River levels

Mississippi River

Streamflow • Weather • Hydrology
March 22 2023

Mississippi River Report

5515737.779 ACRE-FT

-43463.0 cfs (-1.54%) today
88.42% of Normal • 20 Streamgages

Total streamflow across the Mississippi River was last observed at 2780844 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 5515738 acre-ft of water today; about 88% of normal. Average streamflow for this time of year is 3145171 cfs, with recent peaks last observed at 7,577,143 cfs on 2019-06-11.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Mississippi River At Vicksburg reporting a streamflow rate of 1,150,000 cfs. This is also the deepest point on the Mississippi River, with a gage stage of 39.61 ft. This river is monitored from 20 different streamgauging stations along the Mississippi River, the highest being perched at an elevation of 1,318 ft, the Mississippi River Near Bemidji.

Last Updated	2023-03-22
Streamflow	2,780,844.0 cfs
Percent Normal	88.42%
Maximum	7,577,143.0 cfs 2019-06-11

River Streamflow

Total discharge along the Mississippi River

Streamgage Levels

Location	Streamflow	River Stage	24hr Change (%)
Mississippi River Near Bemidji USGS 05200510	174 cfs	3.04 ft	-1.69
Mississippi River At Grand Rapids USGS 05211000	952 cfs	5.89 ft	-1.86
Mississippi River At Aitkin USGS 05227500	2390 cfs	7.64 ft	-11.15
Mississippi River At Brainerd USGS 05242300	2960 cfs	7 ft	1.02
Mississippi River Near Royalton USGS 05267000	2910 cfs	11.05 ft	-22.19
Mississippi River At St. Cloud USGS 05270700	4500 cfs	4.99 ft	-10.18
Mississippi River At Anoka USGS 05283500	5430 cfs	4.52 ft	47.55
Mississippi River Near Anoka USGS 05288500	5370 cfs	2.87 ft	4.68
Mississippi River At St. Paul USGS 05331000	4590 cfs	3.81 ft	23.06
Mississippi River At Prescott USGS 05344500	8580 cfs	25.39 ft	-6.54
Mississippi River At Red Wing USGS 05355250	12600 cfs	3.57 ft	0.8
Mississippi River At Winona USGS 05378500	21900 cfs	5.9 ft	3.79
Mississippi River At Mcgregor USGS 05389500	21700 cfs	8.16 ft
Mississippi River At Clinton USGS 05420500	53300 cfs	10.52 ft	6.6
Mississippi River At St. Louis USGS 07010000	199000 cfs	10.4 ft	0.51
Mississippi River At Chester USGS 07020500	220000 cfs	13.6 ft	-1.35
Mississippi River At Thebes USGS 07022000	199000 cfs	18.68 ft	-3.4
Mississippi River At Memphis USGS 07032000	1140000 cfs	29.58 ft	0
Mississippi River At Vicksburg USGS 07289000	1150000 cfs	39.61 ft	-2.54
Mississippi River At Baton Rouge USGS 07374000	954000 cfs	35.07 ft	-0.83

Peak Annual Discharge

Mississippi River maximum total discharge

Seasonal Comparison

Year over year discharge

Top Discharges

Streamgages reporting the most discharge on the Mississippi River

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Expected Streamflow Range

Streamflow discharge range for this time of year

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