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Minor flooding is occurring or forecast at LaSalle on the Illinois River, Latham Park on the Rock River, and Sugar Creek at Milford. A Flood Watch is in effect at Shelby on the Kankakee River where minor flooding could occur by Tuesday. The Illinois River just upstream from LaSalle is under an Advisory – running near bankfull at Ottawa. These river segments are depicted in green on the headlined map.
In general, Rivers north of Interstate-80 are slowly falling while rivers south of Interstate-80 are rising, as the result of recent heavy rains.
Following is the latest River Summary issued by the Chicago National Weather Service…
Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
730 AM CDT Sun Mar 31 2019
Location Flood Stage Time 24-hr Flood
Stage Today Change Warnings
North Branch Chicago River
Chicago (Pulaski Rd) 18.0 11.49 07 AM Sun -0.07
Des Plaines River
Russell 7.0 3.62 06 AM Sun -0.02
Gurnee 7.0 3.57 06 AM Sun -0.13
Lincolnshire 12.5 7.90 07 AM Sun -0.05
Des Plaines 15.0 9.51 07 AM Sun -0.12
River Forest 16.0 5.97 07 AM Sun -0.41
Riverside 7.5 3.33 07 AM Sun -0.27
Fox River
Algonquin Lock & Dam t 9.5 9.14 06 AM Sun -0.17
Montgomery 13.0 12.62 06 AM Sun -0.06
Dayton 12.0 9.17 07 AM Sun 0.03
East Branch Du Page River
Bolingbrook 19.5 15.80 07 AM Sun -0.49
West Branch Du Page River
Warrenville 11.5 8.04 07 AM Sun -0.12
Du Page River
Plainfield 12.0 7.55 07 AM Sun -0.11
Shorewood 6.5 3.12 07 AM Sun 0.33
Iroquois River
Rensselaer 12.0 8.77 06 AM Sun 2.05
Foresman 18.0 14.59 07 AM Sun 4.08
Chebanse 16.0 9.68 07 AM Sun 3.71
Iroquois 18.0 15.03 07 AM Sun 5.15
Sugar Creek
Milford 18.0 18.74 07 AM Sun 8.97 MINOR
Kankakee River
Dunns Bridge 10.0 6.89 07 AM Sun 0.75
Kouts 11.0 7.76 07 AM Sun 0.86
Shelby 9.0 8.51 07 AM Sun 0.63 WATCH
Momence 5.0 3.50 07 AM Sun 0.48
Wilmington 6.5 3.65 07 AM Sun 1.07
Thorn Creek
Thornton 10.0 4.98 06 AM Sun 0.57
Little Calumet River
Dyer 12.0 3.84 07 AM Sun 0.71
Munster 12.0 8.54 07 AM Sun 0.75
South Holland 16.5 10.34 07 AM Sun 2.04
Mazon River
Coal City 12.0 5.19 07 AM Sun 2.49
Vermilion River
Pontiac 14.0 8.22 07 AM Sun 3.88
Leonore 16.0 10.22 07 AM Sun 4.21
Upper Illinois River
Morris 16.0 8.75 07 AM Sun 2.48
Ottawa 463.0 460.64 06 AM Sun 0.61 ADVISORY
La Salle 20.0 18.82 07 AM Sun 1.18 MINOR
S Branch Kishwaukee River
De Kalb 10.0 3.75 07 AM Sun -0.06
Kishwaukee River
Belvidere 9.0 3.06 06 AM Sun 0.03
Perryville 12.0 7.41 06 AM Sun -0.01
Pecatonica River
Shirland 12.0 M M M
Rock River
Rockton 10.0 9.25 06 AM Sun -0.23
Latham Park 9.0 M M M MINOR
Rockford (Auburn St) 6.0 3.58 07 AM Sun -0.23
Byron 13.0 11.21 07 AM Sun -0.21
Dixon 16.0 13.07 06 AM Sun -0.19
