What is the current flow on Mississippi River?
Mississippi River is currently flowing at 3,440 cfs at USGS gauge 05288500 as of Oct 3, 1:00 PM UTC.
Flow is 3,440 cfs.
Flow has risen 15% over the past three days.
USGS 05288500 is a public stream gauge on Mississippi River in Minnesota. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There is 1 same-waterway gauge nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
These nearby gauges are on the same named waterway, which makes them more useful for upstream and downstream context than unrelated creeks at the same distance.
Mississippi River is currently flowing at 3,440 cfs at USGS gauge 05288500 as of Oct 3, 1:00 PM UTC.
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Mississippi River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Other gauges on Mississippi River worth checking include MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABV 37TH AVE. NE IN FRIDLEY, MN (6.0 miles away). Same-waterway gauges are usually the best upstream and downstream cross-check when you are deciding whether conditions are improving or dropping out.
The forecast for today near Mississippi River is rain showers, with temperatures around 64°F and precipitation near 0.08 inches.
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