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Mississippi River at St. Louis Observed crest: 14.43 ft at 12:00am Feb 05 Observed: 21.27 ft at 3:00am Jan 31 Observed: 21.14 ft at 4:00am Jan 31 Observed: 21.07 ft at 5:00am Jan 31 Observed: 20.98 ft at 6:00am Jan 31 Observed: 20.85 ft at 7:00am Jan 31 Observed: 20.77 ft at 8:00am Jan 31 Observed: 20.69 ft at 9:00am Jan 31 Observed: 20.59 ft at 10:00am Jan 31 Observed: 20.57 ft at 11:00am Jan 31 Observed: 20.38 ft at 12:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 20.2 ft at 1:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 20.13 ft at 2:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.9 ft at 3:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.83 ft at 4:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.62 ft at 5:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.54 ft at 6:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.41 ft at 7:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.34 ft at 8:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.19 ft at 9:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 19.03 ft at 10:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.84 ft at 11:00pm Jan 31 Observed: 18.62 ft at 12:00am Feb 1 Observed: 18.5 ft at 1:00am Feb 1 Observed: 18.42 ft at 2:00am Feb 1 Observed: 18.3 ft at 3:00am Feb 1 Observed: 18.23 ft at 4:00am Feb 1 Observed: 18.17 ft at 5:00am Feb 1 Observed: 18.13 ft at 6:00am Feb 1 Observed: 18.04 ft at 7:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.95 ft at 8:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.96 ft at 9:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.76 ft at 10:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.76 ft at 11:00am Feb 1 Observed: 17.65 ft at 12:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.54 ft at 1:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.46 ft at 2:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.41 ft at 3:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.36 ft at 4:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.26 ft at 5:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.21 ft at 6:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.14 ft at 7:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 17.1 ft at 8:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 16.98 ft at 9:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 16.99 ft at 10:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 16.97 ft at 11:00pm Feb 1 Observed: 16.91 ft at 12:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.87 ft at 1:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.81 ft at 2:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.81 ft at 3:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.75 ft at 4:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.73 ft at 5:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.66 ft at 6:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.6 ft at 7:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.67 ft at 8:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.46 ft at 9:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.42 ft at 10:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.4 ft at 11:00am Feb 2 Observed: 16.39 ft at 12:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.32 ft at 1:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.29 ft at 2:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.25 ft at 3:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.17 ft at 4:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.08 ft at 5:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 16.1 ft at 6:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 15.95 ft at 7:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 15.82 ft at 8:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 15.74 ft at 9:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 15.63 ft at 10:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 15.62 ft at 11:00pm Feb 2 Observed: 15.54 ft at 12:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.53 ft at 1:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.52 ft at 2:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.42 ft at 3:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.46 ft at 4:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.46 ft at 5:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.42 ft at 6:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.39 ft at 7:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.46 ft at 8:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.41 ft at 9:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.39 ft at 10:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.39 ft at 11:00am Feb 3 Observed: 15.41 ft at 12:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.49 ft at 1:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.32 ft at 2:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.28 ft at 3:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.32 ft at 4:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.28 ft at 5:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.32 ft at 6:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.28 ft at 7:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.3 ft at 8:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.25 ft at 9:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.27 ft at 10:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.21 ft at 11:00pm Feb 3 Observed: 15.13 ft at 12:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15.09 ft at 1:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15.01 ft at 2:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.97 ft at 3:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15 ft at 4:00am Feb 4 Observed: 15 ft at 5:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.94 ft at 7:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.88 ft at 8:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.85 ft at 9:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.81 ft at 10:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.85 ft at 11:00am Feb 4 Observed: 14.81 ft at 12:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.8 ft at 1:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.74 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.74 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.7 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.6 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.57 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.56 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.54 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.55 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.48 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.46 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 14.43 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.41 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.34 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.36 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.31 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.28 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.22 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.2 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.16 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.12 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.09 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.08 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 14.09 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 14.09 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 14.06 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 14.08 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 14.06 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 14.03 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 14.11 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 14.05 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 13.95 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 13.99 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 13.94 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.89 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.92 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.95 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.91 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.88 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.88 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.73 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.78 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.81 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.8 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.82 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 13.87 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.83 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.82 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.81 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.78 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.72 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.68 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.61 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.57 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.56 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.56 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.55 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 13.51 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.53 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.54 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.53 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.54 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.52 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.47 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.43 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.4 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.38 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.34 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.33 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 13.34 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.34 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.37 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.33 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.31 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.24 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.28 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.28 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.25 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.25 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.23 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 13.16 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.21 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.2 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.15 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.12 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.14 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.1 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.1 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.15 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.13 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.03 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 13.09 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 13.02 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.97 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.95 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.97 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 13 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.96 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.97 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.99 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 13.01 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.99 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 13.02 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 12.89 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.01 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.93 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.01 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 12.99 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.01 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.01 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 13.02 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.02 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.03 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.04 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.05 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13.03 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 13 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.99 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.92 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.98 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.89 ft at 10:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.86 ft at 11:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 12.82 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Observed: 12.79 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Observed: 12.71 ft at 2:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 13 ft at 12:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 12.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 12.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 12.8 ft at 6:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 12.8 ft at 12:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 12.7 ft at 6:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 12.6 ft at 12:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 12.4 ft at 6:00pm Feb 11 Forecast: 12.3 ft at 12:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 12.1 ft at 6:00am Feb 12 Forecast: 11.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 11.7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 12 Forecast: 11.4 ft at 12:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 11.2 ft at 6:00am Feb 13 Forecast: 11 ft at 12:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 10.8 ft at 6:00pm Feb 13 Forecast: 10.5 ft at 12:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 10.3 ft at 6:00am Feb 14 Forecast: 10.1 ft at 12:00pm Feb 14 Forecast: 9.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 14 Forecast: 9.7 ft at 12:00am Feb 15 Forecast: 9.5 ft at 6:00am Feb 15 Forecast: 9.3 ft at 12:00pm Feb 15 Forecast: 9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 15 Forecast: 8.8 ft at 12:00am Feb 16 Forecast: 8.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 16 Forecast: 8.4 ft at 12:00pm Feb 16 Forecast: 8.2 ft at 6:00pm Feb 16 Forecast: 8 ft at 12:00am Feb 17 Forecast: 7.8 ft at 6:00am Feb 17 Forecast: 7.5 ft at 12:00pm Feb 17 Forecast: 7.4 ft at 6:00pm Feb 17 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00am Feb 18 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00am Feb 18 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 18 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 18 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 19 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 19 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 19 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 19 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 20 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 20 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 20 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 6:00pm Feb 20 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 12:00am Feb 21 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 6:00am Feb 21 Forecast: 6.9 ft at 12:00pm Feb 21 Forecast: 7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 21 Forecast: 7 ft at 12:00am Feb 22 Forecast: 7 ft at 6:00am Feb 22 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 12:00pm Feb 22 Forecast: 7.1 ft at 6:00pm Feb 22 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00am Feb 23 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 6:00am Feb 23 Forecast: 7.2 ft at 12:00pm Feb 23 Forecast: 7.3 ft at 6:00pm Feb 23 Graph Created (2:50am Feb 10, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 8:55pm Feb 9)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States EADM7 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 379.94 Latest observed value: 12.71 ft at 2:00 AM CST 10-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 30.0 ft.  Forecast data shown here are guidance values only. Please refer to your local NWS office for the latest official public river forecasts. Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Mississippi River at St. Louis are issued routinely year-round.

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Upstream Gauge - at Alton Lock and Dam 26 Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Chester

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:40
Moderate Flood Stage:35
Flood Stage:30
Action Stage:28

Historical Crests
(1) 49.58 ft on 08/01/1993
(2) 43.23 ft on 04/28/1973
(3) 42.00 ft on 04/01/1785
(4) 41.89 ft on 05/22/1995
(5) 41.32 ft on 06/27/1844
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Low Water Records
(1) -6.1 ft on 01/16/1940
(2) -5.7 ft on 01/26/1963
(3) -5.1 ft on 12/26/1989
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Mississippi River at St. Louis location map

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54.0 The Metro East St Louis and Fish Lake levees which protect 71,000 acres are overtopped.
52.0 St Louis floodwall is overtopped.
49.6 This is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on August 1 1993.
49.0 Hartford Public Water supply is threatened. The last of the St. Louis City floodgates is installed at the Missouri-Pacific railroad (panel gate).
48.0 The Harrisonville and Prairie DuPont levees protect 37,360 acres.
47.7 The Columbia levee protects 14,000 acres.
47.0 The panel floodgate is installed at the CB&Q railraod.
44.1 Chouteau Island Pump Station begins to flood. Power to the Chouteau Island Pump Station disconnected... The Harrisonville and Columbia Levees are overtopped...
43.2 This flood level was reached on April 28 1973.
43.0 At this level, 5 floodgates are installed: 3 floodgates at the Corps of Engineers Service Base, another at Zepp Street, and another at the railroad near Guthrie Street.
42.0 Riverview Blvd becomes flooded. A panel floodgate is installed at Riverview Blvd.
41.0 At this level, St. Louis City installs a double floodgate at Branch Street in north St. Louis.
40.0 Major flooding begins. At this level the Choteau Island Levee, protecting 2400 acres, is overtopped. Also, Lemay Park just south of Lemay Ferry Road will begin flooding.
39.0 The city of Kimmswick, MO begins flooding. Two more St. Louis floodgates are closed at North Market Street (north St. Louis) and at Barton Street on the south side.
38.5 Nellie Avenue, south of Lemay Ferry Road along River des Peres, begins flooding.
38.0 Four more floodgates are closed at Prairie Avenue, Madison Avenue, Mullanphy Street, and the railroad bed near Lesparance Street. The U.S. Coast Guard will consider closing the St. Louis harbor to navigation above this level.
37.0 Three more floodgates are closed at this level: the Missouri Illinois Sand Company gate in south St. Louis, the City of St. Louis railroad gate, and a double gate at East Grand in north St. Louis.
35.0 Moderate flooding begins. The floodgates at Gratiot Road railroad and Choteau Street are closed.
34.0 Floodgates at Convent Street railroad and Rutger Street are closed.
33.0 Floodgates at the Rutger Street railroad and at Miller Street are closed.
32.5 The President Casino closes at this level.
32.0 Flood panels at Carr Street and Poplar Street are closed.
31.0 Water begins entering the downtown parking garage.
30.0 Floodwall at Lacledes Landing is closed.
26.0 At 26 feet, several levees protects 2000 acres.
18.5 Levee parking begins to be inundated.
2.0 Barge traffic may need to reduce tonnage below this level.
Photos
(1) Slope gage
(2) View looking upstream
(3) View looking downstream
(4) Navigational display of daily slope gage reading
(5) Flood of 1993: St. Louis Arch and Riverfront
(6) Flood of 1993: St. Louis Riverfront
(7) Flood of 1993: Submerged parking garage at Laclede's Landing

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Latitude: 38.629000° N, Longitude: 90.180000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 30 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 379.94 ft 409.94 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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