28-Day Forecast

Forecast Date: Wednesday, 07 January 2026

Note - This operational forecast is intended for internal use. The official river forecasting agency of the Federal Government is the NWS. The NWS forecast for these locations can be found by clicking the blue hyperlink associated with each gage location. If there are any questions, please call the water control office at 1-(800)432-1208 or (314)331-8342.

Location	06:00	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
	01/07/2026	01/14/2026	01/21/2026	01/28/2026	02/04/2026
L&D 22 TW	5.46	5.3	5.0	4.6	4.5
L&D 24 TW	15.13	14.9	14.4	13.9	13.7
L&D 25 TW	15.41	15.3	14.8	14.4	14.2
LaGrange TW	8.74	6.7	6.5	6.5	6.3
Meredosia	3.75	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.3
Valley City	3.13	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.1
Melvin Price L&D TW	4.00	3.7	3.0	2.6	2.4
L&D 27 Pool	398.79	398.5	397.8	397.4	397.2
L&D 27 TW	382.22	381.9	380.5	379.8	379.4
St. Louis	0.35	0.0	-1.4	-2.1	-2.5
Engineers Depot	-0.17	-0.5	-1.9	-2.6	-3.0
Jefferson Barracks	-3.24	-3.4	-4.9	-5.6	-6.0
Herculaneum	-2.62	-2.6	-4.1	-4.9	-5.3
Kaskaskia L&D TW	48.30	48.8	47.2	46.3	45.8
Chester	2.71	3.3	1.7	0.8	0.3
Red Rock Landing	6.36	6.9	5.3	4.5	4.0
Grand Tower	8.01	8.5	7.0	6.2	5.7
Moccasin Springs	7.68	8.1	6.6	5.9	5.4
Cape Girardeau	8.65	9.0	7.6	6.9	6.4
Grays Point	8.04	8.2	6.9	6.1	5.6
Thebes	7.84	7.9	6.6	5.9	5.3
Commerce	3.56	3.5	2.3	1.5	0.9
Price Landing	-1.54	-1.9	-3.0	-3.9	-4.6
Thompson Landing	12.68	12.0	11.0	10.1	9.3
Birds Point	7.97	6.8	6.0	5.0	4.0
Ohio River at Cairo	11.29	10.1	9.3	8.3	7.3

Bold & Red : Location is at or above Flood Stage

7-day Observed Wed 12/31 06:00 to Wed 01/07 06:00

7-day QPF: Wed 01/07 06:00 to Wed 01/14 06:00

16-Day QPF: Wed 01/07 06:00 to Fri 01/23 06:00