Mississippi River At Chester

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Hydrograph

Stage Color Key
25 ft - Near Flood 27 ft - Minor Flood 35 ft - Moderate Flood 40 ft - Major Flood

Latest Observation: Friday September 25th, 2026 01:30 PM CDT
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 16.98 ft 258 kcfs
Record 49.74 ft 1000000 cfs

Forecast
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
  Wednesday 12/31/1969 06:00 PM 0.00 N/A
  Friday 09/25/2026 07:00 PM 16.90 257.00
  Saturday 09/26/2026 01:00 AM 17.00 259.00
  Saturday 09/26/2026 07:00 AM 17.10 260.00
  Saturday 09/26/2026 01:00 PM 17.20 262.00
  Saturday 09/26/2026 07:00 PM 17.30 263.00
  Sunday 09/27/2026 01:00 AM 17.50 267.00

Observation
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Friday 09/25/2026 03:30 AM 16.55 252.00
Friday 09/25/2026 04:00 AM 16.54 251.00
Friday 09/25/2026 04:30 AM 16.52 251.00
Friday 09/25/2026 05:00 AM 16.64 253.00
Friday 09/25/2026 05:30 AM 16.66 253.00
Friday 09/25/2026 06:00 AM 16.67 253.00
Friday 09/25/2026 06:30 AM 16.64 253.00
Friday 09/25/2026 07:00 AM 16.63 253.00
Friday 09/25/2026 07:30 AM 16.42 249.00
Friday 09/25/2026 08:00 AM 16.65 253.00
Friday 09/25/2026 08:30 AM 16.72 254.00
Friday 09/25/2026 09:00 AM 16.73 254.00
Friday 09/25/2026 09:30 AM 16.68 254.00
Friday 09/25/2026 10:00 AM 16.68 254.00
Friday 09/25/2026 10:30 AM 16.80 255.00
Friday 09/25/2026 11:00 AM 16.81 256.00
Friday 09/25/2026 11:30 AM 16.86 256.00
Friday 09/25/2026 12:00 PM 16.76 255.00
Friday 09/25/2026 12:30 PM 16.91 257.00
Friday 09/25/2026 01:00 PM 16.94 258.00

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