About this river
Mississippi River is a 17.6 mile river near Blong's Brainerd Guide Service in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mississippi River at Brainerd, MN (site 05242300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1987 to 2026
Mississippi River typically runs highest in May, at a median 5,710 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2,000 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,700 cfs, in 2012.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,400 | 1,790 to 3,290 | |
| February | 2,200 | 1,640 to 2,880 | |
| March | 2,400 | 1,690 to 3,320 | |
| April | 5,200 | 3,340 to 8,670 | |
| May | 5,710 | 3,310 to 8,860 | |
| June | 3,685 | 2,315 to 6,235 | |
| July | 3,760 | 2,130 to 5,570 | |
| August | 2,240 | 976 to 3,240 | |
| September | 2,000 | 1,070 to 2,780 | |
| October | 2,460 | 1,740 to 3,560 | |
| November | 3,010 | 2,010 to 4,375 | |
| December | 2,450 | 1,840 to 3,750 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 39 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mississippi River at Brainerd, MN (site 05242300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Mississippi River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Butternut LakeButternut LakePublic
- EvergreenMississippi RiverPublic
- Lum ParkRice LakePublic
- Nokay LakeNokay LakePublic
- Gilbert LakeGilbert LakePublic
- French RapidsMississippi RiverPublic
- Sagamore Pit (Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area)Sagamore Mine LakePublic
- Hay LakeHay LakePublic
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