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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1991-02-28 to 2026-08-05

Daily data

1 data types available - data from 1965-10-01 to 2026-08-05

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1972-05-11 to 2026-06-16

Discrete sample data

89 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1967-10-03 to 2009-09-02

49 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1938-01-01 to 2025-06-06

Statistical tables for select daily data types

1 data types available - data from 1965-10-01 to 2026-08-05

Important information about this monitoring location

The elevation of this station has been determined to be 2321.11 feet above NAVD 1988. To obtain stream water-surface elevation values in NAVD 1988 add 2321.11 feet to gage height values.

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USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	07156900	n/a
Location name	Cimarron River near Forgan, OK	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	37.0111372011856	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-100.491817145702	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	Oklahoma	40
State	Kansas	20
County	Meade County	119
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	2321.11 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.25 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Cimarron-Liberal	11040006
Drainage basin	02	n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	8486 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	5200 square miles	n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Cimarron River near Forgan, OK - USGS-07156900