What is the current flow on Mississippi River?
Mississippi River is currently flowing at 10,600 cfs at USGS gauge 05344500 as of Aug 17, 11:00 PM UTC.
Mississippi River at Prescott Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
24.88 ft
Flow 10,600 cfs · as of Aug 17, 11:00 PM UTC
Flow is 10,600 cfs.
Flow
10,600 cfs
Gauge Height
24.88 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05344500 is a public stream gauge on Mississippi River in Wisconsin. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
NOAA forecast data for Mississippi River is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.
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.
Nearby Gauges
- ST. CROIX RIVER AT PRESCOTT, WI · 0.1 mi
- KINNICKINNIC RIVER NEAR RIVER FALLS, WI · 6.7 mi
- WILLOW RIVER @ WILLOW R STATE PARK NR BURKHARDT,WI · 18.8 mi
- RUSH RIVER NEAR ESDAILE, WI · 24.5 mi
- APPLE RIVER ABOVE 05341499 AT PARK IN SOMERSET, WI · 27.1 mi
- EAU GALLE R @ LOW-WTR BRIDGE @ SPRING VALLEY, WI · 28.2 mi
- EAU GALLE RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE, WI · 28.5 mi
- EAU GALLE RIVER AT SPRING VALLEY, WI · 28.6 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mississippi River above or below normal right now?
Waderly compares Mississippi River against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.
What is the water temperature on Mississippi River?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Mississippi River, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
What other gauges should I check near Mississippi River?
Nearby gauges worth checking include ST. CROIX RIVER AT PRESCOTT, WI (0.1 miles away), KINNICKINNIC RIVER NEAR RIVER FALLS, WI (6.7 miles away), WILLOW RIVER @ WILLOW R STATE PARK NR BURKHARDT,WI (18.8 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
What is the weather outlook for Mississippi River?
NOAA forecast data for Mississippi River is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.
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