Mississippi River
River in Tennessee, read from its USGS gauge, draining about 932,800 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
470,000
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
230,000
cfs median, 73 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 230,000 cfs over 73 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 182,000 and 292,000 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 Little Red River (97 mi), White River (146 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: peak | April: peak | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Midge | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: active |
| 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 |
| Shad | January: active | February: peak | March: active | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: active |
| Sowbug | January: peak | February: peak | March: active | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: active | November: active | December: peak |
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Terrestrials | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: active | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: peak | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
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.