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 (%) % Normal Minimum (cfs) Maximum (cfs) Air Temp Elevation
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


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