Mississippi River at Vicksburg, MS Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 07289000 sits on the Mississippi River and reads everything draining 1,144,500 square miles of the Lower Mississippi-Natchez basin. Only 1,140,500 square miles of that contributes flow in a normal year; the rest is closed basin that does not drain to the river. Its datum sits 46 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow is on record here from 2008 to 2024, 17 years in all.

Normal flows here

The Mississippi River runs a median of 694,000 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,100,000 cfs, and October the leanest at 349,000 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,310,000 cfs in 2011, and the lowest is 169,000 cfs in 2024.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2008 to 2024. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.

Flood stages and record crests

The Mississippi River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 43 feet. NWS starts watching it at 35 feet. The highest crest on record is 57.1 feet, in May 2011.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VCKM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.