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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 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

611,667cfs

AIR TEMP

85°F

WIND

2mph WSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

611,667cfs 29.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 449,686–608,398 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

746,240cfs

PERIOD LOW

340,813cfs

RUNNABLE

59%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

32.2in

+26% vs normal

32.19 in of precipitation so far this year, 26% above the 30-year normal of 25.63 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

32.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.3–32.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+26%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.30" · normal 4.35" (1.9–7.2)

Jan

Feb: 1.38" · normal 4.03" (1.4–6.5)

Feb

Mar: 3.09" · normal 4.39" (1.3–8.1)

Mar

Apr: 4.36" · normal 3.69" (1.1–6.5)

Apr

May: 11.45" · normal 3.41" (0.7–5.8)

May

Jun: 9.11" · normal 5.36" (1.7–8.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.49" (so far)· normal 6.37" (3.6–11.0)

Jul

Aug: normal 6.33" (2.2–12.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.96" (1.9–11.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.41" (0.2–7.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.03" (1.1–5.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.78" (1.6–5.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:14 AM

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