About this river
Mississippi River is a 41.8 mile river near REELFOOTLAKEFISHINGGUIDE in Tennessee. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mississippi River at New Madrid, MO (site 07024175). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 10. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2016 to 2026
Mississippi River typically runs highest in March, at a median 831,000 cfs, and lowest in October, at 254,000 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,530,000 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 536,000 | 321,000 to 881,000 | |
| February | 617,000 | 468,000 to 898,000 | |
| March | 831,000 | 587,000 to 1,090,000 | |
| April | 823,500 | 607,000 to 1,040,000 | |
| May | 697,000 | 602,000 to 975,000 | |
| June | 543,000 | 456,000 to 667,500 | |
| July | 463,000 | 378,000 to 613,000 | |
| August | 346,000 | 311,000 to 413,000 | |
| September | 266,000 | 197,000 to 410,000 | |
| October | 254,000 | 167,000 to 450,000 | |
| November | 327,500 | 220,000 to 525,500 | |
| December | 365,000 | 233,000 to 548,000 |
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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mississippi River at New Madrid, MO (site 07024175). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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