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: Tuesday January 6th, 2026 03:30 AM CST
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 8.36 ft 90.7 kcfs
Record 48.86 ft 1118484 cfs

Forecast
  Date (CST) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
  Wednesday 12/31/1969 06:00 PM 0.00 N/A
  Monday 01/05/2026 06:00 PM 7.90 87.10
  Tuesday 01/06/2026 12:00 AM 8.00 87.90
  Tuesday 01/06/2026 06:00 AM 8.10 88.70
  Tuesday 01/06/2026 12:00 PM 8.20 89.40
  Tuesday 01/06/2026 06:00 PM 8.30 90.20
  Wednesday 01/07/2026 12:00 AM 8.30 90.20

Observation
  Date (CST) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Monday 01/05/2026 05:30 PM 8.06 88.40
Monday 01/05/2026 06:00 PM 8.05 88.30
Monday 01/05/2026 06:30 PM 8.10 88.70
Monday 01/05/2026 07:00 PM 8.10 88.70
Monday 01/05/2026 07:30 PM 8.13 88.90
Monday 01/05/2026 08:00 PM 8.16 89.10
Monday 01/05/2026 08:30 PM 8.18 89.30
Monday 01/05/2026 09:00 PM 8.15 89.10
Monday 01/05/2026 09:30 PM 8.20 89.40
Monday 01/05/2026 10:00 PM 8.22 89.60
Monday 01/05/2026 10:30 PM 8.24 89.70
Monday 01/05/2026 11:00 PM 8.21 89.50
Monday 01/05/2026 11:30 PM 8.28 90.10
Tuesday 01/06/2026 12:00 AM 8.30 90.20
Tuesday 01/06/2026 12:30 AM 8.29 90.10
Tuesday 01/06/2026 01:00 AM 8.30 90.20
Tuesday 01/06/2026 01:30 AM 8.32 90.40
Tuesday 01/06/2026 02:00 AM 8.30 90.20
Tuesday 01/06/2026 02:30 AM 8.33 90.40
Tuesday 01/06/2026 03:00 AM 8.33 90.40

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