MVS Operational 7-Day River Forecast

Forecast Date: Friday, 31 October 2025

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
31-Oct 01-Nov 02-Nov 03-Nov 04-Nov 05-Nov 06-Nov 07-Nov
Mississippi River
L&D 22 TW 4.60 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4
Louisiana 11.85 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8
L&D 24 Pool 449.00 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0
L&D 24 TW 13.97 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.5
Mosier Landing 34.71 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6
L&D 25 Pool 433.99 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0
L&D 25 TW 14.23 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.8
Illinois River
La Grange TW 6.48 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9
Meredosia 2.01 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.4
Valley City 1.93 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3
Florence 20.16 20.5 20.6 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.5
Hardin 19.75 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8
Mississippi River
Grafton 15.99 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9
Mel Price Pool 419.56 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5
Mel Price TW 3.15 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6
L&D 27 Pool 398.09 397.6 397.6 397.6 397.6 397.6 397.5 397.5
L&D 27 TW 381.13 380.1 380.0 380.2 380.1 380.1 380.0 379.9
St. Louis .03 -1.0 -1.1 -0.9 -1.0 -1.0 -1.1 -1.2
Engineers Depot -.94 -1.9 -2.0 -1.8 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 -2.1
Jefferson Barracks -4.39 -5.2 -5.4 -5.2 -5.3 -5.3 -5.4 -5.5
Herculaneum -3.50 -4.1 -4.3 -4.2 -4.3 -4.3 -4.4 -4.5
Kaskaskia River
Kaskaskia L&D TW 47.79 47.8 47.5 47.3 47.4 47.3 47.3 47.2
Inflow (-1day) 470 480
Mississippi River
Chester 2.13 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
Red Rock Landing 5.90 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4
Grand Tower 8.01 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5
Moccasin Springs 7.31 7.3 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7
Cape Girardeau 8.97 8.9 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4
Grays Point 8.31 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.7
Thebes 7.78 7.7 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1
Commerce 3.53 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8
Price Landing -1.45 -1.5 -1.2 -1.3 -1.4 -1.7 -2.0 -2.3
Thompson Landing 12.80 12.7 13.2 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.2 11.8
Birds Point 7.96 7.9 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.0 7.4 6.8
Ohio River
11.39 7.9 12.1 12.2 12.1 11.4 10.8 10.2

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

7-day Observed Fri 10/24 06:00 to Fri 10/31 06:00
7-Day Observed Multi-sensor Precipitation


7-day QPF: Fri 10/31 06:00 to Fri 11/07 06:00
7-Day QPF