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Mississippi River at New Madrid, MO

NEW MADRID COUNTY, MO36.5826°N, -89.5479°W Updated 40 min ago

FLOW RATE

777,000cfs

GAUGE HT

24.01ft

AIR TEMP

95°F

WIND

4mph WNW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

777,000cfs 30.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 671,500–908,500 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

792,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

777,000cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

24.01ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

19.9in

-25% vs normal

19.91 in of precipitation so far this year, 25% below the 30-year normal of 26.49 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.4–32.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-25%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.65" · normal 3.70" (1.7–5.4)

Jan

Feb: 1.26" · normal 3.88" (1.8–6.7)

Feb

Mar: 3.49" · normal 5.04" (3.4–7.4)

Mar

Apr: 3.44" · normal 5.25" (3.1–8.2)

Apr

May: 4.56" · normal 4.89" (3.1–6.7)

May

Jun: 5.44" · normal 3.56" (1.8–5.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.07" (so far)· normal 3.42" (1.3–5.7)

Jul

Aug: normal 2.87" (0.9–5.2)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.04" (0.9–5.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 4.07" (1.2–7.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.25" (1.6–7.3)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.25" (2.3–6.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo08:13 PM

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