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Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau Forecast crest: 34.4 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed crest: 33.19 ft at 3:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 31.6 ft at 4:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.54 ft at 5:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.47 ft at 6:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.38 ft at 7:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.35 ft at 8:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.26 ft at 9:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.22 ft at 10:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.13 ft at 11:00pm Nov 10 Observed: 31.09 ft at 12:00am Nov 11 Observed: 31.05 ft at 1:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.97 ft at 2:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.9 ft at 3:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.9 ft at 4:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.82 ft at 5:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.77 ft at 6:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.72 ft at 7:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.62 ft at 8:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.61 ft at 9:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.58 ft at 10:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.5 ft at 11:00am Nov 11 Observed: 30.45 ft at 12:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.39 ft at 1:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.37 ft at 2:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.3 ft at 3:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.25 ft at 4:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.19 ft at 5:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.14 ft at 6:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.13 ft at 7:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 30.11 ft at 8:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 29.99 ft at 9:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 29.99 ft at 10:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 29.9 ft at 11:00pm Nov 11 Observed: 29.88 ft at 12:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.82 ft at 1:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.79 ft at 2:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.77 ft at 3:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.71 ft at 4:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.67 ft at 5:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.64 ft at 6:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.61 ft at 7:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.54 ft at 8:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.55 ft at 9:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.48 ft at 10:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.46 ft at 11:00am Nov 12 Observed: 29.4 ft at 12:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.38 ft at 1:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.32 ft at 2:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.32 ft at 3:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.29 ft at 4:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.24 ft at 5:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.19 ft at 6:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.17 ft at 7:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.13 ft at 8:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.09 ft at 9:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 29.05 ft at 10:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 28.97 ft at 11:00pm Nov 12 Observed: 28.97 ft at 12:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.96 ft at 1:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.9 ft at 2:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.88 ft at 3:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.83 ft at 4:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.81 ft at 5:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.76 ft at 6:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.71 ft at 7:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.66 ft at 8:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.65 ft at 9:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.56 ft at 10:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.53 ft at 11:00am Nov 13 Observed: 28.51 ft at 12:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.49 ft at 1:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.43 ft at 2:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.39 ft at 3:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.36 ft at 4:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.33 ft at 5:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.25 ft at 6:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.26 ft at 7:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.2 ft at 8:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.19 ft at 9:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.17 ft at 10:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.14 ft at 11:00pm Nov 13 Observed: 28.05 ft at 12:00am Nov 14 Observed: 28.04 ft at 1:00am Nov 14 Observed: 28.03 ft at 2:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.97 ft at 3:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.96 ft at 4:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.89 ft at 5:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.87 ft at 6:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.83 ft at 7:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.77 ft at 8:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.71 ft at 9:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.71 ft at 10:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.67 ft at 11:00am Nov 14 Observed: 27.63 ft at 12:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.59 ft at 1:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.61 ft at 2:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.55 ft at 3:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.51 ft at 4:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.45 ft at 5:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.44 ft at 6:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.39 ft at 7:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.35 ft at 8:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.31 ft at 9:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.27 ft at 10:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.25 ft at 11:00pm Nov 14 Observed: 27.19 ft at 12:00am Nov 15 Observed: 27.12 ft at 1:00am Nov 15 Observed: 27.11 ft at 2:00am Nov 15 Observed: 27.06 ft at 3:00am Nov 15 Observed: 27 ft at 4:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.99 ft at 5:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.93 ft at 6:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.91 ft at 7:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.86 ft at 8:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.8 ft at 9:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.76 ft at 10:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.7 ft at 11:00am Nov 15 Observed: 26.66 ft at 12:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.61 ft at 1:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.61 ft at 2:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.55 ft at 3:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.5 ft at 4:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.39 ft at 5:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.41 ft at 6:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.37 ft at 7:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.31 ft at 8:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.26 ft at 9:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.2 ft at 10:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.17 ft at 11:00pm Nov 15 Observed: 26.14 ft at 12:00am Nov 16 Observed: 26.13 ft at 1:00am Nov 16 Observed: 26.02 ft at 2:00am Nov 16 Observed: 26.02 ft at 3:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.99 ft at 4:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.93 ft at 5:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.86 ft at 6:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.84 ft at 7:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.81 ft at 8:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.77 ft at 9:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.75 ft at 10:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.71 ft at 11:00am Nov 16 Observed: 25.69 ft at 12:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.67 ft at 1:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.64 ft at 2:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.64 ft at 3:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.64 ft at 4:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.62 ft at 5:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.61 ft at 6:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.62 ft at 7:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.64 ft at 8:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.73 ft at 9:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.77 ft at 10:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.82 ft at 11:00pm Nov 16 Observed: 25.89 ft at 12:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.01 ft at 1:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.09 ft at 2:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.22 ft at 3:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.35 ft at 4:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.44 ft at 5:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.6 ft at 6:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.68 ft at 7:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.86 ft at 8:00am Nov 17 Observed: 26.98 ft at 9:00am Nov 17 Observed: 27.14 ft at 10:00am Nov 17 Observed: 27.31 ft at 11:00am Nov 17 Observed: 27.47 ft at 12:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 27.6 ft at 1:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 27.65 ft at 2:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 27.91 ft at 3:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 28.06 ft at 4:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 28.24 ft at 5:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 28.35 ft at 6:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 28.47 ft at 7:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 28.6 ft at 8:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 28.76 ft at 9:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 28.88 ft at 10:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 29.02 ft at 11:00pm Nov 17 Observed: 29.16 ft at 12:00am Nov 18 Observed: 29.23 ft at 1:00am Nov 18 Observed: 29.37 ft at 2:00am Nov 18 Observed: 29.46 ft at 3:00am Nov 18 Observed: 29.57 ft at 4:00am Nov 18 Observed: 29.71 ft at 5:00am Nov 18 Observed: 29.83 ft at 6:00am Nov 18 Observed: 29.89 ft at 7:00am Nov 18 Observed: 30.02 ft at 8:00am Nov 18 Observed: 30.12 ft at 9:00am Nov 18 Observed: 30.21 ft at 10:00am Nov 18 Observed: 30.28 ft at 11:00am Nov 18 Observed: 30.43 ft at 12:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 30.5 ft at 1:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 30.62 ft at 2:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 30.67 ft at 3:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 30.8 ft at 4:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 30.89 ft at 5:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 30.95 ft at 6:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 31.02 ft at 7:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 31.09 ft at 8:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 31.13 ft at 9:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 31.25 ft at 10:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 31.3 ft at 11:00pm Nov 18 Observed: 31.33 ft at 12:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.45 ft at 1:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.48 ft at 2:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.54 ft at 3:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.62 ft at 4:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.68 ft at 5:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.72 ft at 6:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.74 ft at 7:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.8 ft at 8:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.9 ft at 9:00am Nov 19 Observed: 31.94 ft at 10:00am Nov 19 Observed: 32.03 ft at 11:00am Nov 19 Observed: 32.07 ft at 12:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.08 ft at 1:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.1 ft at 2:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.19 ft at 3:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.26 ft at 4:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.3 ft at 5:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.31 ft at 6:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.36 ft at 7:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.44 ft at 8:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.45 ft at 9:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.53 ft at 10:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.56 ft at 11:00pm Nov 19 Observed: 32.59 ft at 12:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.61 ft at 1:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.67 ft at 2:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.72 ft at 3:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.76 ft at 4:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.81 ft at 5:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.86 ft at 6:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.93 ft at 7:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.9 ft at 8:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.94 ft at 9:00am Nov 20 Observed: 32.98 ft at 10:00am Nov 20 Observed: 33.06 ft at 11:00am Nov 20 Observed: 33.07 ft at 12:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 33.12 ft at 1:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 33.18 ft at 2:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 33.19 ft at 3:00pm Nov 20 Forecast: 33.2 ft at 12:00pm Nov 20 Forecast: 33.5 ft at 6:00pm Nov 20 Forecast: 33.7 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Forecast: 34 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Forecast: 34.1 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Forecast: 34.2 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Forecast: 34.3 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Forecast: 34.4 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Forecast: 34.3 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Forecast: 34.2 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Forecast: 34.2 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Forecast: 34.1 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Forecast: 33.9 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 33.6 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 33.4 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 33.1 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 32.8 ft at 12:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 32.5 ft at 6:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 32.3 ft at 12:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 32 ft at 6:00am Nov 25 Graph Created (3:43pm Nov 20, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 11:08am Nov 20) USGS--Water Resources of the United States CPGM7 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 304.65 Latest observed value: 33.19 ft at 3:00 PM CST 20-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 32.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:42
Moderate Flood Stage:37
Flood Stage:32
Action Stage:29

Historical Crests
(1) 48.49 ft on 08/08/1993
(2) 47.00 ft on 05/24/1995
(3) 46.90 ft on 08/03/1993
(4) 45.70 ft on 05/18/2002
(5) 45.50 ft on 05/01/1973
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.6 ft on 01/15/1909
(2) 0.8 ft on 02/01/1902
(3) 1.0 ft on 12/27/1897
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Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau location map

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48.5 This flood will exceed the highest stage on record.
43.0 The flood gate on North Main Street closes.
42.0 Many homes in the Cape Girardeau area are affected and evacuations may be required. Over 100,000 acres is flooded. Numerous roads are closed.
38.0 The flood gate at Broadway closes.
36.0 The flood gate on Themis Street closes.
32.0 Minor flooding occurs. The Mississippi River backs into several creeks producing flooding.
29.0 The area north of the Little River Diversion Channel begins to flood.
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(1) Gage House
(2) Mississippi River Upstream
(3) Mississippi River Downstream
(4) Floodwall

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Latitude: 37.302000° N, Longitude: 89.518000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 32 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 29 304.65 ft 336.65 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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