MVS Operational 7-Day River Forecast

Forecast Date: Saturday, 15 November 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
15-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov 21-Nov 22-Nov
Mississippi River
L&D 22 TW 4.60 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3
Louisiana 11.88 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8
L&D 24 Pool 449.07 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0
L&D 24 TW 13.80 13.6 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.3
Mosier Landing 34.69 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.6 34.5 34.5
L&D 25 Pool 433.97 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0
L&D 25 TW 13.91 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.2
Illinois River
La Grange TW 7.01 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.5
Meredosia 2.25 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8
Valley City 1.97 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6
Florence 20.10 19.8 19.8 20.0 20.0 19.8 19.8
Hardin 19.31 19.3 19.4 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7
Mississippi River
Grafton 15.38 15.5 15.7 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0
Mel Price Pool 418.85 419.0 419.2 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5
Mel Price TW 3.54 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.0
L&D 27 Pool 398.61 398.2 397.7 397.6 397.6 397.3 397.3 397.1
L&D 27 TW 381.76 381.3 380.5 380.4 380.4 380.2 380.1 379.9
St. Louis .40 -0.1 -0.9 -1.0 -1.0 -1.2 -1.3 -1.5
Engineers Depot -.33 -0.8 -1.6 -1.7 -1.7 -1.9 -2.0 -2.2
Jefferson Barracks -3.74 -4.0 -4.8 -5.0 -5.0 -5.2 -5.3 -5.6
Herculaneum -2.93 -2.9 -3.5 -3.9 -4.1 -4.2 -4.4 -4.6
Kaskaskia River
Kaskaskia L&D TW 47.87 48.6 48.1 47.4 47.0 46.9 46.7 46.5
Inflow (-1day) 110 110
Mississippi River
Chester 2.35 3.2 2.8 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.0
Red Rock Landing 5.74 6.4 6.2 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.6
Grand Tower 7.79 8.4 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8
Moccasin Springs 6.89 7.3 7.4 7.0 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1
Cape Girardeau 8.03 8.3 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.4
Grays Point 7.23 7.3 7.6 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5
Thebes 6.98 7.0 7.2 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1
Commerce 2.64 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
Price Landing -2.44 -2.9 -2.8 -3.2 -3.5 -3.5 -3.6 -3.7
Thompson Landing 11.57 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2
Birds Point 5.85 4.6 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0
Ohio River
9.17 4.6 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3

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

7-day Observed Sat 11/08 06:00 to Sat 11/15 06:00
7-Day Observed Multi-sensor Precipitation


7-day QPF: Sat 11/15 06:00 to Sat 11/22 06:00
7-Day QPF