Cimarron River near Waynoka

1. 16.00 ftExpect 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.
2. 15.00 ftExpect 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.
3. 14.00 ftExpect 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.
4. 13.00 ftExpect 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.
5. 12.00 ftExpect 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.
6. 11.00 ftExpect 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.
7. 10.00 ftExpect 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.
8. 9.00 ftExpect 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.
9. 8.00 ftBankfull 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.
10. 7.00 ftNear 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.
11. 6.00 ftThe 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.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Most recent crests

• June 7, 2025: 9.72 ft
• May 29, 2025: 7.68 ft
• April 25, 2025: 9.09 ft
• November 19, 2024: 7.88 ft
• July 24, 2023: 8.11 ft
• March 23, 2021: 8.28 ft
• June 4, 2019: 7.95 ft
• May 27, 2019: 10.49 ft
• May 26, 2019: 11.32 ft
• May 21, 2019: 10.10 ft

• UpstreamCimarron River at Buffalo
• DownstreamCimarron River at Ames
• North Canadian River at Woodward
• North Canadian River at Seiling
• Salt Fork Arkansas River at Alva
• North Canadian River at Woodward
• Canadian River at Taloga
• North Canadian River at Canton Lake
• North Canadian River at Canton

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.