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Around Cimarron River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Cimarron River is a 61.9 mile river near Far Flung Adventures in New Mexico. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam, NM (site 07206000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2026
Cimarron River typically runs highest in July, at a median 29 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 303 cfs, in 1994.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.8 |
| February | 0.3 | 0.0 to 1.4 |
| March | 0.8 | 0.1 to 4.6 |
| April | 11 | 0.8 to 27 |
| May | 19 | 5.1 to 36 |
| June | 24 | 8.3 to 38 |
| July | 29 | 17 to 46 |
| August | 17 | 7.7 to 32 |
| September | 15 | 7.1 to 25 |
| October | 15 | 7.9 to 25 |
| November | 1.9 | 0.1 to 7.3 |
| December | 0.3 | 0.0 to 1.3 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cimarron River below Eagle Nest Dam, NM (site 07206000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cimarron River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Springer LakeSpringer LakePublic
- Eagle Nest State ParkEagle Nest LakePublic
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