MVS Operational 7-Day River Forecast

Forecast Date: Sunday, 12 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
12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct
Mississippi River
L&D 22 TW 4.82 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5
Louisiana 12.19 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.8
L&D 24 Pool 449.07 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0 449.0 448.5
L&D 24 TW 14.22 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6
Mosier Landing 34.91 34.8 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.7
L&D 25 Pool 434.11 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0 434.0
L&D 25 TW 14.40 14.2 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.8
Illinois River
La Grange TW

Meredosia 2.44 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2
Valley City 2.21 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0
Florence 20.23 20.4 20.3 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.0
Hardin 19.71 19.8 19.8 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.5
Mississippi River
Grafton 15.91 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.9 15.7
Mel Price Pool 419.42 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.5 419.3 419.0
Mel Price TW 3.08 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4
L&D 27 Pool 397.91 397.5 397.4 397.3 397.2 397.1 397.1 397.2
L&D 27 TW 381.27 381.0 380.7 380.5 380.4 380.0 380.1 380.3
St. Louis -.22 -0.5 -0.8 -1.0 -1.1 -1.5 -1.4 -1.2
Engineers Depot -.80 -1.1 -1.4 -1.6 -1.7 -2.1 -2.0 -1.8
Jefferson Barracks -4.04 -4.3 -4.6 -4.8 -4.9 -5.3 -5.2 -5.0
Herculaneum -3.06 -3.4 -3.7 -3.9 -4.0 -4.4 -4.3 -4.1
Kaskaskia River
Kaskaskia L&D TW 48.57 48.2 47.9 47.7 47.6 47.2 47.3 47.5
Inflow (-1day) 110 110
Mississippi River
Chester 3.07 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.0
Red Rock Landing 9.78 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.4 8.5 8.7
Grand Tower 8.64 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.3 7.4 7.6
Moccasin Springs 7.73 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.7
Cape Girardeau 9.28 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.0 8.1 8.3
Grays Point 8.51 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.8 7.0
Thebes 7.94 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.2
Commerce 3.69 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.5
Price Landing -1.34 -2.7 -3.5 -3.5 -3.5 -4.2 -4.7 -4.6
Thompson Landing 12.49 10.8 9.8 9.8 10.0 9.1 8.5 8.5
Birds Point 7.35 4.8 3.5 3.6 3.9 2.7 1.7 1.6
Ohio River
10.66 4.8 6.8 6.9 7.2 6.0 5.0 4.9

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

7-day Observed Sun 10/05 06:00 to Sun 10/12 06:00
7-Day Observed Multi-sensor Precipitation


7-day QPF: Sun 10/12 06:00 to Sun 10/19 06:00
7-Day QPF