About this river
Mississippi River is a 46.2 mile river near Broken Paddle Guiding Company in Minnesota. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mississippi River at Winona, MN (site 05378500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Mississippi River typically runs highest in April, at a median 57,650 cfs, and lowest in February, at 14,900 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 264,000 cfs, in 1965.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15,000 | 11,700 to 19,900 | |
| February | 14,900 | 11,700 to 18,800 | |
| March | 23,300 | 18,200 to 35,000 | |
| April | 57,650 | 38,500 to 77,550 | |
| May | 46,500 | 30,300 to 71,100 | |
| June | 39,550 | 23,750 to 56,250 | |
| July | 32,200 | 15,800 to 48,500 | |
| August | 19,000 | 12,600 to 29,700 | |
| September | 18,500 | 12,250 to 30,400 | |
| October | 18,200 | 12,800 to 30,500 | |
| November | 21,050 | 14,700 to 32,300 | |
| December | 15,900 | 12,400 to 23,600 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 97 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mississippi River at Winona, MN (site 05378500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Mississippi River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- MinneiskaMississippi RiverPublic
- Lower Spring LakeMississippi RiverPublic
- Upper Spring LakeMississippi RiverPublic
- Weaver LandingMississippi River - Prichard LakePublic
- Hammond Village ParkZumbro RiverPublic
- 10th StreetMississippi RiverPublic
- Prichard LakeMississippi River - Prichard LakePublic
- Belvidere SloughMississippi RiverPublic
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