Rivers in Kansas

Cimarron River (KS) near Elkhart

Morton County, KansasNWS EHTK1USGS 07155590Dodge City office

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 16.50 ftLowland bridge approaches begin to flood when the river stage rises between 16 to 17 feet.
  2. 12.00 ftExpect minor overflows along the Cimarron River in Morton County.
  3. 11.00 ft

Crest history

32 crests on NOAA’s list since 1972.

#DateStage
1May 26, 197714.17 ft
2May 3, 199913.01 ft
3August 13, 199713.00 ft
4June 23, 197212.45 ft
5September 24, 197311.45 ft
6June 5, 197811.40 ft
7July 28, 198110.94 ft
8June 2, 202110.61 ft
9June 8, 198610.43 ft
10April 28, 197610.25 ft
11June 24, 197510.10 ft
12May 24, 19879.93 ft
13June 26, 19829.91 ft
14August 26, 19799.59 ft
15June 26, 19969.49 ft
16August 17, 19749.36 ft
17April 4, 19838.82 ft
18July 13, 19898.73 ft
19August 25, 19848.59 ft
20April 25, 19807.94 ft
21March 21, 19987.82 ft
22September 16, 19887.73 ft
23June 26, 20047.51 ft
24August 13, 19917.39 ft
25June 6, 20037.06 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 2, 2021: 10.61 ft
  • June 22, 2006: 6.49 ft
  • June 26, 2004: 7.51 ft
  • June 6, 2003: 7.06 ft
  • August 30, 2002: 4.60 ft
  • May 23, 2001: 6.28 ft
  • February 28, 2000: 3.78 ft
  • May 3, 1999: 13.01 ft
  • March 21, 1998: 7.82 ft
  • August 13, 1997: 13.00 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. 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.