What is the current flow on Mississippi River?
Mississippi River is currently flowing at 100,000 cfs at USGS gauge 05587450 as of Aug 19, 10:30 PM UTC.
Mississippi River at Grafton Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
15.92 ft
Flow 100,000 cfs · as of Aug 19, 10:30 PM UTC
Flow is 100,000 cfs.
Flow
100,000 cfs
Gauge Height
15.92 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable
About This Gauge
USGS 05587450 is a public stream gauge on Mississippi River in Illinois. 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.
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.
More Gauges On Mississippi River
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.
Other Nearby Gauges
- PIASA CREEK NEAR MELVILLE, IL · 8.5 mi
- ILLINOIS RIVER AT HARDIN, IL · 16.6 mi
- MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, IL · 18.5 mi
- INDIAN CREEK AT WANDA, IL · 23.0 mi
- MACOUPIN CREEK AT HWY 111 NR SUMMERVILLE, IL · 24.0 mi
- CAHOKIA CREEK AT EDWARDSVILLE, IL · 26.4 mi
- JUDYS BRANCH AT RTE 157 AT GLEN CARBON, IL · 27.8 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?
Other gauges on Mississippi River worth checking include Mississippi River Pool Lock and Dam 26 at Alton,IL (14.3 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.
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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