River Levels
Mississippi river levels
Live streamflow for 70 gauged Mississippi reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
72% of gauged Mississippi rivers are running below normal for the date, as of October 26, 2026.
Of 39 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 28 are below normal (14 of them much below), 11 are in the normal range, and 0 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/mississippi.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal | NWS flood status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi RiverMississippi River at Vicksburg, MS | 390,000 cfs | 336,000 cfs | Normal54th percentile · 16 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 367,000 cfs by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Mackeys CreekTenn-tom WW below Jamie Whitten L&D near Dennis, MS | 6,600 cfs330.11 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Tallahatchie RiverTallahatchie River at Money, MS | 3,880 cfs14.98 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Pascagoula RiverPascagoula River at Graham Ferry, MS | 1,740 cfs2.50 ft | 3,090 cfs | Below normal18th percentile · 16 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3 ft by Thu 7 AM, below flood stage. |
| Yalobusha RiverYalobusha River at Grenada, MS | 1,540 cfs8.96 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Pascagoula RiverPascagoula River at Merrill, MS | 988 cfs1.92 ft | 2,020 cfs | Much below normal10th percentile · 95 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Pearl RiverPearl River near Columbia, MS | 873 cfs0.43 ft | 1,410 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 26 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 0.5 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Leaf RiverLeaf River near Mclain, MS | 644 cfs2.58 ft | 1,120 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 86 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.6 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Leaf RiverLeaf River at Hattiesburg, MS | 457 cfs1.96 ft | 670 cfs | Below normal16th percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Pearl RiverPearl River near Monticello, MS | 406 cfs4.11 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.2 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Chickasawhay RiverChickasawhay River at Leakesville, MS | 328 cfs7.04 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 7 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Tombigbee RiverTombigbee River at Bigbee, MS | 238 cfs3.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.2 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Homochitto RiverHomochitto River at Rosetta, MS | 225 cfs2.66 ft | 270 cfs | Normal29th percentile · 75 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.7 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Chickasawhay RiverChickasawhay River near Waynesboro, MS | 214 cfs3.41 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.4 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Bogue ChittoBogue Chitto near Tylertown, MS | 207 cfs5.28 ft | 279 cfs | Below normal12th percentile · 82 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.3 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Pearl RiverPearl River near Hopewell, MS | 203 cfs5.80 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Pearl RiverPearl River at Hwy 25 at Jackson, MS | 185 cfs16.30 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Red CreekRed Creek at Vestry, MS | 138 cfs4.35 ft | 228 cfs | Below normal15th percentile · 65 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Bouie RiverBouie Creek near Hattiesburg, MS | 130 cfs1.77 ft | 156 cfs | Normal26th percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.8 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Buttahatchee RiverButtahatchee River near Aberdeen, MS | 121 cfs4.80 ft | 334 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 60 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.8 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Big Black RiverBig Black River near Bovina, MS | 108 cfs6.36 ft | 292 cfs | Below normal14th percentile · 90 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 6.4 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Chickasawhay RiverChickasawhay River at Enterprise, MS | 107 cfs4.51 ft | 175 cfs | Normal31st percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.5 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Leaf RiverLeaf River near Collins, MS | 107 cfs4.48 ft | 142 cfs | Below normal25th percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.5 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Tangipahoa RiverTangipahoa River at Osyka, MS | 99 cfs8.10 ft | 103 cfs | Normal38th percentile · 30 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 8.1 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Big Black RiverBig Black River near Bentonia, MS | 92 cfs4.00 ft | 283 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 31 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Okatoma CreekOkatoma Creek at Sanford, MS | 79 cfs7.31 ft | 124 cfs | Much below normal7th percentile · 32 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Standifer CreekTenn-tom Waterway below Cochran L&D at Amory, MS | 78 cfs190.35 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Black CreekBlack Creek near Brooklyn, MS | 75 cfs3.69 ft | 196 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 56 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.7 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Pearl RiverPearl River near Carthage, MS | 57 cfs3.05 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.1 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Noxubee RiverNoxubee River at Macon, MS | 51 cfs3.94 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.9 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Coldwater RiverColdwater River near Lewisburg, MS | 50 cfs11.80 ft | 50 cfs | Normal50th percentile · 83 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Okatibbee CreekOkatibbee Creek at Arundel, MS | 50 cfs3.18 ft | 116 cfs | Much below normal9th percentile · 58 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 19.5 ft. NWS reads 3.19 ft here. |
| Coldwater RiverColdwater River near Olive Branch, MS | 49 cfs0.49 ft | 69 cfs | Much below normal8th percentile · 30 yr record | Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Buttahatchee RiverButtahatchee River below Hamilton AL | 45 cfs1.24 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageFlood stage 20 ft. NWS reads 1.25 ft here. |
| Strong RiverStrong River at Robert Bush RD near Pinola, MS | 43 cfs4.08 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Wolf RiverWolf River near Landon, MS | 38 cfs4.10 ft | 112 cfs | Much below normal5th percentile · 55 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 27 ft. NWS reads 4.11 ft here. |
| Homochitto RiverHomochitto River at Eddiceton, MS | 37 cfs5.74 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Hatchie RiverHatchie River near Walnut, MS | 36 cfs8.36 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Bayou PierreBayou Pierre near Willows, MS | 30 cfs1.89 ft | 77 cfs | Much below normal6th percentile · 65 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Strong RiverStrong River at D`lo, MS | 25 cfs2.30 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.3 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Chunky CreekChunky River near Chunky, MS | 22 cfs2.41 ft | 45 cfs | Below normal25th percentile · 88 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.5 ft by Mon 1 PM, below flood stage. |
| Bull Mountain CreekBull Mountain Creek at Tremont, MS | 21 cfs1.89 ft | 50 cfs | Below normal15th percentile · 28 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Buffalo RiverBuffalo River near Woodville, MS | 20 cfs3.77 ft | 44 cfs | Much below normal6th percentile · 84 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 20 ft. NWS reads 3.75 ft here. |
| Little Tallahatchie RiverLittle Tallahatchie River at Etta, MS | 19 cfs10.07 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 10.1 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Tuscolameta CreekTuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, MS | 18 cfs11.95 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 12 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Big Black RiverBig Black River at West, MS | 18 cfs0.81 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 0.8 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| West Hobolochitto CreekWest Hobolochitto Creek near Mcneill, MS | 18 cfs5.52 ft | 46 cfs | Below normal13th percentile · 30 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.5 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Yocona RiverYocona River near Oxford, MS | 17 cfs2.32 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.3 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| East Hobolochitto CreekEast Hobolochitto Creek near Caesar, MS | 13 cfs3.76 ft | 18 cfs | Normal35th percentile · 30 yr record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.8 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Pearl RiverPearl River at Edinburg, MS | 12 cfs1.72 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.7 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Porter BayouPorter Bayou at Stephensville, MS | 12 cfs12.41 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Yockanookany RiverYockanookany River near Ofahoma, MS | 11 cfs4.56 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.6 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
| Big Sunflower RiverBig Sunflower River at Clarksdale, MS | 9.3 cfs8.00 ft | 18 cfs | Below normal14th percentile · 89 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Quiver RiverQuiver River near Sunflower, MS | 9.2 cfs9.37 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Cypress CreekCypress Creek near Janice, MS | 7.9 cfs5.57 ft | 16 cfs | Below normal11th percentile · 60 yr record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Biloxi RiverBiloxi River at Wortham, MS | 7.4 cfs-0.94 ft | 13 cfs | Normal30th percentile · 74 yr record | Below flood stageFlood stage 16 ft. NWS reads -0.95 ft here. |
| Cummings CreekCummings Creek near Fulton, MS | 7.2 cfs2.36 ft | 17 cfs | Below normal10th percentile · 51 yr record | No NWS flood stage |
| Big Sunflower RiverBig Sunflower River near Merigold, MS | 7.1 cfs3.43 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | NWS issues forecasts here only during high water. |
| Skuna RiverSkuna River at Bruce, MS | 7.0 cfs0.73 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | No NWS flood stage |
| Big Sunflower RiverBig Sunflower River at Sunflower, MS | 6.9 cfs-1.24 ft | Not recorded | No historical record | Below flood stageNWS forecast: -1.2 ft by Mon 1 AM, below flood stage. |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.
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