Mississippi River

States: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana Length: 2,340 miles HUC Basin: 07 31 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Mississippi River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading 1 week ago.

Station	Discharge (CFS)	Gage Ht (ft)	Condition	Flood Stage (ft)
Mississippi River Below L&d 2 at Hastings, MN MN	16,600	7.61	Low	—
Mississippi River Diversion Near Aitkin, MN MN	0	2.80	Low	—
Mississippi River Near Bemidji, MN MN	214	3.09	Low	—
Mississippi River Near Royalton, MN MN	3,440	9.21	Normal	—
Mississippi River at Aitkin, MN MN	1,560	4.45	Low	13.0 ft
Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, LA LA	461,000	18.10	Low	40.0 ft
Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA LA	465,000	10.22	Low	—
Mississippi River at Bemidji, MN MN	—	—	Unknown	—
Mississippi River at Brainerd, MN MN	1,910	5.55	Low	16.0 ft
Mississippi River at Chester, IL IL	256,000	16.70	Normal	27.0 ft
Mississippi River at Clayton, IA IA	—	11.73	Unknown	620.0 ft
Mississippi River at Clinton, IA IA	49,000	10.44	Normal	17.0 ft
Mississippi River at Grafton, IL IL	95,200	15.43	Low	20.0 ft
Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, MN MN	267	3.03	Very Low	—
Mississippi River at Helena, AR AR	—	—	Unknown	—
Mississippi River at Highway 610 IN Brooklyn Park, MN MN	6,510	3.24	Normal	12.0 ft
Mississippi River at Keokuk, IA IA	—	—	Unknown	16.0 ft
Mississippi River at Mcgregor, IA IA	24,000	7.78	Low	16.0 ft
Mississippi River at Memphis, TN TN	790,000	—	High	34.0 ft
Mississippi River at New Madrid, MO MO	801,000	24.99	Very High	—
Mississippi River at Palisade, MN MN	—	—	Unknown	—
Mississippi River at Prescott, WI WI	21,100	25.61	Normal	—
Mississippi River at Red Wing, MN MN	20,100	4.00	Low	14.0 ft
Mississippi River at St. Cloud, MN MN	4,050	4.81	Low	9.0 ft
Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO MO	225,000	12.60	Normal	30.0 ft
Mississippi River at St. Paul, MN MN	15,300	3.61	Normal	14.0 ft
Mississippi River at Thebes, IL IL	275,000	21.98	Normal	33.0 ft
Mississippi River at Us Highway 169 at Champlin, MN MN	6,450	4.66	Normal	12.0 ft
Mississippi River at Vicksburg, MS MS	702,000	—	Low	43.0 ft
Mississippi River at Willow Beach at Ball Club, MN MN	407	4.07	Very Low	—
Mississippi River at Winona, MN MN	30,300	5.54	Normal	13.0 ft

About the Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is monitored by 31 active USGS stream gauges across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. The river runs approximately 2,340 miles. 14 of 31 gauges are running below normal for this date, while 2 run above normal. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Mississippi River at New Madrid, MO (801,000 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System