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Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 23.93 ft at 6:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.83 ft at 7:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.82 ft at 7:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.85 ft at 8:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.81 ft at 8:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.8 ft at 9:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.79 ft at 9:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.78 ft at 10:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.75 ft at 10:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.73 ft at 11:00PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.72 ft at 11:30PM Apr 18, 2018Observed: 23.65 ft at 12:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.68 ft at 12:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.7 ft at 1:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.68 ft at 1:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.66 ft at 2:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.65 ft at 2:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 3:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 3:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.63 ft at 4:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 4:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 5:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 5:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 6:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 6:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 7:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.47 ft at 7:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.43 ft at 8:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.42 ft at 8:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.41 ft at 9:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.34 ft at 9:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.41 ft at 10:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.4 ft at 10:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.37 ft at 11:00AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.33 ft at 11:30AM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.41 ft at 12:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.42 ft at 12:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.28 ft at 1:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.38 ft at 1:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.41 ft at 2:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.38 ft at 2:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.41 ft at 3:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.39 ft at 3:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.4 ft at 4:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.38 ft at 4:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.42 ft at 5:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.41 ft at 5:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.39 ft at 6:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.41 ft at 6:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.43 ft at 7:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.42 ft at 7:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.43 ft at 8:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.45 ft at 8:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.44 ft at 9:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.45 ft at 9:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.47 ft at 10:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.44 ft at 10:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.44 ft at 11:00PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.46 ft at 11:30PM Apr 19, 2018Observed: 23.47 ft at 12:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.48 ft at 12:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.5 ft at 1:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.52 ft at 1:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.47 ft at 2:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.43 ft at 2:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.48 ft at 3:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.48 ft at 3:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.47 ft at 4:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.49 ft at 4:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.48 ft at 5:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.5 ft at 5:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.52 ft at 6:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.5 ft at 6:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.54 ft at 7:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.52 ft at 7:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.54 ft at 8:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.52 ft at 8:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.5 ft at 9:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.54 ft at 9:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.5 ft at 10:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.53 ft at 10:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.51 ft at 11:00AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.53 ft at 11:30AM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 12:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.53 ft at 12:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.53 ft at 1:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 1:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 2:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 2:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 3:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 3:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 4:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 4:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 5:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 5:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 6:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 6:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 7:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 7:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 8:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 8:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 9:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 9:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 10:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 10:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 11:00PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 11:30PM Apr 20, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 12:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 12:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 1:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 1:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 2:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.63 ft at 2:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 3:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 3:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 4:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 4:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 5:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 5:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 6:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 6:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 7:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 7:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 8:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 8:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 9:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 9:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 10:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 10:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 11:00AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 11:30AM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 12:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 1:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 2:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.51 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.52 ft at 3:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.51 ft at 4:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 5:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 6:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 7:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 8:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 9:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.56 ft at 10:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 11:30PM Apr 21, 2018Observed: 23.58 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 12:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.63 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.55 ft at 1:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.59 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 2:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.57 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 3:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 4:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.63 ft at 5:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.63 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.63 ft at 6:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 7:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 8:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.64 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.61 ft at 9:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.65 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.67 ft at 10:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.67 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.67 ft at 11:30AM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.62 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.6 ft at 12:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.7 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.69 ft at 1:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.7 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.72 ft at 2:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.73 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.74 ft at 3:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.75 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.74 ft at 4:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.79 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.76 ft at 5:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.76 ft at 6:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.78 ft at 6:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.78 ft at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.8 ft at 7:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.82 ft at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.8 ft at 8:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.81 ft at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.74 ft at 9:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.81 ft at 10:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.81 ft at 10:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.87 ft at 11:00PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.88 ft at 11:30PM Apr 22, 2018Observed: 23.89 ft at 12:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 23.88 ft at 12:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 23.87 ft at 1:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 23.88 ft at 1:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 23.84 ft at 2:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 23.96 ft at 2:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 23.98 ft at 3:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.03 ft at 3:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.05 ft at 4:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 23.95 ft at 4:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.12 ft at 5:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.15 ft at 5:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.17 ft at 6:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.21 ft at 6:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.24 ft at 7:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.31 ft at 7:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.35 ft at 8:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.39 ft at 8:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.42 ft at 9:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.45 ft at 9:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.49 ft at 10:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.51 ft at 10:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.54 ft at 11:00AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.54 ft at 11:30AM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.59 ft at 12:00PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.6 ft at 12:30PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.61 ft at 1:00PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.66 ft at 1:30PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.67 ft at 2:00PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.69 ft at 2:30PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.71 ft at 3:00PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.73 ft at 3:30PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.71 ft at 4:00PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.73 ft at 4:30PM Apr 23, 2018Observed: 24.8 ft at 5:00PM Apr 23, 2018Highest Observation: 24.86 ft at 5:30PM Apr 23, 2018Forecast: 24.7 ft 7:00PM Apr 23, 2018Forecast: 24.7 ft 1:00AM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 24.8 ft 7:00AM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 24.9 ft 1:00PM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 24.9 ft 7:00PM Apr 24, 2018Forecast: 25 ft 1:00AM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 25 ft 7:00AM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 25 ft 1:00PM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 25 ft 7:00PM Apr 25, 2018Forecast: 25.1 ft 1:00AM Apr 26, 2018Forecast: 25.1 ft 7:00AM Apr 26, 2018Forecast: 25.1 ft 1:00PM Apr 26, 2018Forecast: 25.1 ft 7:00PM Apr 26, 2018Highest Forecast: 25.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 27, 2018Highest Forecast: 25.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 27, 2018Highest Forecast: 25.2 ft 1:00PM Apr 27, 2018Highest Forecast: 25.2 ft 7:00PM Apr 27, 2018Highest Forecast: 25.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 28, 2018Highest Forecast: 25.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 28, 2018Highest Forecast: 25.2 ft 1:00PM Apr 28, 2018Forecast: 25.1 ft 7:00PM Apr 28, 2018Forecast: 25.1 ft 1:00AM Apr 29, 2018Forecast: 25 ft 7:00AM Apr 29, 2018Forecast: 25 ft 1:00PM Apr 29, 2018Forecast: 24.9 ft 7:00PM Apr 29, 2018Forecast: 24.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 30, 2018Forecast: 24.7 ft 7:00AM Apr 30, 2018Forecast: 24.6 ft 1:00PM Apr 30, 2018Forecast: 24.5 ft 7:00PM Apr 30, 2018Forecast: 24.5 ft 1:00AM May 01, 2018Forecast: 24.4 ft 7:00AM May 01, 2018Forecast: 24.3 ft 1:00PM May 01, 2018Forecast: 24.2 ft 7:00PM May 01, 2018Forecast: 24.2 ft 1:00AM May 02, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 7:00AM May 02, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 1:00PM May 02, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 7:00PM May 02, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 1:00AM May 03, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 7:00AM May 03, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 1:00PM May 03, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 7:00PM May 03, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 1:00AM May 04, 2018Forecast: 24.2 ft 7:00AM May 04, 2018Forecast: 24.2 ft 1:00PM May 04, 2018Forecast: 24.3 ft 7:00PM May 04, 2018Forecast: 24.3 ft 1:00AM May 05, 2018Forecast: 24.4 ft 7:00AM May 05, 2018Forecast: 24.4 ft 1:00PM May 05, 2018Forecast: 24.5 ft 7:00PM May 05, 2018Forecast: 24.5 ft 1:00AM May 06, 2018Forecast: 24.6 ft 7:00AM May 06, 2018Forecast: 24.6 ft 1:00PM May 06, 2018Forecast: 24.7 ft 7:00PM May 06, 2018Forecast: 24.7 ft 1:00AM May 07, 2018Forecast: 24.8 ft 7:00AM May 07, 2018Forecast: 24.8 ft 1:00PM May 07, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCPGM7(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:02PM Apr 23, 2018)ObservedForecast (issued 10:38AM Apr 23)Latest observed value: 24.86 ft at 5:30 PM CDT 23-Apr-2018. Flood Stage is 32 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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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
Low Stage (in feet): 5.4

Historic Crests
(1) 48.86 ft on 01/02/2016
(2) 48.49 ft on 08/08/1993
(3) 47.00 ft on 05/24/1995
(4) 46.90 ft on 08/03/1993
(5) 46.28 ft on 05/03/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 32.32 ft on 02/28/2018
(2) 45.99 ft on 05/07/2017
(3) 34.76 ft on 04/10/2017
(4) 32.28 ft on 05/14/2016
(5) 48.86 ft on 01/02/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.60 ft on 01/15/1909
(2) 0.80 ft on 02/01/1902
(3) 1.00 ft on 12/27/1897
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48.86 This flood will exceed the highest stage on record.
43 The flood gate on North Main Street closes.
42 Several homes and structures in southern Cape Girardeau County may be inundated or cut off due to backwater flooding from the Diversion Channel. Evacuations may be required. Thousands of acres are flooded. Numerous roads are closed both along the Mississippi River and due to backwater flooding.
38 The flood gate at Broadway closes.
36 The flood gate on Themis Street closes.
32 Minor flooding occurs. The Mississippi River backs into several creeks producing flooding.
29 The area north of the Little River Diversion Channel begins to flood.
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(1) Mississippi River Upstream
(2) Mississippi River Downstream
(3) Gage House
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Latitude: 37.301944° N, Longitude: 89.518056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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 Not Available Not Available 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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