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: Thursday September 3rd, 2026 06:30 AM CDT
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 12.09 ft 124 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
  Wednesday 09/02/2026 07:00 PM 11.90 122.00
  Thursday 09/03/2026 01:00 AM 12.00 123.00
  Thursday 09/03/2026 07:00 AM 12.10 124.00
  Thursday 09/03/2026 01:00 PM 12.20 125.00
  Thursday 09/03/2026 07:00 PM 12.30 126.00
  Friday 09/04/2026 01:00 AM 12.40 127.00

Observation
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Wednesday 09/02/2026 08:30 PM 11.97 123.00
Wednesday 09/02/2026 09:00 PM 11.97 123.00
Wednesday 09/02/2026 09:30 PM 12.00 123.00
Wednesday 09/02/2026 10:00 PM 12.00 123.00
Wednesday 09/02/2026 10:30 PM 11.96 123.00
Wednesday 09/02/2026 11:00 PM 12.01 123.00
Wednesday 09/02/2026 11:30 PM 12.00 123.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 12:00 AM 12.02 123.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 12:30 AM 12.03 123.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 01:00 AM 12.04 123.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 01:30 AM 12.05 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 02:00 AM 12.06 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 02:30 AM 12.07 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 03:00 AM 12.07 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 03:30 AM 12.08 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 04:00 AM 12.08 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 04:30 AM 12.07 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 05:00 AM 12.10 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 05:30 AM 12.10 124.00
Thursday 09/03/2026 06:00 AM 12.11 124.00

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