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MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LA29.8572°N, -89.9778°W Updated 28 min ago

FLOW RATE

599,000cfs

GAUGE HT

12.27ft

AIR TEMP

89°F

WIND

2mph SW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

599,000cfs 4.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 510,000–690,000 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

647,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

535,000cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

12.27ft

Water Turbidity

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

76°

FRI

95°

74°

SAT

98°

75°

SUN

95°

76°

MON

93°

75°

TUE

97°

74°

WED

96°

76°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

77°

76°

75°

74°

76°

82°

86°

89°

91°

95°

90°

94°

90°

85°

79°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

76°

80°

83°

85°

89°

93°

96°

98°

97°

90°

86°

84°

85°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

78°

82°

86°

89°

92°

95°

91°

84°

83°

82°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

77°

81°

85°

88°

91°

93°

91°

92°

91°

86°

82°

80°

81°

79°

77°

76°

75°

74°

76°

80°

84°

87°

90°

93°

94°

96°

97°

94°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

1mph NW

G 4 mph

WNW

NNW

ESE

ENE

ESE

WSW

G13

G15

G11

SSW

G11

G10

SSW

WSW

WNW

ENE

G13

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

G10

WSW

SSE

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

G12

SSW

G15

SSW

G17

G15

G12

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

ENE

G10

G11

WSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

G15

SSW

WSW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

18%

49%

22%

48%

34%

CLOUDS

cover %

15%

few

15%

100%

88%

100%

54%

100%

98%

96%

100%

64%

100%

65%

11%

21%

100%

79%

100%

57%

13%

80%

100%

17%

10%

58%

83%

100%

75%

91%

15%

13%

60%

95%

100%

16%

10%

62%

95%

100%

63%

100%

11%

20%

38%

60%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1018

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:03 AM

SUNSET

08:04 PM

14H 1M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

90% illuminated

Station Location

29.8572, -89.9778

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 23:58 UTC

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