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.
✅ Forecast Date: Saturday, 18 July 2026
| Location | Observed | Forecast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | |
| 18-Jul | 19-Jul | 20-Jul | 21-Jul | 22-Jul | 23-Jul | 24-Jul | 25-Jul | |
| Mississippi River | ||||||||
| LD 22 TW | 9.48 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | |
| Louisiana | 12.03 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.9 | |
| LD 24 Pool | 447.34 | 447.5 | 447.5 | 447.8 | 448.0 | 448.2 | 448.5 | |
| LD 24 TW | 19.87 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 18.4 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.0 | |
| Mosier Ldg | 37.24 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 36.1 | 35.7 | 35.5 | 35.4 | |
| LD 25 Pool | 430.09 | 429.7 | 429.7 | 430.5 | 431.0 | 431.5 | 432.0 | |
| LD 25 TW | 19.83 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.5 | |
| Illinois River | ||||||||
| La Grange TW | 19.17 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.4 | |
| Meredosia | 13.18 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | |
| Valley City | 11.40 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.6 | |
| Florence | 29.03 | 28.9 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 28.2 | 27.7 | 27.2 | |
| Hardin | 22.88 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 21.2 | |
| Mississippi River | ||||||||
| Grafton | 16.16 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 | |
| Mel Price Pool | 417.25 | 417.2 | 417.5 | 417.5 | 417.5 | 417.5 | 417.5 | 417.5 |
| Mel Price TW | 11.36 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
| LD 27 Pool | 405.20 | 404.9 | 404.2 | 403.2 | 402.3 | 401.8 | 401.5 | 401.2 |
| LD 27 TW | 395.70 | 395.3 | 394.3 | 392.8 | 391.5 | 390.9 | 390.5 | 389.8 |
| St Louis | 14.03 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Engineers Depot | 13.20 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
| Jefferson Brks | 10.69 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 |
| Herculaneum | 11.99 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Kaskaskia River | ||||||||
| Nav TW | 62.75 | 62.4 | 62.1 | 61.1 | 59.9 | 59.1 | 58.7 | 58.3 |
| Mississippi River | ||||||||
| Chester | 16.92 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.7 |
| Red Rock Ldg | 21.56 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.2 |
| Grand Tower | 22.07 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.6 |
| Moccasin Springs | 21.47 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
| Cape Girardeau | 22.29 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 17.6 |
| Grays Pt | 22.02 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
| Thebes | 21.31 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 16.4 |
| Commerce | 17.05 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
| Price Ldg | 12.40 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| Thompson Ldg | 27.21 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 21.6 |
| Birds Point | 20.36 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
| Ohio River | ||||||||
| Cairo | 23.58 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 17.4 |
(1) Open River (OR) conditions and
gates
are free of the water surface at the L&D.
(2) Red and bold
indicates the stage level is at or above the flood level, or at or below
the LWRP (Low Water Reference Plane).
7-day Observed
7-day QPF
