Mississippi River At Cape Girardeau

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Hydrograph

Stage Color Key
29 ft - Near Flood 32 ft - Minor Flood 37 ft - Moderate Flood 42 ft - Major Flood

Latest Observation: Monday April 6th, 2026 05:30 AM CDT
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 26.18 ft 329 kcfs
Record 48.86 ft 1118484 cfs

Forecast
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
  Wednesday 12/31/1969 06:00 PM 0.00 N/A
  Sunday 04/05/2026 07:00 PM 24.50 297.00
  Monday 04/06/2026 01:00 AM 25.40 314.00
  Monday 04/06/2026 07:00 AM 26.20 329.00
  Monday 04/06/2026 01:00 PM 26.90 343.00
  Monday 04/06/2026 07:00 PM 27.60 357.00
  Tuesday 04/07/2026 01:00 AM 28.10 368.00

Observation
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Sunday 04/05/2026 07:30 PM 24.59 298.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 08:00 PM 24.69 300.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 08:30 PM 24.79 302.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 09:00 PM 24.88 304.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 09:30 PM 24.96 305.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 10:00 PM 25.05 307.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 10:30 PM 25.13 308.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 11:00 PM 25.21 310.00
Sunday 04/05/2026 11:30 PM 25.24 311.00
Monday 04/06/2026 12:00 AM 25.38 313.00
Monday 04/06/2026 12:30 AM 25.46 315.00
Monday 04/06/2026 01:00 AM 25.53 316.00
Monday 04/06/2026 01:30 AM 25.58 317.00
Monday 04/06/2026 02:00 AM 25.69 319.00
Monday 04/06/2026 02:30 AM 25.77 321.00
Monday 04/06/2026 03:00 AM 25.81 322.00
Monday 04/06/2026 03:30 AM 25.90 323.00
Monday 04/06/2026 04:00 AM 25.98 325.00
Monday 04/06/2026 04:30 AM 26.05 326.00
Monday 04/06/2026 05:00 AM 26.11 327.00

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