MVS Operational 7-Day River Forecast

Forecast Date: Friday, 26 April 2024

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.

Locations Observed Forecast
06:00 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
26-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr 29-Apr 30-Apr 01-May 02-May 03-May
Mississippi River
L&D 22 TW 9.40 9.6 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.2 8.9
Louisiana 11.98 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8
L&D 24 Pool 447.57 447.5 447.5 447.5 447.5 447.5 447.5
L&D 24 TW 19.61 20.2 20.4 20.4 20.2 20.0 19.8
Mosier Landing 36.77 37.3 37.5 37.5 37.3 37.1 36.9
L&D 25 Pool 430.10 430.0 430.0 430.0 430.0 430.0 430.0
L&D 25 TW 19.36 20.2 20.3 20.5 20.3 20.1 19.9
Illinois River
La Grange TW

Meredosia 12.78 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.0 11.5
Valley City 11.07 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.3 9.9
Florence 28.48 28.2 28.2 28.1 28.0 27.9 27.5
Hardin 22.13 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.2
Mississippi River
Grafton 15.19 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.7
Mel Price Pool 415.81 415.8 416.2 416.2 416.7 417.0 417.0 417.0
Mel Price TW 10.01 9.8 9.8 10.0 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.1
L&D 27 Pool 403.81 403.6 403.6 403.8 403.4 403.3 403.1 402.9
L&D 27 TW 393.39 393.1 393.1 393.3 392.8 392.6 392.3 392.0
St. Louis 11.38 11.1 11.1 11.3 10.8 10.6 10.3 10.0
Engineers Depot 10.79 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.2 10.0 9.7 9.4
Herculaneum 9.67 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.3
Kaskaskia River
Kaskaskia L&D TW 60.67 60.1 59.8 59.9 59.9 59.6 59.4 59.2
Inflow (-1day) 4,970 7,570
Mississippi River
Chester 15.06 14.4 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.0 13.8 13.6
Red Rock Landing 19.37 18.8 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.2 17.9 17.7
Grand Tower 19.82 19.4 18.9 18.8 18.9 18.6 18.2 18.0
Moccasin Springs 19.85 19.5 18.9 18.7 18.8 18.5 18.1 17.9
Cape Girardeau 20.83 20.6 19.9 19.6 19.7 19.4 18.9 18.7
Grays Point 20.91 20.4 19.4 18.8 18.8 18.4 18.0 17.7
Thebes 20.55 19.9 18.8 18.1 18.0 17.6 17.1 16.9
Commerce 16.64 15.8 14.5 13.5 13.4 12.9 12.5 12.3
Price Landing 13.47 12.1 10.2 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.1
Thompson Landing 30.40 28.7 26.3 24.4 23.8 23.2 22.8 22.6
Birds Point 30.82 28.2 24.9 22.1 21.1 20.3 20.0 19.7
Ohio River
Ohio at Cairo 34.68 28.2 28.8 26.0 25.0 24.2 23.9 23.6

OR: Open River conditions and gates are free of the water surfce at the L&D.
Bold & Red:

7-day Observed Fri 04/19 06:00 to Fri 04/26 06:00
7-Day Observed Multi-sensor Precipitation


7-day QPF: Fri 04/26 06:00 to Fri 05/03 06:00
7-Day QPF