28-Day Forecast

Forecast Date: Wednesday, 29 April 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
04/29/2026 05/06/2026 05/13/2026 05/20/2026 05/27/2026
L&D 22 TW 18.41 13.8 11.6 9.8 8.8
L&D 24 TW 29.01 24.2 21.8 19.9 19.1
L&D 25 TW 29.52 25.0 22.5 20.3 19.4
LaGrange TW 22.20 22.3 21.0 15.9 12.9
Meredosia 16.32 16.4 15.1 10.0 7.0
Valley City 14.70 14.6 13.2 8.3 6.0
Melvin Price L&D TW 22.33 16.2 12.4 9.5 7.9
L&D 27 Pool 416.27 410.1 406.3 403.4 401.8
L&D 27 TW 409.51 403.0 398.6 394.9 392.6
St. Louis 27.16 20.6 16.2 12.5 10.2
Engineers Depot 26.14 19.8 15.3 11.6 9.3
Jefferson Barracks 23.76 17.9 13.2 9.5 7.3
Herculaneum 24.22 19.4 14.3 10.5 8.4
Kaskaskia L&D TW 73.44 70.8 64.9 60.9 59.1
Chester 27.58 25.4 19.3 15.3 13.6
Red Rock Landing 31.53 29.9 23.9 20.1 18.2
Grand Tower 30.99 29.8 23.8 20.2 18.2
Moccasin Springs 29.92 29.3 23.4 19.9 17.8
Cape Girardeau 30.17 30.1 24.2 20.9 18.6
Grays Point 29.45 30.3 23.7 20.4 18.0
Thebes 28.92 30.2 23.3 20.0 17.5
Commerce 24.80 26.8 19.3 16.1 13.4
Price Landing 19.48 23.3 14.4 11.2 8.2
Thompson Landing 33.97 39.1 29.2 26.0 22.9
Birds Point 24.79 32.8 20.7 17.6 13.9
Ohio River at Cairo 27.76 35.8 23.7 20.6 16.9

Bold & Red : Location is at or above Flood Stage


7-day Observed Wed 04/22 06:00 to Wed 04/29 06:00
7-Day Observed Multi-sensor Precipitation


7-day QPF: Wed 04/29 06:00 to Wed 05/06 06:00
7-Day QPF

16-Day QPF: Wed 04/29 06:00 to Fri 05/15 06:00
8-14 Day Outlook