TidalMapMississippi River at Memphis, TN Flow & Water Level
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 07032000 sits on the Mississippi River and reads everything draining 932,800 square miles of the Lower Mississippi-Memphis basin. Its datum sits 184 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1933, 73 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Mississippi River runs a median of 451,500 cfs at this gauge across 73 years of record. April is the fullest month at a median 847,500 cfs, and September the leanest at 225,000 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,970,000 cfs in 1937, and the lowest is 80,000 cfs in 1936.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 500,000 cfs | 111% |
| Feb | 581,000 cfs | 129% |
| Mar | 778,000 cfs | 172% |
| Apr | 847,500 cfs | 188% |
| May | 641,000 cfs | 142% |
| Jun | 487,500 cfs | 108% |
| Jul | 393,000 cfs | 87% |
| Aug | 286,000 cfs | 63% |
| Sep | 225,000 cfs | 50% |
| Oct | 229,000 cfs | 51% |
| Nov | 293,000 cfs | 65% |
| Dec | 367,000 cfs | 81% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1933 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Mississippi River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 34 feet. NWS starts watching it at 28 feet. The highest crest on record is 48.7 feet, in February 1937.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 28 ft |
| Minor flooding | 34 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 40 ft |
| Major flooding | 46 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1937 | 48.7 ft |
| May 2011 | 48 ft |
| April 1927 | 45.8 ft |
| March 2019 | 41.4 ft |
| March 1997 | 40.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MEMT1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 07032000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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