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Mississippi River
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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Mississippi River at Thebes, IL

THEBES, IL37.2203°N, -89.4632°W Updated 16 min ago
FLOW RATE
340,000cfs
GAUGE HT
25.21ft
AIR TEMP
95°F
WIND
6mph SSW
FISH INDEX
56SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
340,000cfs 4.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 300,900407,100 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
370,000cfs
PERIOD LOW
340,000cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

25.21ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Dry

Drier than normal

2026 to date

19.8in

-23% vs normal

19.77 in of precipitation so far this year, 23% below the 30-year normal of 25.58 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

19.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.6–30.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-23%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.87" · normal 3.71" (1.3–6.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.79" · normal 3.41" (1.6–5.3)
Feb
Mar: 4.26" · normal 4.66" (2.7–6.8)
Mar
Apr: 5.06" · normal 5.40" (2.8–8.6)
Apr
May: 3.40" · normal 4.73" (2.9–6.0)
May
Jun: 4.39" · normal 3.46" (1.9–5.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.02" (so far)· normal 3.24" (1.6–5.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.78" (1.0–5.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.11" (0.7–6.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.78" (1.8–6.8)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.10" (1.9–6.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.74" (2.0–6.2)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:03 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
95°
74°
FRI
99°
77°
SAT
95°
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SUN
92°
73°
MON
88°
70°
TUE
85°
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WED
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
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G 4 mph
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1006
10061006100810071006100410061003100310031003100210031002100410021002100310041004
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
56
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:41 AM
SUNSET
08:22 PM
14H 41M OF DAYLIGHT0H 6M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
91% illuminated

Station Location

37.2203, -89.4632
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 20:16 UTC
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