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Mississippi River above Birds Point Stage (ft)Observed: 32.31 ft at 4:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.45 ft at 5:00AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.57 ft at 5:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.5 ft at 6:00AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.59 ft at 6:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.6 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.45 ft at 7:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.58 ft at 8:00AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.58 ft at 8:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.59 ft at 9:00AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.47 ft at 9:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.62 ft at 10:00AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.7 ft at 10:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.77 ft at 11:00AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.7 ft at 11:30AM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.8 ft at 12:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.89 ft at 12:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 32.96 ft at 1:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.01 ft at 1:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33 ft at 2:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.04 ft at 2:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.03 ft at 3:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.09 ft at 3:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.23 ft at 4:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.05 ft at 4:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.22 ft at 5:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.25 ft at 5:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.34 ft at 6:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.39 ft at 6:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.43 ft at 7:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.35 ft at 7:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.36 ft at 8:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.52 ft at 8:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.61 ft at 9:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.62 ft at 9:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.65 ft at 10:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.66 ft at 10:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.71 ft at 11:00PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.75 ft at 11:30PM May 09, 2022Observed: 33.75 ft at 12:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.78 ft at 12:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.86 ft at 1:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.9 ft at 1:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.99 ft at 2:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.95 ft at 2:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.98 ft at 3:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.01 ft at 3:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.93 ft at 4:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34 ft at 4:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.98 ft at 5:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.99 ft at 5:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.03 ft at 6:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.08 ft at 6:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34 ft at 7:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.99 ft at 7:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.08 ft at 8:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.11 ft at 8:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 33.94 ft at 9:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.09 ft at 9:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.05 ft at 10:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.2 ft at 10:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.14 ft at 11:00AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.2 ft at 11:30AM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.24 ft at 12:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.33 ft at 12:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.37 ft at 1:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.34 ft at 1:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.34 ft at 2:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.43 ft at 2:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.41 ft at 3:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.38 ft at 3:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.49 ft at 4:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.34 ft at 4:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.51 ft at 5:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.64 ft at 5:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.41 ft at 6:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.6 ft at 6:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.69 ft at 7:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.71 ft at 7:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.64 ft at 8:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.76 ft at 8:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.77 ft at 9:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.85 ft at 9:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.85 ft at 10:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.83 ft at 10:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.87 ft at 11:00PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.98 ft at 11:30PM May 10, 2022Observed: 34.98 ft at 12:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 34.93 ft at 12:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.01 ft at 1:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.06 ft at 1:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.08 ft at 2:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.14 ft at 2:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35 ft at 3:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 34.97 ft at 3:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.16 ft at 4:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.08 ft at 4:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.09 ft at 5:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.03 ft at 5:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.11 ft at 6:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.12 ft at 6:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.19 ft at 7:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.15 ft at 7:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.22 ft at 8:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.23 ft at 8:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.2 ft at 9:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.09 ft at 9:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35 ft at 10:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.1 ft at 10:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.01 ft at 11:00AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.19 ft at 11:30AM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.19 ft at 12:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.19 ft at 12:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.2 ft at 1:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.27 ft at 1:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.22 ft at 2:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.24 ft at 2:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.25 ft at 3:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.35 ft at 3:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.37 ft at 4:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.33 ft at 4:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.43 ft at 5:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.29 ft at 5:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.37 ft at 6:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.39 ft at 6:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.43 ft at 7:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.38 ft at 7:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.54 ft at 8:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.55 ft at 8:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.53 ft at 9:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.59 ft at 9:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.62 ft at 10:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.54 ft at 10:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.63 ft at 11:00PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.66 ft at 11:30PM May 11, 2022Observed: 35.6 ft at 12:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.6 ft at 12:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.67 ft at 1:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.77 ft at 1:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.63 ft at 2:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.69 ft at 2:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.74 ft at 3:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.64 ft at 3:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.74 ft at 4:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.61 ft at 4:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.74 ft at 5:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.7 ft at 5:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.81 ft at 6:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.66 ft at 6:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.72 ft at 7:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.73 ft at 7:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.7 ft at 8:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.57 ft at 8:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.71 ft at 9:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.76 ft at 9:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.71 ft at 10:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.73 ft at 10:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.7 ft at 11:00AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.75 ft at 11:30AM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.78 ft at 12:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.68 ft at 12:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.82 ft at 1:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.81 ft at 1:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.7 ft at 2:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.71 ft at 2:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.82 ft at 3:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.82 ft at 3:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.85 ft at 4:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.81 ft at 4:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.89 ft at 5:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.94 ft at 5:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.92 ft at 6:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.9 ft at 6:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.89 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.79 ft at 7:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.96 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.98 ft at 8:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.98 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 36 ft at 9:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.92 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 36.06 ft at 10:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 35.97 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2022Observed: 36.08 ft at 11:30PM May 12, 2022Observed: 36.13 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.13 ft at 12:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.15 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.14 ft at 1:30AM May 13, 2022Highest Observation: 36.18 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.13 ft at 2:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.11 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.1 ft at 3:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.12 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.1 ft at 4:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.12 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.07 ft at 5:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.09 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.93 ft at 6:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.05 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.1 ft at 7:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.96 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.07 ft at 8:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.06 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.06 ft at 9:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.04 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.05 ft at 10:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.08 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.08 ft at 11:30AM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.05 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.06 ft at 12:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.99 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.06 ft at 1:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.06 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.06 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.02 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.07 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.1 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.99 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.99 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.03 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.05 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.04 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.03 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.96 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.02 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.01 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.03 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.96 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 36.03 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.98 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2022Observed: 35.99 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.98 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.97 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 36 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.96 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 36.02 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 36.02 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 36.03 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.91 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.94 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.85 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.93 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.89 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.92 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.84 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.83 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.84 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.83 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.85 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.84 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.75 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.79 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.74 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.77 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.77 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.72 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.75 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.75 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.73 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.68 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.68 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.73 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.71 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.68 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.72 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.69 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.68 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.68 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.7 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.71 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.62 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.63 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.66 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.59 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.61 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.65 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.63 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.61 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2022Observed: 35.61 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.64 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.63 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.71 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.58 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.58 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.54 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.53 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.55 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.53 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.52 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.54 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.46 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.45 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.45 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.41 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.43 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.17 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.35 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.38 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.35 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.34 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.31 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.31 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.24 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.27 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.28 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.25 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.15 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.21 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.23 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.2 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.16 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.19 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.17 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.1 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.16 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.06 ft at 6:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.12 ft at 7:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.12 ft at 7:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.09 ft at 8:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.11 ft at 8:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.08 ft at 9:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.07 ft at 9:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.07 ft at 10:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 35.04 ft at 10:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 34.94 ft at 11:00PM May 15, 2022Observed: 34.99 ft at 11:30PM May 15, 2022Observed: 34.96 ft at 12:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.82 ft at 12:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.94 ft at 1:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.86 ft at 1:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.85 ft at 2:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.87 ft at 2:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.85 ft at 3:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.83 ft at 3:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 34.75 ft at 4:00AM May 16, 2022BDPM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:17AM May 16, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 34.75 ft at 4:00 AM CDT 16-May-2022.
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Mississippi River above Birds Point. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 0
Action Stage: 38
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

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Latitude: 36.972564° N, Longitude: 89.157859° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
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