Mississippi River

River in Illinois, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 713,200 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

376,000

cfs · 12 min ago

Normal for today

124,000

cfs median, 91 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

26.77

Above normal for the date303% of medianUSGS gauge 07022000

Thirty-day mean discharge · 94,000–399,000 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Mississippi River at Thebes, IL07022000	376,000 cfs	—	12 min ago
Mississippi River at Chester, IL07020500	344,000 cfs	—	12 min ago
Mississippi River at Grafton, IL05587450	202,000 cfs	—	12 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 124,000 cfs over 91 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 89,400 and 179,000 cfs. Today is above that band, so expect more push and colour than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Mississippi River

Mississippi River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Current River (126 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Mississippi River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: active	December: active
Caddis	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: peak	May: peak	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: peak
Scud	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: peak	June: peak	July: active	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Trico	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: peak	August: peak	September: peak	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

PeakActiveAbsent

Reports

From anglers on Mississippi River

No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.