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 May 25th, 2026 07:30 PM CDT
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 27.86 ft 363 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
  Monday 05/25/2026 07:00 PM 27.80 362.00
  Tuesday 05/26/2026 01:00 AM 27.50 355.00
  Tuesday 05/26/2026 07:00 AM 27.10 347.00
  Tuesday 05/26/2026 01:00 PM 26.80 341.00
  Tuesday 05/26/2026 07:00 PM 26.40 333.00
  Wednesday 05/27/2026 01:00 AM 26.00 325.00

Observation
  Date (CDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Monday 05/25/2026 09:30 AM 28.34 373.00
Monday 05/25/2026 10:00 AM 28.32 373.00
Monday 05/25/2026 10:30 AM 28.27 371.00
Monday 05/25/2026 11:00 AM 28.25 371.00
Monday 05/25/2026 11:30 AM 28.24 371.00
Monday 05/25/2026 12:00 PM 28.22 370.00
Monday 05/25/2026 12:30 PM 28.23 371.00
Monday 05/25/2026 01:00 PM 28.15 369.00
Monday 05/25/2026 01:30 PM 28.13 369.00
Monday 05/25/2026 02:00 PM 28.11 368.00
Monday 05/25/2026 02:30 PM 28.07 367.00
Monday 05/25/2026 03:00 PM 28.07 367.00
Monday 05/25/2026 03:30 PM 28.03 366.00
Monday 05/25/2026 04:00 PM 28.03 366.00
Monday 05/25/2026 04:30 PM 28.00 366.00
Monday 05/25/2026 05:00 PM 27.97 365.00
Monday 05/25/2026 05:30 PM 27.95 365.00
Monday 05/25/2026 06:00 PM 27.92 364.00
Monday 05/25/2026 06:30 PM 27.90 364.00
Monday 05/25/2026 07:00 PM 27.88 363.00

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