Mississippi River

Streamgage Levels & Water Data

River Summary

Maximum discharge along the river was observed at the Mississippi River At Vicksburg with a streamflow rate of 525,000 cfs. However, the deepest point on the river is located at the Mississippi River At Prescott reporting a gauge stage of 27.75 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 .

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River Stats

Streamflow conditions and seasonal statistics

Conditions
Statistics

Location	Streamflow	River Stage
Mississippi River Near Bemidji USGS 05200510	253 cfs	3.33 ft
Mississippi River At Grand Rapids USGS 05211000	3300 cfs	8.8 ft
Mississippi River At Aitkin USGS 05227500	6410 cfs	11.04 ft
Mississippi River At Brainerd USGS 05242300	7240 cfs	10.06 ft
Mississippi River Near Royalton USGS 05267000	14000 cfs	12.53 ft
Mississippi River At St. Cloud USGS 05270700	14300 cfs	6.9 ft
Mississippi River At Anoka USGS 05283500	15500 cfs	6.18 ft
Mississippi River Near Anoka USGS 05288500	17300 cfs	6.44 ft
Mississippi River At St. Paul USGS 05331000	26800 cfs	5.34 ft
Mississippi River At Prescott USGS 05344500	33700 cfs	27.75 ft
Mississippi River At Red Wing USGS 05355250	29300 cfs	5.25 ft
Mississippi River At Winona USGS 05378500	40900 cfs	6.33 ft
Mississippi River At Mcgregor USGS 05389500	21700 cfs	8.35 ft
Mississippi River At Clinton USGS 05420500	49900 cfs	10.98 ft
Mississippi River At St. Louis USGS 07010000	213000 cfs	12.02 ft
Mississippi River At Chester USGS 07020500	231000 cfs	15.16 ft
Mississippi River At Thebes USGS 07022000	217000 cfs	19.01 ft
Mississippi River At Memphis USGS 07032000	357000 cfs	3.71 ft
Mississippi River At Vicksburg USGS 07289000	525000 cfs	21.54 ft
Mississippi River At Baton Rouge USGS 07374000	472000 cfs	18.61 ft

Location	24hr Change (%)	vs Average (%)	Volatility (%)	Minimum (cfs)	Maximum (cfs)
Mississippi River Near Bemidji USGS 05200510	-2.69
Mississippi River At Grand Rapids USGS 05211000	16.2
Mississippi River At Aitkin USGS 05227500	0.63
Mississippi River At Brainerd USGS 05242300	-0.96
Mississippi River Near Royalton USGS 05267000	-6.04
Mississippi River At St. Cloud USGS 05270700	-1.38
Mississippi River At Anoka USGS 05283500	-9.36
Mississippi River Near Anoka USGS 05288500	-8.95
Mississippi River At St. Paul USGS 05331000	-2.9
Mississippi River At Prescott USGS 05344500	-1.17
Mississippi River At Red Wing USGS 05355250	2.45
Mississippi River At Winona USGS 05378500	8.2
Mississippi River At Clinton USGS 05420500	-0.4
Mississippi River At Chester USGS 07020500	1.76
Mississippi River At Thebes USGS 07022000	-0.46
Mississippi River At Memphis USGS 07032000	-4.03
Mississippi River At Vicksburg USGS 07289000	-5.23
Mississippi River At Baton Rouge USGS 07374000	-3.67

Highest Streamflows

Streamgauges reporting the most discharge on the Mississippi River

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Past 10 Days

Discharge comparison for the highest gauges over the past 10 days

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Expected Ranges

Streamflow discharge range for this time of year

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