Mississippi River At Mel Price (alton) Lock And Dam

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Hydrograph

Stage Color Key
19 ft - Near Flood 21 ft - Minor Flood 29 ft - Moderate Flood 34 ft - Major Flood

Latest Observation: Sunday April 26th, 2026 04:30 AM CDT
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 18.29 ft 289 kcfs
Record 42.72 ft 369500 cfs

Forecast
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
  Wednesday 12/31/1969 06:00 PM 0.00 N/A
  Saturday 04/25/2026 07:00 PM 18.60 N/A
  Sunday 04/26/2026 01:00 AM 18.60 N/A
  Sunday 04/26/2026 07:00 AM 18.60 N/A
  Sunday 04/26/2026 01:00 PM 18.60 N/A
  Sunday 04/26/2026 07:00 PM 18.60 N/A
  Monday 04/27/2026 01:00 AM 18.50 N/A

Observation
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Saturday 04/25/2026 02:30 PM 18.52 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 03:00 PM 18.51 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 03:30 PM 18.50 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 04:00 PM 18.49 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 04:30 PM 18.48 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 05:00 PM 18.47 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 05:30 PM 18.47 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 06:00 PM 18.46 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 06:30 PM 18.44 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 07:00 PM 18.44 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 07:30 PM 18.44 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 08:00 PM 18.43 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 10:00 PM 18.39 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 10:30 PM 18.38 N/A
Saturday 04/25/2026 11:30 PM 18.36 N/A
Sunday 04/26/2026 12:00 AM 18.35 N/A
Sunday 04/26/2026 12:30 AM 18.34 N/A
Sunday 04/26/2026 01:30 AM 18.34 N/A
Sunday 04/26/2026 03:30 AM 18.30 N/A
Sunday 04/26/2026 04:00 AM 18.29 N/A

Data Courtesy of the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
Script Courtesy of Dennis at East Masonville Weather with mods by Saratoga-weather.org