17, 19874.71 ft
20June 9, 19914.68 ft
21June 6, 19904.66 ft
22June 6, 19884.50 ft
23June 1, 19944.48 ft
24May 27, 19924.42 ft
25May 30, 19894.26 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 3, 2025: 3.18 ft
  • June 10, 2024: 3.17 ft
  • June 22, 2023: 2.93 ft
  • May 19, 2022: 2.95 ft
  • June 14, 2021: 2.43 ft
  • June 15, 2020: 2.44 ft
  • July 1, 2019: 3.49 ft
  • May 26, 2018: 2.50 ft
  • June 10, 2017: 3.42 ft
  • June 6, 2016: 3.88 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Stage may be affected by ice during winter months.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.