Mississippi River
River in Mississippi, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 1,144,500 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
403,000
cfs · 51 min ago
Normal for today
358,000
cfs median, 16 yrs
Water temp
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not measured here
Gage height
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not measured here
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 358,000 cfs over 16 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 248,000 and 480,000 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Reports
From anglers on Mississippi River
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