Cimarron River
River in Colorado, read from 2 USGS gauges, draining about 230 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
24.5
cfs · 30 min ago
Normal for today
33.0
cfs median, 25 yrs
Water temp
49
°F · 30 min ago
Gage height
7.72
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 33.0 cfs over 25 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 30.0 and 47.0 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Cimarron River
Cimarron River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Gunnison River (20 mi), East River (47 mi), Taylor River (64 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: active | February: active | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: active |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Golden Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Pale Morning Dun | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Green Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Grasshopper | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Little Black Stonefly | January: absent | February: absent | March: active | April: active | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Mysis Shrimp | January: active | February: active | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| Salmonfly | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Slate Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Cimarron River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.