Cimarron River near Guthrie, OK

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 30 ftFlood 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.
• 29 ftFlood 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.
• 28 ftFlood 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.
• 27 ftFlood 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.
• 26 ftFlood 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.
• 25 ftFlood 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.
• 24 ftFlooding 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.
• 23 ftFlooding 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.
• 22 ftFlooding 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.
• 21 ftRural 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.
• 20 ftRural 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.
• 19 ftRiver 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.
• 18 ftRiver 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.
• 17 ftRiver 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.
• 16 ftRiver 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.

Highest crests on record

1. 25.7 ft — October 4, 1986
2. 25.5 ft — May 1, 1935
3. 23.9 ft — October 2, 1959
4. 23.58 ft — April 1, 1974
5. 22.73 ft — May 10, 1993

Recent crests: 16.29 ft (June 8, 2019) · 21.22 ft (May 26, 2019) · 21.79 ft (May 21, 2019) · 16.62 ft (May 11, 2019) · 18.57 ft (May 9, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamCimarron River near Dover, OK
• Cottonwood Creek (OK) near Seward, OK
• Skeleton Creek near Lovell, OK
• North Canadian River at Britton Road at Oklahoma City, OK
• Bluff Creek (Central OK) at Lake Hefner, OK
• Deep Fork River near Warwick, OK
• Cimarron River near Ripley, OK
• North Canadian River near Yukon, OK