River stage

Mississippi River

River level: Normal
Status: Below flood stage

Latest readings 2026-10-13 | NWS · USGS

Gauges reporting: 120 of 120
Above flood stage: 0
Above action stage: 0
Overall: Below flood stage
Publisher: NWS · USGS

In brief

On Oct 13, 2026, 120 of 120 gauges on the Mississippi River reported, and none was above flood stage.

Source: National Weather Service and USGS gauges

Mississippi River levels, gauge by gauge

The Mississippi River is measured at 120 gauges across Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin. Flood stages are set per gauge, so the same river is "high" at one town and normal at the next.

Location	State	Level	Flood stage	Status
Arkansas City	AR	12.06 ft	37.00 ft	normal, steady
Helena	AR	15.25 ft	44.00 ft	normal, steady
Osceola	AR	6.81 ft	28.00 ft	normal, steady
NWS gauge CLAI4	IA	611.38 ft	620.00 ft	below flood stage
Bellevue	IA	4.50 ft	17.00 ft	normal, steady
Burlington	IA	10.43 ft	15.00 ft	normal, steady
Camanche	IA	9.40 ft	17.00 ft	normal, falling
Dubuque (LD11)	IA	4.91 ft	16.00 ft	normal, steady
Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)	IA	7.55 ft	17.00 ft	below flood stage
Fairport	IA	10.10 ft	—	normal, steady
Fort Madison	IA	526.05 ft	—	normal, steady
Keokuk	IA	7.45 ft	16.00 ft	normal, steady
Lansing	IA	7.78 ft	17.00 ft	normal, steady
LeClaire	IA	4.50 ft	11.00 ft	normal, steady
Guttenberg	IA	4.48 ft	15.00 ft	normal, steady
McGregor	IA	6.66 ft	16.00 ft	normal, falling
Muscatine	IA	6.54 ft	16.00 ft	normal, steady
Waupeton	IA	10.15 ft	—	no flood stage set
Alton	IL	18.62 ft	21.00 ft	normal, rising
Chester	IL	15.17 ft	27.00 ft	normal, falling
Fulton	IL	4.68 ft	16.00 ft	normal, falling
Gladstone	IL	4.66 ft	10.00 ft	normal, steady
Grafton	IL	16.73 ft	20.00 ft	normal, falling
Grand Tower	IL	20.85 ft	—	normal, steady
Illinois City	IL	4.33 ft	15.00 ft	normal, steady
Keithsburg	IL	8.16 ft	14.00 ft	normal, steady
Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam	IL	11.02 ft	21.00 ft	below flood stage
Mozier Landing	IL	37.33 ft	—	no flood stage set
New Boston	IL	6.93 ft	15.00 ft	normal, steady
Quincy	IL	11.90 ft	19.00 ft	normal, steady
Quincy Lock and Dam 21	IL	9.52 ft	18.00 ft	below flood stage
Rock Island	IL	5.65 ft	15.00 ft	normal, steady
Thebes	IL	20.36 ft	33.00 ft	normal, falling
Hickman	KY	13.49 ft	34.00 ft	normal, steady
Wickliffe	KY	19.56 ft	—	no flood stage set
NWS gauge LKML1	LA	9.34 ft	—	no flood stage set
Algiers Lock	LA	1.49 ft	—	no flood stage set
Alliance Refinery	LA	1.19 ft	—	no flood stage set
Baton Rouge	LA	10.16 ft	35.00 ft	normal, steady
Baton Rouge (USGS)	LA	10.20 ft	—	no flood stage set
Belle Chasse	LA	1.15 ft	—	no flood stage set
Norco	LA	3.82 ft	—	no flood stage set
Montz	LA	3.73 ft	—	no flood stage set
Donaldsonville	LA	5.58 ft	27.00 ft	normal, steady
Empire	LA	0.86 ft	—	no flood stage set
Harvey Lock	LA	2.91 ft	—	no flood stage set
Head of Passes	LA	0.43 ft	—	no flood stage set
Knox Landing	LA	27.05 ft	—	no flood stage set
New Orleans	LA	2.89 ft	17.00 ft	normal, steady
Old River Low Sill Structure	LA	27.09 ft	—	no flood stage set
Port Eads	LA	0.60 ft	—	no flood stage set
Red River Landing	LA	24.47 ft	48.00 ft	normal, steady
Reserve	LA	4.19 ft	22.00 ft	normal, steady
Burrwood	LA	0.84 ft	—	no flood stage set
East Jetty	LA	0.90 ft	—	no flood stage set
St. Francisville	LA	14.53 ft	—	no flood stage set
Venice	LA	0.59 ft	—	no flood stage set
West Bay	LA	0.30 ft	—	no flood stage set
West Pointe a la Hache	LA	0.69 ft	—	no flood stage set
NWS gauge BRWM5	MN	631.21 ft	635.00 ft	below flood stage
NWS gauge DKTM5	MN	639.16 ft	644.00 ft	below flood stage
NWS gauge MGRM5	MN	1.53 ft	—	no flood stage set
NWS gauge MSBM5	MN	11.16 ft	—	no flood stage set
NWS gauge MSVM5	MN	85.09 ft	—	no flood stage set
NWS gauge SPAM5	MN	725.36 ft	—	no flood stage set
NWS gauge WILM5	MN	4.11 ft	—	no flood stage set
Aitkin	MN	2.26 ft	13.00 ft	normal, falling
Bemidji	MN	3.41 ft	—	no flood stage set
Brainerd	MN	4.48 ft	16.00 ft	normal, falling
Fort Ripley	MN	4.04 ft	10.50 ft	normal, steady
Fridley abv 37th Ave NE	MN	4.70 ft	16.00 ft	below flood stage
Grand Rapids	MN	3.34 ft	—	no flood stage set
Champlin	MN	4.25 ft	12.00 ft	normal, steady
Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park	MN	1.76 ft	12.00 ft	below flood stage
Lake City	MN	6.27 ft	16.00 ft	normal, steady
Minnesota City	MN	651.24 ft	660.00 ft	normal, steady
Lock and Dam 5a - Winona	MN	645.84 ft	655.00 ft	normal, steady
La Crescent	MN	631.16 ft	641.00 ft	normal, steady
Red Wing	MN	2.31 ft	14.00 ft	normal, falling
Red Wing -- Below Lock and Dam #3	MN	667.66 ft	680.50 ft	below flood stage
Royalton	MN	8.36 ft	—	no flood stage set
South St. Paul -- Pool 2	MN	687.39 ft	—	no flood stage set
St. Cloud	MN	4.19 ft	9.00 ft	normal, steady
St. Paul	MN	3.39 ft	14.00 ft	normal, steady
Wabasha	MN	7.28 ft	12.00 ft	normal, steady
Wilton	MN	42.00 ft	—	no flood stage set
Winona - Pool 6	MN	5.65 ft	13.00 ft	normal, steady
Birds Point	MO	17.30 ft	—	normal, steady
Canton Lock and Dam 20	MO	8.55 ft	15.00 ft	below flood stage
Cape Girardeau	MO	21.21 ft	32.00 ft	normal, falling
Caruthersville	MO	12.80 ft	32.00 ft	normal, steady
Clarksville Lock and Dam 24	MO	20.62 ft	25.00 ft	below flood stage
Commerce	MO	15.97 ft	—	normal, steady
Gregory Landing	MO	9.11 ft	15.00 ft	normal, steady
Hannibal	MO	12.73 ft	17.00 ft	normal, steady
Herculaneum	MO	10.18 ft	26.00 ft	normal, steady
LaGrange	MO	9.40 ft	17.00 ft	normal, steady
Louisiana	MO	12.39 ft	15.00 ft	normal, steady
Moccasin Springs	MO	20.38 ft	—	normal, steady
New Madrid	MO	9.94 ft	34.00 ft	normal, rising
Price Landing	MO	11.13 ft	—	normal, steady
Red Rock Landing	MO	20.17 ft	—	normal, steady
Saverton Lock and Dam 22	MO	10.38 ft	16.00 ft	below flood stage
St. Louis	MO	12.71 ft	30.00 ft	normal, falling
Tiptonville	MO	14.24 ft	37.00 ft	normal, steady
Winfield Lock and Dam 25	MO	20.63 ft	26.00 ft	below flood stage
Friars Point	MS	13.38 ft	—	no flood stage set
Greenville	MS	22.76 ft	48.00 ft	normal, steady
Natchez	MS	22.62 ft	48.00 ft	normal, steady
Rosedale	MS	8.80 ft	—	no flood stage set
Tunica Mhoon Landing	MS	7.18 ft	30.00 ft	normal, steady
Vicksburg	MS	16.97 ft	43.00 ft	normal, steady
Memphis	TN	7.40 ft	34.00 ft	normal, steady
Alma - Pool 5	WI	660.00 ft	672.00 ft	normal, steady
La Crosse	WI	4.82 ft	12.00 ft	normal, steady
Lock and Dam 4 - Alma	WI	4.25 ft	16.00 ft	below flood stage
Trempealeau	WI	639.41 ft	647.00 ft	normal, steady
Genoa	WI	620.61 ft	631.00 ft	normal, steady
Lynxville	WI	612.55 ft	625.00 ft	normal, steady
Prescott -- Pool 3	WI	25.06 ft	—	no flood stage set

Recent levels on the Mississippi River

The gauge with the fullest recent record on this river is Camanche, IA, with 122 days of readings.

Full history for Camanche →

Other rivers nearby

Cuivre River 2 gauges
Meramec River 8 gauges
Salt River (MO) 3 gauges
Big River 3 gauges
Big Piney 2 gauges
Fox River (MO) 1 gauge
Niangua River 3 gauges
Blackwater River (MO) 2 gauges

Frequently asked questions

Is the Mississippi River flooding right now?

No. Every one of the 120 reporting gauges on the Mississippi River is below flood stage as of 2026-10-13.

How high is the Mississippi River?

The river is measured at several points and each reads a different height. Arkansas City is at 12.06 ft; Helena is at 15.25 ft; Osceola is at 6.81 ft; Bellevue is at 4.50 ft.

Where is the Mississippi River measured?

The National Weather Service and USGS operate 120 gauges on the Mississippi River across Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Wisconsin.

What does flood stage mean?

Flood stage is the height at which a river begins to cause problems at that specific location. It is set per gauge, so the same river can be above flood stage in one town and normal a few miles downstream. Action stage is the lower level at which forecasters start watching closely.

River stages and flood categories from the NOAA National Weather Service; daily history from the U.S. Geological Survey. For flood safety decisions always follow official National Weather Service warnings.