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Mississippi River at Fort Madison

A gauge on the Mississippi River in Lee County, Iowa. Its stage was 527.03 ft as of Sep 27, 1:30 AM CDT.

Gauge FMDI4Lee County, IowaEvery gauge in Iowa

Stage now
527.03 ftreported Sep 27, 1:30 AM CDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.41 ftsince Sep 26, 1:30 AM
Rank
66of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Elevation
509 ftabove sea level
County
Lee County
Position
40.6283° N, 91.2956° W
Record since
2002

Water level

Mississippi River at Fort Madison

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Mississippi River at Fort Madison: the water from 527.03 to 527.44 feet of stage, the latest 527.03 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 527.44 FT, SEP 26, 2:30 AM · LOW 527.03 FT, SEP 27, 1:30 AM527.0527.2527.4527.63 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 27527.03
Latest
527.03 ftSep 27, 1:30 AM
Highest
527.44 ftSep 26, 2:30 AM
Lowest
527.03 ftSep 27, 1:30 AM
Range
0.41 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.41 ftsince Sep 26, 2:30 AM
Readings
93
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:30 AM527.03
Sep 27, 1:15 AM527.05
Sep 27, 1:00 AM527.05
Sep 27, 12:45 AM527.05
Sep 27, 12:30 AM527.05
Sep 27, 12:15 AM527.06
Sep 27, 12:00 AM527.06
Sep 26, 11:45 PM527.07
Sep 26, 11:30 PM527.07
Sep 26, 11:15 PM527.08
Sep 26, 11:00 PM527.09
Sep 26, 10:45 PM527.09
Sep 26, 10:30 PM527.10
Sep 26, 10:15 PM527.10
Sep 26, 10:00 PM527.12
Sep 26, 9:45 PM527.12
Sep 26, 9:30 PM527.13
Sep 26, 9:15 PM527.12
Sep 26, 9:00 PM527.11
Sep 26, 8:45 PM527.12
Sep 26, 8:30 PM527.12
Sep 26, 8:15 PM527.14
Sep 26, 8:00 PM527.14
Sep 26, 7:45 PM527.13
Sep 26, 7:30 PM527.12
Sep 26, 7:15 PM527.13
Sep 26, 7:00 PM527.14
Sep 26, 6:45 PM527.14
Sep 26, 6:30 PM527.15
Sep 26, 6:15 PM527.13
Sep 26, 6:00 PM527.15
Sep 26, 5:45 PM527.15
Sep 26, 5:30 PM527.16
Sep 26, 5:15 PM527.16
Sep 26, 5:00 PM527.18
Sep 26, 4:45 PM527.18
Sep 26, 4:30 PM527.20
Sep 26, 4:15 PM527.19
Sep 26, 4:00 PM527.21
Sep 26, 3:45 PM527.21
Sep 26, 3:30 PM527.23
Sep 26, 3:15 PM527.22
Sep 26, 3:00 PM527.24
Sep 26, 2:45 PM527.25
Sep 26, 2:30 PM527.26
Sep 26, 2:15 PM527.26
Sep 26, 2:00 PM527.28
Sep 26, 1:45 PM527.29
Sep 26, 1:30 PM527.29
Sep 26, 1:15 PM527.30
Sep 26, 1:00 PM527.31
Sep 26, 12:45 PM527.30
Sep 26, 12:30 PM527.31
Sep 26, 12:15 PM527.33
Sep 26, 12:00 PM527.33
Sep 26, 11:45 AM527.33
Sep 26, 11:30 AM527.34
Sep 26, 11:15 AM527.33
Sep 26, 11:00 AM527.35
Sep 26, 10:45 AM527.34
Sep 26, 10:30 AM527.34
Sep 26, 10:15 AM527.34
Sep 26, 10:00 AM527.35
Sep 26, 9:45 AM527.34
Sep 26, 9:30 AM527.34
Sep 26, 9:15 AM527.36
Sep 26, 9:00 AM527.36
Sep 26, 8:45 AM527.36
Sep 26, 8:30 AM527.37
Sep 26, 8:15 AM527.38
Sep 26, 8:00 AM527.39
Sep 26, 7:45 AM527.41
Sep 26, 7:30 AM527.41
Sep 26, 7:15 AM527.41
Sep 26, 7:00 AM527.42
Sep 26, 6:45 AM527.42
Sep 26, 6:30 AM527.42
Sep 26, 6:15 AM527.42
Sep 26, 6:00 AM527.41
Sep 26, 5:45 AM527.40
Sep 26, 5:30 AM527.41
Sep 26, 5:15 AM527.41
Sep 26, 5:00 AM527.42
Sep 26, 4:45 AM527.41
Sep 26, 4:30 AM527.42
Sep 26, 4:15 AM527.42
Sep 26, 4:00 AM527.42
Sep 26, 3:45 AM527.42
Sep 26, 3:30 AM527.44
Sep 26, 3:15 AM527.44
Sep 26, 3:00 AM527.44
Sep 26, 2:45 AM527.43
Sep 26, 2:30 AM527.44
Water level, 7 days at Mississippi River at Fort Madison: the water from 525.34 to 527.70 feet of stage, the latest 527.03 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 527.70 FT, SEP 25, 4:00 AM · LOW 525.34 FT, SEP 20, 2:45 AM525526527528Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27527.03
Latest
527.03 ftSep 27, 1:30 AM
Highest
527.70 ftSep 25, 4:00 AM
Lowest
525.34 ftSep 20, 2:45 AM
Range
2.36 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 1.67 ftsince Sep 20, 2:30 AM
Readings
665
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:30 AM527.03
Sep 27, 12:45 AM527.05
Sep 26, 11:45 PM527.07
Sep 26, 10:45 PM527.09
Sep 26, 9:45 PM527.12
Sep 26, 8:45 PM527.12
Sep 26, 7:45 PM527.13
Sep 26, 6:45 PM527.14
Sep 26, 5:45 PM527.15
Sep 26, 4:45 PM527.18
Sep 26, 3:45 PM527.21
Sep 26, 2:45 PM527.25
Sep 26, 1:45 PM527.29
Sep 26, 12:45 PM527.30
Sep 26, 11:45 AM527.33
Sep 26, 10:45 AM527.34
Sep 26, 9:45 AM527.34
Sep 26, 8:45 AM527.36
Sep 26, 7:45 AM527.41
Sep 26, 6:45 AM527.42
Sep 26, 5:45 AM527.40
Sep 26, 4:45 AM527.41
Sep 26, 3:45 AM527.42
Sep 26, 2:45 AM527.43
Sep 26, 1:45 AM527.45
Sep 26, 12:45 AM527.46
Sep 25, 11:45 PM527.49
Sep 25, 10:45 PM527.48
Sep 25, 9:45 PM527.50
Sep 25, 8:45 PM527.51
Sep 25, 7:45 PM527.52
Sep 25, 6:45 PM527.54
Sep 25, 5:45 PM527.55
Sep 25, 4:45 PM527.56
Sep 25, 3:45 PM527.56
Sep 25, 2:45 PM527.59
Sep 25, 1:45 PM527.60
Sep 25, 12:45 PM527.60
Sep 25, 11:45 AM527.61
Sep 25, 10:45 AM527.60
Sep 25, 9:45 AM527.61
Sep 25, 8:45 AM527.64
Sep 25, 7:45 AM527.66
Sep 25, 6:45 AM527.67
Sep 25, 5:45 AM527.68
Sep 25, 4:45 AM527.68
Sep 25, 3:45 AM527.69
Sep 25, 2:45 AM527.68
Sep 25, 1:45 AM527.68
Sep 25, 12:45 AM527.68
Sep 24, 11:45 PM527.68
Sep 24, 10:45 PM527.67
Sep 24, 9:45 PM527.66
Sep 24, 8:45 PM527.66
Sep 24, 7:45 PM527.66
Sep 24, 6:45 PM527.64
Sep 24, 5:45 PM527.64
Sep 24, 4:45 PM527.63
Sep 24, 3:45 PM527.62
Sep 24, 2:45 PM527.61
Sep 24, 1:45 PM527.61
Sep 24, 12:45 PM527.60
Sep 24, 11:45 AM527.57
Sep 24, 10:45 AM527.58
Sep 24, 9:45 AM527.56
Sep 24, 8:45 AM527.56
Sep 24, 7:45 AM527.56
Sep 24, 6:45 AM527.56
Sep 24, 5:45 AM527.55
Sep 24, 4:45 AM527.54
Sep 24, 3:45 AM527.52
Sep 24, 2:45 AM527.50
Sep 24, 1:45 AM527.48
Sep 24, 12:45 AM527.48
Sep 23, 11:45 PM527.46
Sep 23, 10:45 PM527.46
Sep 23, 9:45 PM527.44
Sep 23, 8:45 PM527.44
Sep 23, 7:45 PM527.41
Sep 23, 6:45 PM527.40
Sep 23, 5:45 PM527.39
Sep 23, 4:45 PM527.38
Sep 23, 3:45 PM527.37
Sep 23, 2:45 PM527.36
Sep 23, 1:45 PM527.38
Sep 23, 12:45 PM527.36
Sep 23, 11:45 AM527.32
Sep 23, 10:45 AM527.30
Sep 23, 9:45 AM527.28
Sep 23, 8:45 AM527.28
Sep 23, 7:45 AM527.20
Sep 23, 6:45 AM527.26
Sep 23, 5:45 AM527.25
Sep 23, 4:45 AM527.24
Sep 23, 3:45 AM527.23
Sep 23, 2:45 AM527.22
Sep 23, 1:45 AM527.19
Sep 23, 12:45 AM527.17
Sep 22, 11:45 PM527.15
Sep 22, 10:45 PM527.13
Sep 22, 9:45 PM527.11
Sep 22, 8:45 PM527.10
Sep 22, 7:45 PM527.10
Sep 22, 6:45 PM527.07
Sep 22, 5:45 PM527.06
Sep 22, 4:45 PM527.04
Sep 22, 3:45 PM527.04
Sep 22, 2:45 PM527.00
Sep 22, 1:45 PM526.98
Sep 22, 12:45 PM526.97
Sep 22, 11:45 AM526.96
Sep 22, 10:45 AM526.93
Sep 22, 9:45 AM526.92
Sep 22, 8:45 AM526.90
Sep 22, 7:45 AM526.89
Sep 22, 6:45 AM526.88
Sep 22, 5:45 AM526.88
Sep 22, 4:30 AM526.89
Sep 22, 3:45 AM526.88
Sep 22, 2:45 AM526.88
Sep 22, 1:45 AM526.87
Sep 22, 12:45 AM526.87
Sep 21, 11:45 PM526.84
Sep 21, 10:45 PM526.84
Sep 21, 9:45 PM526.81
Sep 21, 8:45 PM526.76
Sep 21, 7:45 PM526.72
Sep 21, 6:45 PM526.70
Sep 21, 5:45 PM526.69
Sep 21, 4:45 PM526.67
Sep 21, 3:45 PM526.66
Sep 21, 2:45 PM526.64
Sep 21, 1:45 PM526.62
Sep 21, 12:45 PM526.58
Sep 21, 11:45 AM526.55
Sep 21, 10:45 AM526.51
Sep 21, 9:45 AM526.45
Sep 21, 8:45 AM526.44
Sep 21, 7:45 AM526.37
Sep 21, 6:45 AM526.41
Sep 21, 5:45 AM526.38
Sep 21, 4:45 AM526.36
Sep 21, 3:45 AM526.33
Sep 21, 2:45 AM526.30
Sep 21, 1:45 AM526.26
Sep 21, 12:45 AM526.22
Sep 20, 11:45 PM526.23
Sep 20, 10:45 PM526.23
Sep 20, 9:45 PM526.23
Sep 20, 8:45 PM526.22
Sep 20, 7:45 PM526.17
Sep 20, 6:45 PM526.17
Sep 20, 5:45 PM526.16
Sep 20, 4:45 PM526.13
Sep 20, 3:45 PM526.11
Sep 20, 2:45 PM526.04
Sep 20, 1:45 PM525.99
Sep 20, 12:45 PM525.95
Sep 20, 11:45 AM525.89
Sep 20, 10:45 AM525.82
Sep 20, 9:45 AM525.75
Sep 20, 8:45 AM525.68
Sep 20, 7:45 AM525.65
Sep 20, 6:45 AM525.57
Sep 20, 5:45 AM525.51
Sep 20, 4:45 AM525.46
Sep 20, 3:45 AM525.43
Sep 20, 2:45 AM525.34
Water level, 30 days at Mississippi River at Fort Madison: the water from 524.84 to 527.70 feet of stage, the latest 527.03 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 527.70 FT, SEP 25, 4:00 AM · LOW 524.84 FT, SEP 7, 10:15 PM524525526527528529Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 22527.03
Latest
527.03 ftSep 27, 1:30 AM
Highest
527.70 ftSep 25, 4:00 AM
Lowest
524.84 ftSep 7, 10:15 PM
Range
2.86 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 1.95 ftsince Aug 28, 2:30 AM
Readings
2,829
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 27527.06527.03527.05527.037
Sep 26527.48527.07527.29527.0796
Sep 25527.70527.48527.60527.4996
Sep 24527.68527.47527.59527.6896
Sep 23527.46527.16527.32527.4696
Sep 22527.15526.83526.98527.1592
Sep 21526.84526.22526.54526.8496
Sep 20526.24525.34525.87526.2389
Sep 19525.43525.24525.33525.2487
Sep 18525.44524.97525.25525.2396
Sep 17525.56524.98525.27524.9892
Sep 16525.45525.11525.30525.1292
Sep 15525.27524.97525.14525.1196
Sep 14525.38525.03525.24525.0996
Sep 13525.52524.99525.30525.0396
Sep 12525.56525.11525.39525.1996
Sep 11525.58525.26525.45525.3296
Sep 10525.63525.14525.44525.4096
Sep 9525.51524.91525.24525.1496
Sep 8525.27524.88525.09524.9092
Sep 7525.27524.84525.09524.8996
Sep 6525.31524.91525.15524.9492
Sep 5525.42524.94525.21524.9884
Sep 4525.42524.95525.19525.0096
Sep 3525.49524.98525.25525.0096
Sep 2525.42524.94525.19524.9896
Sep 1525.52524.97525.25524.9896
Aug 31525.44524.96525.24525.0696
Aug 30525.40524.91525.17524.9796
Aug 29525.33524.87525.09524.9096
Aug 28525.34524.90525.17524.9086

How it reports

Rank
66of 652 in Iowa, Sep 27
Schedule
every houron the hour's :30
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
31 of 31100% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Sep 25, 7:30 PM
Latest report
Sep 27, 1:30 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
15 min9 in 10 within 25 min

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Near Mississippi River at Fort Madison

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.