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MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, LA

BATON ROUGE, LA30.4457°N, -91.1916°W Updated 14 min ago

FLOW RATE

649,000cfs

GAUGE HT

26.86ft

WATER TEMP

28°F

AIR TEMP

87°F

WIND

4mph E

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

649,000cfs 1.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 549,950–744,050 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

650,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

639,000cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

26.86ft

Water Temperature

28.3°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

35.9in

+30% vs normal

35.94 in of precipitation so far this year, 30% above the 30-year normal of 27.72 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

35.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

27.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.0–35.5in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+30%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.72" · normal 4.88" (2.7–7.3)

Jan

Feb: 1.55" · normal 4.58" (1.8–7.0)

Feb

Mar: 3.01" · normal 4.64" (2.3–7.1)

Mar

Apr: 4.04" · normal 4.59" (1.1–8.1)

Apr

May: 12.64" · normal 4.05" (1.1–6.5)

May

Jun: 9.16" · normal 4.79" (2.3–7.8)

Jun

Jul: 0.82" (so far)· normal 5.19" (3.1–7.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 5.33" (2.1–10.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.77" (1.1–6.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.51" (0.3–7.2)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.54" (1.9–5.8)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.43" (2.4–6.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:03 PM

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