Mississippi River at Memphis

Last updated: Apr 7, 2025, 2:04 AM UTC

Flood Advisory

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US Army Corps of Engineers
Observations courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey

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Observed (OBS) 04/06/2025 8:00 PM CDT

Official Forecast (FCST) 04/06/2025 8:12 PM CDT

Record: 48 ft

Low Threshold: -5 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 46 ft

Moderate Flooding 40 ft

Minor Flooding 34 ft

Action 28 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	46 ft
	Moderate Flooding	40 ft
	Minor Flooding	34 ft
	Action	28 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

50 - In Tennessee, the Coast Guard Base is mostly flooded and the south end of Island Drive on Mud Island is flooded.
49 - Weaver Road in southwest Memphis floods.
48.7 - Record flood.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	35.1231, -90.0775
RFC	LMRFC
State	TN
WFO	MEG
County	Shelby
Data Provider(s)
US Army Corps of Engineers	USACE Stages and Discharges
USGS	07032000
COE	Website

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	41.37 ft	on 03-04-2019	(P)
2.	39.44 ft	on 03-09-2018
3.	35.99 ft	on 05-14-2017
4.	39.59 ft	on 01-08-2016
5.	32.12 ft	on 07-15-2015

Historic Crests

1.	48.70 ft	on 02-10-1937
2.	48.03 ft	on 05-10-2011
3.	45.80 ft	on 04-23-1927
4.	41.37 ft	on 03-04-2019	(P)
5.	40.76 ft	on 03-14-1997	(P)

Low Water Records

1.	-12.04 ft	on 10-17-2023
2.	-10.81 ft	on 10-21-2022
3.	-10.70 ft	on 07-10-1988
4.	-9.80 ft	on 09-19-2012
5.	-9.20 ft	on 01-03-2000

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	230.04 ft
moderate Flooding	224.04 ft
minor Flooding	218.04 ft
action	212.04 ft
Latest Value	209.73 ft
Gauge Zero	184.04 ft

Gauge Photos

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Probability Information

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WFO Information

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Memphis

7777 Walnut Grove Rd, Suite 1

Memphis, TN 38120

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1.	41.37 ft	on 03-04-2019	(P)
2.	39.44 ft	on 03-09-2018
3.	35.99 ft	on 05-14-2017
4.	39.59 ft	on 01-08-2016
5.	32.12 ft	on 07-15-2015
6.	26.24 ft	on 04-15-2014
7.	33.98 ft	on 05-11-2013
8.	24.55 ft	on 02-07-2012
9.	48.03 ft	on 05-10-2011
10.	36.52 ft	on 03-22-2011
11.	32.83 ft	on 05-11-2010
12.	34.72 ft	on 05-18-2009
13.	37.75 ft	on 04-18-2008
14.	25.89 ft	on 01-21-2007
15.	21.44 ft	on 01-31-2006
16.	35.73 ft	on 01-22-2005
17.	29.37 ft	on 12-16-2004
18.	34.04 ft	on 05-19-2003
19.	38.70 ft	on 05-24-2002
20.	27.70 ft	on 03-03-2001
21.	21.26 ft	on 03-01-2000
22.	32.30 ft	on 02-07-1999
23.	34.25 ft	on 05-08-1998
24.	40.76 ft	on 03-14-1997	(P)
25.	36.46 ft	on 05-22-1996	(P)
26.	39.17 ft	on 06-01-1995	(P)
27.	37.33 ft	on 04-23-1994
28.	32.14 ft	on 04-15-1993
29.	23.47 ft	on 12-26-1992
30.	36.09 ft	on 01-08-1991
31.	32.43 ft	on 12-31-1990
32.	32.90 ft	on 03-12-1985
33.	38.70 ft	on 05-18-1984
34.	39.20 ft	on 05-15-1983
35.	30.90 ft	on 12-14-1982
36.	24.90 ft	on 05-26-1981
37.	31.99 ft	on 04-08-1980
38.	39.24 ft	on 04-23-1979
39.	34.21 ft	on 04-02-1978
40.	27.70 ft	on 04-15-1977
41.	25.79 ft	on 03-01-1976
42.	40.32 ft	on 03-07-1975
43.	36.36 ft	on 02-07-1974
44.	40.50 ft	on 05-08-1973
45.	32.78 ft	on 05-03-1972
46.	32.78 ft	on 03-08-1971
47.	33.26 ft	on 05-11-1970
48.	31.72 ft	on 02-16-1969
49.	28.30 ft	on 06-09-1968
50.	29.79 ft	on 05-24-1967
51.	27.69 ft	on 02-24-1966
52.	32.99 ft	on 04-12-1965
53.	33.13 ft	on 03-26-1964
54.	36.61 ft	on 03-29-1963
55.	40.18 ft	on 05-22-1961
56.	33.28 ft	on 04-17-1960
57.	27.86 ft	on 02-27-1959
58.	29.88 ft	on 05-16-1958
59.	31.16 ft	on 02-16-1957
60.	29.35 ft	on 03-02-1956
61.	35.45 ft	on 04-02-1955
62.	19.15 ft	on 01-30-1954
63.	25.92 ft	on 05-24-1953
64.	40.50 ft	on 02-22-1950
65.	32.10 ft	on 04-25-1947
66.	39.20 ft	on 04-06-1945
67.	30.20 ft	on 03-28-1942
68.	21.00 ft	on 11-13-1941
69.	31.70 ft	on 05-07-1940
70.	33.00 ft	on 04-22-1938
71.	48.70 ft	on 02-10-1937
72.	29.20 ft	on 03-19-1934
73.	45.80 ft	on 04-23-1927

1.	48.70 ft	on 02-10-1937
2.	48.03 ft	on 05-10-2011
3.	45.80 ft	on 04-23-1927
4.	41.37 ft	on 03-04-2019	(P)
5.	40.76 ft	on 03-14-1997	(P)
6.	40.50 ft	on 02-22-1950
7.	40.50 ft	on 05-08-1973
8.	40.32 ft	on 03-07-1975
9.	40.18 ft	on 05-22-1961
10.	39.59 ft	on 01-08-2016
11.	39.44 ft	on 03-09-2018
12.	39.24 ft	on 04-23-1979
13.	39.20 ft	on 04-06-1945
14.	39.20 ft	on 05-15-1983
15.	39.17 ft	on 06-01-1995	(P)
16.	38.70 ft	on 05-18-1984
17.	38.70 ft	on 05-24-2002
18.	37.75 ft	on 04-18-2008
19.	37.33 ft	on 04-23-1994
20.	36.61 ft	on 03-29-1963
21.	36.52 ft	on 03-22-2011
22.	36.46 ft	on 05-22-1996	(P)
23.	36.36 ft	on 02-07-1974
24.	36.09 ft	on 01-08-1991
25.	35.99 ft	on 05-14-2017
26.	35.73 ft	on 01-22-2005
27.	35.45 ft	on 04-02-1955
28.	34.72 ft	on 05-18-2009
29.	34.25 ft	on 05-08-1998
30.	34.21 ft	on 04-02-1978
31.	34.04 ft	on 05-19-2003
32.	33.98 ft	on 05-11-2013
33.	33.28 ft	on 04-17-1960
34.	33.26 ft	on 05-11-1970
35.	33.13 ft	on 03-26-1964
36.	33.00 ft	on 04-22-1938
37.	32.99 ft	on 04-12-1965
38.	32.90 ft	on 03-12-1985
39.	32.83 ft	on 05-11-2010
40.	32.78 ft	on 03-08-1971
41.	32.78 ft	on 05-03-1972
42.	32.43 ft	on 12-31-1990
43.	32.30 ft	on 02-07-1999
44.	32.14 ft	on 04-15-1993
45.	32.12 ft	on 07-15-2015
46.	32.10 ft	on 04-25-1947
47.	31.99 ft	on 04-08-1980
48.	31.72 ft	on 02-16-1969
49.	31.70 ft	on 05-07-1940
50.	31.16 ft	on 02-16-1957
51.	30.90 ft	on 12-14-1982
52.	30.20 ft	on 03-28-1942
53.	29.88 ft	on 05-16-1958
54.	29.79 ft	on 05-24-1967
55.	29.37 ft	on 12-16-2004
56.	29.35 ft	on 03-02-1956
57.	29.20 ft	on 03-19-1934
58.	28.30 ft	on 06-09-1968
59.	27.86 ft	on 02-27-1959
60.	27.70 ft	on 03-03-2001
61.	27.70 ft	on 04-15-1977
62.	27.69 ft	on 02-24-1966
63.	26.24 ft	on 04-15-2014
64.	25.92 ft	on 05-24-1953
65.	25.89 ft	on 01-21-2007
66.	25.79 ft	on 03-01-1976
67.	24.90 ft	on 05-26-1981
68.	24.55 ft	on 02-07-2012
69.	23.47 ft	on 12-26-1992
70.	21.44 ft	on 01-31-2006
71.	21.26 ft	on 03-01-2000
72.	21.00 ft	on 11-13-1941
73.	19.15 ft	on 01-30-1954

1.	-12.04 ft	on 10-17-2023
2.	-10.81 ft	on 10-21-2022
3.	-10.70 ft	on 07-10-1988
4.	-9.80 ft	on 09-19-2012
5.	-9.20 ft	on 01-03-2000
6.	-9.10 ft	on 01-17-2001
7.	-8.60 ft	on 08-30-2006
8.	-8.50 ft	on 08-17-2005
9.	-7.99 ft	on 10-27-1999
10.	-7.30 ft	on 01-20-1981
11.	-7.20 ft	on 10-08-2007
12.	-6.82 ft	on 10-07-2017
13.	-6.40 ft	on 10-23-1991
14.	-6.03 ft	on 10-23-2013
15.	-6.00 ft	on 02-07-1977
16.	-5.90 ft	on 11-02-1987
17.	-5.89 ft	on 02-02-2003
18.	-5.76 ft	on 10-24-2015
19.	-5.70 ft	on 09-21-1976
20.	-5.48 ft	on 09-18-2002
21.	-5.40 ft	on 01-24-1956
22.	-5.10 ft	on 01-06-1964
23.	-5.03 ft	on 12-02-2008
24.	-5.00 ft	on 12-31-1980
25.	-4.30 ft	on 12-29-1963
26.	-4.28 ft	on 09-18-1998