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 June 14th, 2026 03:30 PM CDT
River Status: Near Flood Stage

  Height Flow
Currently 19.69 ft 316 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
  Sunday 06/14/2026 07:00 PM 19.90 N/A
  Monday 06/15/2026 01:00 AM 20.10 N/A
  Monday 06/15/2026 07:00 AM 20.20 N/A
  Monday 06/15/2026 01:00 PM 20.30 N/A
  Monday 06/15/2026 07:00 PM 20.50 N/A
  Tuesday 06/16/2026 01:00 AM 20.60 N/A

Observation
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Sunday 06/14/2026 05:30 AM 19.32 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 06:00 AM 19.34 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 06:30 AM 19.37 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 07:00 AM 19.40 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 07:30 AM 19.43 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 08:00 AM 19.45 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 08:30 AM 19.46 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 09:00 AM 19.48 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 09:30 AM 19.49 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 10:00 AM 19.50 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 10:30 AM 19.52 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 11:00 AM 19.54 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 11:30 AM 19.55 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 12:00 PM 19.58 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 12:30 PM 19.59 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 01:00 PM 19.61 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 01:30 PM 19.63 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 02:00 PM 19.64 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 02:30 PM 19.66 N/A
Sunday 06/14/2026 03:00 PM 19.67 N/A

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