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Flow report

Mississippi River Levels & Streamflow

As of Aug 15, 2026, Mississippi rivers are running at 69% of normal across 67 USGS gauges — the highest is 351,000 cfs on the Mississippi River At Vicksburg. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Mississippi.

USGS gauges
67
State percent normal
69%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Aug 15
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Mississippi are currently 69% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Vicksburg reporting the highest discharge in the state at 351,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 49.25 ft.

Meanwhile, the Pearl River Nr Lena is seeing a spike today — up 8% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Mississippi's named rivers.

Mississippi at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Mississippi flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

69%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Mississippi River At Vicksburg 351,000 cfs

Gauge stage 49.25 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Pearl River Nr Lena +8%

Now 232 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 67 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Mississippi.

Full streamgauge inventory

Mississippi USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Mississippi. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

67 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Mississippi River At Vicksburg, Ms
22 hours ago · USGS 07289000
353,000 cfs 49.25 ft · 76°F 65 ft Lower Mississippi-Natchez
Pascagoula River At Graham Ferry, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02479310
2,460 cfs 2.99 ft · 76°F 6 ft Pascagoula
Tallahatchie River At Money, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07281600
2,450 cfs 11.75 ft 76°F 78°F 122 ft Tallahatchie
Pascagoula River At Merrill, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02479000
2,100 cfs 3.39 ft · 77°F 40 ft Pascagoula
Leaf River Nr Mclain, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02475000
1,280 cfs 3.69 ft · 77°F 56 ft Lower Leaf
Leaf River Nr New Augusta, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02474560
1,210 cfs 3.03 ft 87°F 77°F 85 ft Lower Leaf
Pearl River Nr Columbia, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02489000
1,170 cfs · · 75°F 137 ft Lower Pearl. Mississippi
Leaf River At Hattiesburg, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02473000
752 cfs 2.28 ft · 77°F 122 ft Upper Leaf
Pearl River Nr Monticello, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02488500
752 cfs 4.76 ft · 75°F 177 ft Middle Pearl-Silver
Pearl River Nr Rockport, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02488000
702 cfs 5.44 ft 88°F 75°F 207 ft Middle Pearl-Silver
Chickasawhay River At Leakesville, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02478500
639 cfs 8.31 ft · 77°F 118 ft Lower Chickasawhay
Chickasawhay River Nr Waynesboro, Ms
22 hours ago · USGS 02477500
442 cfs 4.35 ft · 76°F 174 ft Upper Chickasawhay
Big Black River Nr Bovina, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07290000
412 cfs 7.31 ft · 76°F 141 ft Lower Big Black
Tombigbee River At Bigbee, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02433500
326 cfs 3.52 ft · 77°F 218 ft Upper Tombigbee
Homochitto River At Rosetta, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07292500
297 cfs 2.64 ft · 74°F 99 ft Homochitto
Buttahatchee River Nr Aberdeen, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02439400
288 cfs 5.70 ft · 77°F 240 ft Buttahatchee
Big Sunflower River At Sunflower, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07288500
265 cfs 1.26 ft 69°F 78°F 109 ft Big Sunflower
Bogue Chitto Nr Tylertown, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02490500
244 cfs 5.39 ft · 74°F 260 ft Bogue Chitto
Big Black River Nr Bentonia, Ms
22 hours ago · USGS 07289730
230 cfs 4.82 ft · 76°F 134 ft Lower Big Black
Pearl River Nr Lena, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02483500
219 cfs 4.55 ft · 76°F 328 ft Upper Pearl
Red Creek At Vestry, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02479300
214 cfs 5.11 ft · 77°F 24 ft Black
Bogue Phalia Nr Leland, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07288650
183 cfs 8.63 ft 79°F 78°F 129 ft Big Sunflower
Chickasawhay River At Enterprise, Ms
22 hours ago · USGS 02477000
182 cfs 4.98 ft · 77°F 258 ft Upper Chickasawhay
Leaf River Nr Collins, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02472000
176 cfs 4.77 ft · 76°F 245 ft Upper Leaf
Bouie Creek Nr Hattiesburg, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02472500
171 cfs 1.85 ft · 76°F 160 ft Upper Leaf
Luxapallila Creek Nr Columbus, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02443500
149 cfs 4.05 ft · 78°F 148 ft Luxapallila
Tombigbee River Nr Fulton, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02431000
148 cfs 7.51 ft · 77°F 269 ft Upper Tombigbee
Pearl River At Jackson, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02486000
137 cfs 3.22 ft · 77°F 266 ft Middle Pearl-Strong
Pearl River Nr Carthage, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02482550
135 cfs 3.66 ft · 76°F 321 ft Upper Pearl
Big Sunflower River Nr Merigold, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07288280
134 cfs 5.38 ft 89°F 78°F 115 ft Big Sunflower
Okatibbee Creek At Arundel, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02476600
128 cfs 3.66 ft · 76°F 271 ft Chunky-Okatibbee
Tombigbee River At Aberdeen Lock And Dam, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02437100
121 cfs 40.25 ft · 77°F 180 ft Upper Tombigbee
Black Creek Nr Brooklyn, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02479130
119 cfs 4.08 ft 66°F 77°F 132 ft Black
Tangipahoa River At Osyka, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07375280
113 cfs 8.13 ft · 74°F 232 ft Tangipahoa
Noxubee River At Macon, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02448000
103 cfs 4.65 ft · 77°F 184 ft Noxubee
Big Black River At West, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07289350
100 cfs 2.49 ft · 77°F 276 ft Upper Big Black
Yalobusha River At Grenada, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07285500
97 cfs 4.01 ft · 78°F 157 ft Yalobusha
Okatoma Creek At Sanford, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02472850
96 cfs 7.41 ft · 76°F 223 ft Upper Leaf
Chunky River Nr Chunky, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02475500
93 cfs 2.73 ft · 77°F 297 ft Chunky-Okatibbee
Wolf River Nr Landon, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02481510
87 cfs 4.53 ft 69°F 79°F 21 ft Mississippi Coastal
West Hobolochitto Creek Nr Mcneill, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02492360
71 cfs 5.88 ft · 75°F 88 ft Lower Pearl. Mississippi
Buffalo River Nr Woodville, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07295000
57 cfs 3.99 ft · 73°F 103 ft Buffalo
Strong River At D`Lo, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02487500
57 cfs 2.71 ft · 75°F 319 ft Middle Pearl-Strong
East Hobolochitto Creek Nr Caesar, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02492343
49 cfs 4.26 ft · 75°F 90 ft Lower Pearl. Mississippi
Coldwater River Nr Olive Branch, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07275900
48 cfs · · 79°F 293 ft Coldwater
Bayou Pierre Nr Willows, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07290650
48 cfs 2.04 ft · 75°F 70 ft Bayou Pierre
Yockanookany River Nr Ofahoma, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02484500
45 cfs 5.31 ft · 76°F 318 ft Upper Pearl
Homochitto River At Eddiceton, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07291000
42 cfs 5.79 ft · 74°F 208 ft Homochitto
Little Tallahatchie River At Etta, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07268000
37 cfs 10.38 ft · 77°F 300 ft Little Tallahatchie
Batupan Bogue At Grenada, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07285400
35 cfs 1.69 ft · 78°F 170 ft Yalobusha
Pearl River At Edinburg, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02482000
34 cfs 2.37 ft · 76°F 377 ft Upper Pearl
Bull Mountain Creek At Tremont, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02432500
31 cfs 2.18 ft · 76°F 345 ft Upper Tombigbee
Tuscolameta Creek At Walnut Grove, Ms
22 hours ago · USGS 02483000
29 cfs 12.18 ft · 76°F 346 ft Upper Pearl
Town Creek Nr Nettleton, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02436500
29 cfs 4.89 ft · 77°F 203 ft Town
Yocona River Nr Oxford, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07274000
28 cfs 2.44 ft · 77°F 316 ft Yocona
Hatchie River Near Walnut, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07029270
21 cfs 8.46 ft · 77°F 381 ft Upper Hatchie
Tombigbee River At Stennis Lock And Dam, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02441390
20 cfs 63.43 ft · 77°F 137 ft Upper Tombigbee
Big Sunflower River At Clarksdale, Ms
2 days ago · USGS 07288000
15 cfs 8.03 ft 79°F 79°F 151 ft Big Sunflower
Yockanookany River Nr Kosciusko, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02484000
12 cfs 4.70 ft · 76°F 385 ft Upper Pearl
Cypress Creek Nr Janice, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02479155
12 cfs 5.71 ft 82°F 77°F 121 ft Black
Biloxi River At Wortham, Ms
22 hours ago · USGS 02481000
12 cfs · · 77°F 20 ft Mississippi Coastal
Skuna River At Bruce, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 07283000
10 cfs · · 77°F 260 ft Yalobusha
Cummings Creek Nr Fulton, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02430880
7 cfs 2.36 ft · 77°F 300 ft Upper Tombigbee
Sowashee Creek At Meridian, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02476500
7 cfs 4.28 ft · 77°F 302 ft Chunky-Okatibbee
Twentymile Creek Nr Guntown, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02430680
6 cfs 10.38 ft · 77°F 297 ft Upper Tombigbee
Red Bud Creek Nr Moores Mill, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02430085
6 cfs 4.96 ft · 76°F 379 ft Upper Tombigbee
Town Creek At Eason Boulevard At Tupelo, Ms
21 hours ago · USGS 02435020
4 cfs · · 77°F 240 ft Town
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Flow report FAQ

About Mississippi streamflow

What are river levels like in Mississippi right now?

As of August 15, 2026, Mississippi rivers are running at 69% of normal across 67 USGS streamgauges, and the Mississippi River At Vicksburg is reporting the highest discharge at 351,000 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Mississippi river is running highest right now?

As of August 15, 2026, the highest discharge in Mississippi is 351,000 cfs on the Mississippi River At Vicksburg. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are Mississippi rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Mississippi rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the Mississippi streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Mississippi data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Mississippi gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.