About this river
Mississippi River is a 43.6 mile river near Outright Angling in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mississippi River near Bemidji, MN (site 05200510). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. 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 396 cfs, and lowest in August, at 133 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,320 cfs, in 1997.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 218 | 175 to 347 | |
| March | 199 | 148 to 248 | |
| April | 366 | 207 to 625 | |
| May | 396 | 303 to 612 | |
| June | 294 | 167 to 487 | |
| July | 189 | 117 to 345 | |
| August | 133 | 88 to 261 | |
| September | 155 | 90 to 265 | |
| October | 189 | 124 to 316 | |
| November | 273 | 186 to 446 | |
| December | 196 | 128 to 300 |
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 37 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mississippi River near Bemidji, MN (site 05200510). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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