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MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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Mississippi River at Belle Chasse, LA

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LA29.8572°N, -89.9778°W Updated 21 hr ago

FLOW RATE

608,084cfs

AIR TEMP

93°F

WIND

8mph ENE

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

608,084cfs 15.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 488,289–660,627 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

614,802cfs

PERIOD LOW

498,708cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 30 day in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

93°

76°

FRI

95°

75°

SAT

99°

75°

SUN

99°

76°

MON

92°

75°

TUE

97°

75°

WED

98°

76°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

82°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

78°

83°

87°

90°

92°

95°

90°

94°

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85°

79°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

76°

80°

83°

85°

89°

93°

96°

99°

96°

92°

90°

93°

90°

83°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

77°

81°

85°

89°

92°

95°

97°

99°

88°

83°

82°

78°

80°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

77°

81°

84°

87°

89°

92°

91°

89°

88°

89°

91°

90°

86°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

75°

77°

80°

84°

87°

90°

92°

94°

96°

97°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SE

G 13 mph

G13

G10

SSE

NNW

ENE

ESE

WSW

G13

G15

G11

SSW

G11

G10

SSW

WSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

SSE

G10

G13

SSW

G11

G10

WSW

ENE

G13

ESE

G11

SSE

G13

SSW

G15

G16

SSW

G15

G13

G11

WSW

WNW

G10

G11

G12

G16

G17

G16

G12

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

11%

12%

49%

18%

45%

10%

30%

CLOUDS

cover %

81%

mostly

81%

100%

90%

93%

99%

100%

88%

100%

97%

47%

24%

22%

18%

94%

100%

98%

96%

100%

64%

100%

65%

11%

21%

100%

79%

100%

57%

18%

76%

100%

10%

11%

24%

53%

100%

89%

50%

100%

15%

71%

100%

50%

12%

29%

38%

100%

26%

86%

28%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1017

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:03 AM

SUNSET

08:04 PM

14H 1M OF DAYLIGHT0H 0M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

91% illuminated

Station Location

29.8572, -89.9778

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 21:29 UTC

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