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Mississippi River at Alton Stage (ft)Observed: 16.78 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.78 ft at 7:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.78 ft at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.77 ft at 8:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.77 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.77 ft at 9:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.76 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.76 ft at 10:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.76 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.76 ft at 11:30PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 16.74 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.75 ft at 12:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.75 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.75 ft at 1:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.74 ft at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.74 ft at 2:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.74 ft at 3:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.73 ft at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.73 ft at 4:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.72 ft at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 5:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.6 ft at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 6:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 7:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 8:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 9:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 10:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 11:30AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 12:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.65 ft at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.67 ft at 1:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 2:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 3:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.68 ft at 4:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 5:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 6:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.68 ft at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 7:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 8:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 9:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 10:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 11:30PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 12:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.72 ft at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.72 ft at 1:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.73 ft at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.75 ft at 2:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.75 ft at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.75 ft at 3:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.76 ft at 4:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.76 ft at 4:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.76 ft at 5:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.77 ft at 5:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.78 ft at 6:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.79 ft at 6:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.8 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.82 ft at 7:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.83 ft at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.85 ft at 8:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.85 ft at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.88 ft at 9:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.89 ft at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.89 ft at 10:30AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.9 ft at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.91 ft at 11:30AM Mar 23, 2023Highest Observation: 16.93 ft at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2023Highest Observation: 16.93 ft at 12:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.91 ft at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.9 ft at 1:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.89 ft at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.88 ft at 2:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 3:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 4:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 4:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.85 ft at 5:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.83 ft at 5:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 6:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.79 ft at 6:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.78 ft at 7:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.79 ft at 7:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.8 ft at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.81 ft at 8:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.82 ft at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.84 ft at 9:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 10:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.9 ft at 11:30PM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 16.91 ft at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.89 ft at 12:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.91 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.92 ft at 1:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 2:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 3:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 4:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 5:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 6:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 7:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.86 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.87 ft at 8:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.88 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.9 ft at 9:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.9 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.92 ft at 10:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.92 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.92 ft at 11:30AM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.82 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.82 ft at 12:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.79 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.77 ft at 1:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.74 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.65 ft at 2:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.57 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.55 ft at 3:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.49 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.48 ft at 4:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.46 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 5:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.39 ft at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.38 ft at 6:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.37 ft at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.38 ft at 7:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.31 ft at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.33 ft at 8:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.36 ft at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.46 ft at 9:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.49 ft at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.51 ft at 10:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.53 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.55 ft at 11:30PM Mar 24, 2023Observed: 16.57 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.56 ft at 12:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.65 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.65 ft at 1:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.67 ft at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.69 ft at 2:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.7 ft at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 3:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 4:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.71 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.63 ft at 5:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.64 ft at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.61 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.59 ft at 7:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.58 ft at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.56 ft at 8:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.5 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.49 ft at 9:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.48 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.41 ft at 10:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 11:30AM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.41 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.39 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.42 ft at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.43 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.44 ft at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.45 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.46 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.46 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.46 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.47 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.46 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.34 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.32 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.3 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.29 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.23 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.22 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.21 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.2 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2023Observed: 16.2 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.2 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.21 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.23 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.25 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.27 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.26 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.32 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.33 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.35 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.37 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.39 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.39 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.39 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.39 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.39 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.4 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.41 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.42 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.43 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.45 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.51 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.52 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.54 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.61 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.61 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.63 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.6 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.58 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.49 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.41 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.38 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.18 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16.07 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 16 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.93 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.91 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.89 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.88 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.8 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.74 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.58 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.44 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.43 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.42 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.39 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2023Observed: 15.39 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.38 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.37 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.36 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.22 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.2 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.18 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.15 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.06 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 15.04 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.98 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.98 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.97 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.94 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.93 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.91 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.9 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.87 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.89 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.88 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.78 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.77 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.77 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.75 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.75 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.74 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.74 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.74 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.74 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.75 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2023Observed: 14.77 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.78 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.77 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.78 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.78 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.77 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.75 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.75 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.77 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.77 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.78 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.7 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.71 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.71 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.71 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.7 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.7 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.68 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.68 ft at 7:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.67 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.66 ft at 8:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.67 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.67 ft at 9:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.66 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.67 ft at 10:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.66 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.65 ft at 11:30PM Mar 28, 2023Observed: 14.64 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.64 ft at 12:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.63 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.63 ft at 1:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.63 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.61 ft at 2:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.6 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.58 ft at 3:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.57 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.56 ft at 4:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.54 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.52 ft at 5:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.52 ft at 6:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.52 ft at 6:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.51 ft at 7:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.52 ft at 7:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.51 ft at 8:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.6 ft at 9:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.62 ft at 9:30AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.72 ft at 10:00AM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.82 ft at 12:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.83 ft at 12:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.84 ft at 1:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.85 ft at 1:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.86 ft at 2:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 14.85 ft at 2:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.03 ft at 3:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.09 ft at 3:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.11 ft at 4:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.11 ft at 4:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.17 ft at 5:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.19 ft at 5:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.22 ft at 6:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.24 ft at 6:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.26 ft at 7:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.26 ft at 7:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.27 ft at 8:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.3 ft at 8:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.3 ft at 9:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.3 ft at 9:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.29 ft at 10:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.28 ft at 10:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.28 ft at 11:00PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.27 ft at 11:30PM Mar 29, 2023Observed: 15.26 ft at 12:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.25 ft at 12:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.23 ft at 1:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.22 ft at 1:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.2 ft at 2:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.19 ft at 2:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.18 ft at 3:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.16 ft at 3:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.13 ft at 4:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.11 ft at 4:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.08 ft at 5:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.18 ft at 5:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.2 ft at 6:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.38 ft at 6:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.24 ft at 7:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.23 ft at 7:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.22 ft at 8:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.24 ft at 8:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.27 ft at 9:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.27 ft at 9:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.37 ft at 10:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.44 ft at 10:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.45 ft at 11:00AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.47 ft at 11:30AM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.49 ft at 12:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.5 ft at 12:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 1:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 1:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.52 ft at 2:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.53 ft at 2:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 3:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.5 ft at 4:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 4:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.52 ft at 5:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.53 ft at 5:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.54 ft at 6:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.51 ft at 6:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.52 ft at 7:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.52 ft at 7:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.52 ft at 8:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.54 ft at 8:30PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.53 ft at 9:00PM Mar 30, 2023Observed: 15.53 ft at 9:30PM Mar 30, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesALOI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:55PM Mar 30, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 15.53 ft at 9:30 PM CDT 30-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 21 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Mississippi River at Alton. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Upstream Gauge - at Grafton Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 31
Moderate Flood Stage: 24
Flood Stage: 21
Action Stage: 20
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 39.55 ft on 08/01/1993
(2) 35.30 ft on 06/09/2019
(3) 31.94 ft on 01/01/2016
(4) 31.60 ft on 05/07/2019
(5) 31.43 ft on 05/22/1995
(6) 31.27 ft on 06/04/2013
(7) 31.02 ft on 05/06/2017
(8) 29.78 ft on 06/29/2008
(9) 29.11 ft on 06/30/2015
(10) 28.77 ft on 04/03/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.70 ft on 03/20/2021
(2) 21.69 ft on 06/01/2020
(3) 20.30 ft on 03/29/2020
(4) 21.86 ft on 10/13/2019
(5) 35.30 ft on 06/09/2019
(6) 31.60 ft on 05/07/2019
(7) 28.77 ft on 04/03/2019
(8) 23.71 ft on 10/17/2018
(9) 31.02 ft on 05/06/2017
(10) 31.94 ft on 01/01/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 11/07/1948
(2) 0.10 ft on 01/15/2003
(3) 3.20 ft on 01/10/1980

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38.6 Near this height, floodwaters will reach the floor of the Lincoln Shields gazebo in West Alton, Missouri.
36.7 The railroad between Wood River and Alton begins flooding near this height.
32 At this height, the waterpark playground will become inundated.
30.9 Near this height, water will cover the sidewalk near the amphitheatre.
30.8 The intersection of West Broadway (Illinois 100) and U.S. Highway 67 will begin flooding near this height.
29.7 Floodwater begins damaging property in Elsah, Illinois and in Portage des Sioux, Missouri near this height.
29 Near this height, floodwater should begin to impact the base of the Ardent Mills grain bins.
28.3 MoDOT will sandbag Lincoln Shields Access to protect U.S. Highway 367 near the Clark bridge.
28.2 At this height, water will cover the sidewalk near the waterpark playground.
28 Near this height, the flood wall around the Argosy Casino will overtop, flooding the casino parking lot.
27.2 At this height, Bloch Marine Service at Harbor Point Yacht Club begins flooding.
26.6 Route 100 at Alton closes at this height.
24.5 Highway 100 begins flooding at the Clifton Terrace Street intersection near this height.
24.2 The Wood River South Levee flood gate is closed near this height.
22.2 Missouri Highway 94 between Portage Des Sioux and West Alton begins flooding. Yachtview Drive begins flooding along the entrance to Harbor Point Yacht Club.
21.7 At this level, Highway 94 and the east end of Harbor Point Road off of Missouri Highway 94 north of West Alton begin flooding. Also, the access road the Lincoln Shields recreation area off of U.S. Highway 367 just west of the Clark bridge begins flooding.
20.7 During open river conditions (Mel Price gates all open), Alta Villa Road off of Highway 94 begins flooding and is closed.
19.7 During open river conditions (Mel Price gates are open), Dresser Island Drive begins flooding near this level.
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Latitude: 38.887222° N, Longitude: 90.183889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 21 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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