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Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 7 - La Crescent

Critical Stages
638' - Action
641' - Flood
643' - Moderate
645' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:15 AM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 631.5 ft

Flow: 18.4 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:15 AM 12/15 631.5 18.4
12:00 AM 12/15 631.5 18.4
11:45 PM 12/14 631.51 18.6
11:30 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
11:15 PM 12/14 631.5 18.4
11:00 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
10:45 PM 12/14 631.5 18.4
10:30 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
10:15 PM 12/14 631.5 18.4
10:00 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
9:45 PM 12/14 631.5 18.4
9:30 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
9:15 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
9:00 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
8:45 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
8:30 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
8:15 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
8:00 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
7:45 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
7:30 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
7:15 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
7:00 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
6:45 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
6:30 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
6:15 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
6:00 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
5:45 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
5:30 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
5:15 PM 12/14 631.48 18.1
5:00 PM 12/14 631.49 18.3
Hydrograph for Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 7 - La Crescent
649' - Water begins to flow over the protective earthen levees.
647.48' - Water levels reach the flood of record.
647' - Water begins to flow over the lock gates and walls.
646.5' - Lock and dam 7 goes out of operation.
DateStage (ft)
Apr 21, 1965 647.38
Apr 18, 2001 645.2
Apr 20, 1969 644.87
Apr 26, 2023 644.77
Apr 20, 1952 644.3
Apr 19, 1951 643.85
Apr 13, 1997 643.76
Apr 7, 1967 643.55
May 1, 1975 643.45
Jun 26, 1993 643.23
May 7, 1954 643.04
Apr 23, 2019 643
Jul 2, 2024 642.93
Apr 14, 2011 642.88
Apr 8, 1986 642.68
Jul 1, 2014 642.07
Jun 22, 1943 642.05
Sep 27, 2010 641.92
Mar 20, 1973 641.73
Jun 5, 1942 641.65

Data provided by the National Weather Service.