Flow report

Illinois streamflow

Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Illinois. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.

USGS gauges
153
State percent normal
71%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 24
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Illinois are currently 71% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Thebes reporting the highest discharge in the state at 201,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 16.90 ft.

Meanwhile, the Illinois River At Marseilles is seeing a spike today — up 22% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Illinois's named rivers.

Illinois at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Illinois flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

71%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Mississippi River At Thebes 201,000 cfs

Gauge stage 16.90 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Illinois River At Marseilles +22%

Now 5,570 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 153 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Illinois.

Full streamgauge inventory

Illinois USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Illinois. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

153 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Mississippi River At Thebes, Il
1 day ago · USGS 07022000
201,000 cfs 16.90 ft · 65°F 321 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River At Chester, Il
1 day ago · USGS 07020500
171,000 cfs 11.48 ft · 65°F 358 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Illinois River At Valley City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05586100
32,400 cfs 8.58 ft · 57°F 433 ft Lower Illinois
Wabash River At Mt. Carmel, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03377500
15,800 cfs 5.80 ft · 60°F 391 ft Lower Wabash
Illinois River At Kingston Mines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568500
12,800 cfs 8.31 ft · 55°F 441 ft Lower Illinois-Lake Chautauqua
Illinois River At Henry, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05558300
9,580 cfs 14.33 ft 81°F 54°F 440 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Illinois River At Marseilles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05543500
5,570 cfs 11.67 ft · 54°F 459 ft Upper Illinois
Rock River Near Joslin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05446500
4,370 cfs 5.47 ft 34°F 53°F 588 ft Lower Rock
Rock River At Como, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05443500
3,760 cfs 3.57 ft · 53°F 618 ft Lower Rock
Rock River At Byron, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05440700
3,500 cfs 5.69 ft 77°F 50°F 677 ft Lower Rock
Rock River At Rockton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05437500
3,360 cfs 3.90 ft · 49°F 712 ft Lower Rock
Kaskaskia River Near Venedy Station, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594100
2,350 cfs 8.11 ft · 62°F 395 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Kankakee River Near Wilmington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527500
2,280 cfs 1.59 ft 75°F 53°F 511 ft Kankakee
Kaskaskia River At Carlyle, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593000
2,280 cfs 12.13 ft · 63°F 413 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River At Vandalia, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592500
1,930 cfs 8.69 ft · 59°F 537 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Sangamon River Near Oakford, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05583000
1,890 cfs 5.11 ft 81°F 55°F 457 ft Lower Sangamon
Kaskaskia River Near Cowden, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592100
1,860 cfs 8.54 ft · 56°F 553 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Kankakee River At Momence, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05520500
1,830 cfs 2.18 ft · 50°F 610 ft Kankakee
Kaskaskia River At Shelbyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592000
1,810 cfs 11.57 ft · 56°F 568 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Pecatonica River Nr Shirland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05437050
1,570 cfs 5.06 ft · 49°F 718 ft Pecatonica
Kaskaskia River At New Athens, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595000
1,190 cfs 68.94 ft 73°F 62°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Sangamon River At Petersburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05578000
1,020 cfs 5.79 ft 79°F 55°F 489 ft Lower Sangamon
Fox River At Dayton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05552500
972 cfs 5.70 ft · 53°F 472 ft Lower Fox
Pecatonica River At Freeport, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05435500
904 cfs 5.01 ft · 52°F 754 ft Pecatonica
Salt Creek Near Greenview, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05582000
643 cfs 2.09 ft 83°F 55°F 481 ft Salt
Big Muddy River At Rte 127 At Murphysboro, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05599490
626 cfs 4.76 ft 86°F 63°F 357 ft Big Muddy
Embarras River At Lawrenceville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03346500
622 cfs 18.18 ft 61°F 58°F 424 ft Embarras
Sangamon River At Riverton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05576500
595 cfs 4.15 ft · 55°F 519 ft Lower Sangamon
Spoon River At Seville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05570000
550 cfs 6.63 ft 53°F 54°F 498 ft Spoon
Fox River At Montgomery, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551540
515 cfs 11.14 ft · 53°F 613 ft Lower Fox
Fox River At South Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551000
474 cfs 12.20 ft · 53°F 696 ft Lower Fox
Kishwaukee River Near Perryville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05440000
439 cfs 5.85 ft · 78°F 701 ft Kishwaukee
Mackinaw River Near Green Valley, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568000
432 cfs 14.20 ft 75°F 55°F 501 ft Mackinaw
Green River Near Geneseo, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05447500
417 cfs 3.39 ft 58°F 53°F 586 ft Green
La Moine River At Ripley, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05585000
391 cfs 6.69 ft · 57°F 467 ft La Moine
Fox River At Algonquin (Tailwater), Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550001
361 cfs 4.58 ft 32°F 52°F 727 ft Upper Fox
Little Wabash River At Carmi, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03381500
353 cfs 3.61 ft · 60°F 419 ft Little Wabash
Embarras River At Ste. Marie, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03345500
352 cfs 2.50 ft · 57°F 499 ft Embarras
Spoon River At London Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05569500
340 cfs 3.07 ft 71°F 53°F 557 ft Spoon
Vermilion River Near Danville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03339000
285 cfs 2.87 ft 64°F 52°F 517 ft Vermilion
Iroquois River Near Chebanse, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05526000
258 cfs 2.96 ft · 50°F 600 ft Iroquois
Du Page River At Shorewood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540500
252 cfs 10.42 ft · 53°F 566 ft Des Plaines
Mackinaw River Near Congerville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05567500
224 cfs 1.60 ft 47°F 54°F 611 ft Mackinaw
Vermilion River Near Leonore, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05555300
191 cfs 3.86 ft 76°F 53°F 535 ft Vermilion
Edwards River Near New Boston, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05466500
187 cfs 13.49 ft · 54°F 561 ft Flint-Henderson
Kishwaukee River At Belvidere, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05438500
184 cfs 1.41 ft · 50°F 740 ft Kishwaukee
Cache River At Forman, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03612000
178 cfs 11.41 ft · 63°F 367 ft Lower Ohio
Des Plaines River At Riverside, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05532500
177 cfs 1.67 ft · 58°F 598 ft Des Plaines
Des Plaines River Near Des Plaines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05529000
175 cfs 8.69 ft · 57°F 625 ft Des Plaines
Henderson Creek Near Oquawka, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05469000
169 cfs 14.18 ft · 54°F 611 ft Flint-Henderson
Big Bureau Creek At Princeton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05556500
161 cfs 2.89 ft · 54°F 603 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
South Branch Kishwaukee River Nr Fairdale Il, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05439500
135 cfs 2.29 ft · 50°F 736 ft Kishwaukee
Big Muddy River At Plumfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05597000
128 cfs 3.43 ft · 63°F 379 ft Big Muddy
Sangamon River At Monticello, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05572000
120 cfs 5.65 ft 77°F 53°F 646 ft Upper Sangamon
La Moine River At Colmar, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05584500
119 cfs 4.55 ft · 56°F 511 ft La Moine
Little Wabash River Below Clay City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03379500
116 cfs 5.60 ft · 59°F 477 ft Little Wabash
Apple River Near Hanover, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05419000
90 cfs 4.13 ft · 54°F 596 ft Apple-Plum
Des Plaines River Near Gurnee, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05528000
87 cfs 2.04 ft · 54°F 664 ft Des Plaines
Salt Creek Near Rowell, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05578500
76 cfs 9.89 ft 77°F 55°F 634 ft Salt
Little Calumet River At South Holland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536290
72 cfs 5.56 ft · 56°F 596 ft Chicago
Vermilion River At Pontiac, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05554500
72 cfs 3.10 ft 76°F 51°F 661 ft Vermilion
East Branch Du Page River At Bolingbrook, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540250
72 cfs 14.79 ft · 54°F 640 ft Des Plaines
Elkhorn Creek Near Penrose, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05444000
65 cfs 2.96 ft · 53°F 669 ft Lower Rock
Middle Fork Vermilion River Above Oakwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03336645
61 cfs 1.06 ft · 52°F 560 ft Vermilion
Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05548280
60 cfs 3.83 ft · 52°F 754 ft Upper Fox
Iroquois River At Iroquois, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05525000
59 cfs 4.83 ft · 48°F 638 ft Iroquois
Lake Fork Near Cornland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05579500
56 cfs 4.04 ft · 55°F 569 ft Salt
Kickapoo Creek At Waynesville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05580000
50 cfs 2.76 ft · 54°F 635 ft Salt
South Fork Sangamon River Nr Rochester, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05576000
50 cfs 6.19 ft 75°F 55°F 518 ft South Fork Sangamon
Sangamon River At Fisher, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05570910
50 cfs 5.35 ft 82°F 52°F 693 ft Upper Sangamon
Shoal Creek Nr Pierron, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593945
47 cfs 42.95 ft · 61°F 465 ft Shoal
Silver Creek Near Freeburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594800
47 cfs · · 63°F 418 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Pope Creek Near Keithsburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05467000
46 cfs 19.49 ft · 54°F 550 ft Flint-Henderson
Hickory Creek At Joliet, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05539000
46 cfs 10.77 ft · 53°F 535 ft Des Plaines
Kaskaskia River At Cooks Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591200
45 cfs 2.17 ft · 54°F 641 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Salt Creek At Western Springs, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05531500
43 cfs 1.63 ft · 57°F 634 ft Des Plaines
Blackberry Creek Near Yorkville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551700
41 cfs 3.49 ft · 52°F 617 ft Lower Fox
Shoal Creek Near Breese, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594000
41 cfs 1.27 ft · 62°F 456 ft Shoal
Salt Creek At Elmhurst, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05531300
40 cfs 5.08 ft · 56°F 670 ft Des Plaines
West Branch Du Page River Near Naperville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540130
39 cfs 4.11 ft · 54°F 637 ft Des Plaines
Thorn Creek At Glenwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536215
38 cfs 2.62 ft · 54°F 628 ft Chicago
Thorn Creek At Thornton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536275
38 cfs 2.86 ft · 55°F 603 ft Chicago
South Fork Saline River Nr Carrier Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03382100
36 cfs 2.72 ft · 61°F 415 ft Saline
Sugar Creek At Milford, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05525500
36 cfs 3.11 ft · 50°F 644 ft Iroquois
Salt Fork Near St. Joseph, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03336900
34 cfs 3.10 ft · 53°F 661 ft Vermilion
Sinsinawa River Near Menominee, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05414820
32 cfs 4.81 ft · 54°F 645 ft Apple-Plum
West Br Du Page River Near Warrenville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540095
29 cfs 7.61 ft · 54°F 688 ft Des Plaines
Embarras River Near Camargo, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03343400
29 cfs 3.13 ft · 53°F 644 ft Embarras
Indian Creek Near Wyoming, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568800
27 cfs 9.65 ft · 53°F 623 ft Spoon
Blackberry Creek Near Montgomery, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551675
26 cfs 3.62 ft · 52°F 661 ft Lower Fox
Sugar Creek Near Bloomington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05580950
25 cfs · · 54°F 749 ft Salt
Cahokia Creek At Edwardsville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05587900
24 cfs 3.39 ft · 62°F 456 ft Cahokia-Joachim
E Br Du Page River Near Downers Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540160
24 cfs 11.99 ft · 55°F 675 ft Des Plaines
North Fork Embarras River Near Oblong, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03346000
23 cfs 3.04 ft · 57°F 498 ft Embarras
Ferson Creek Near St. Charles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551200
23 cfs 1.61 ft · 53°F 709 ft Lower Fox
Tyler Creek At Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550300
20 cfs 5.82 ft · 53°F 751 ft Upper Fox
W Branch Du Page River Nr West Chicago, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05539900
20 cfs 3.74 ft · 54°F 723 ft Des Plaines
Mill Creek At Milan, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05448000
20 cfs 1.82 ft · 55°F 574 ft Lower Rock
North Branch Chicago River At Niles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536000
19 cfs · · 58°F 608 ft Chicago
Bear Creek Near Marcelline, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05495500
19 cfs 2.62 ft · 59°F 523 ft Bear-Wyaconda
Mazon River Near Coal City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05542000
19 cfs 1.20 ft · 53°F 529 ft Upper Illinois
Richland Creek Near Hecker, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595200
15 cfs 27.40 ft · 62°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Flag Creek Near Willow Springs, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05533000
14 cfs 3.26 ft · 56°F 610 ft Des Plaines
Spring Creek At Springfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05577500
14 cfs 2.11 ft · 56°F 529 ft Lower Sangamon
Macoupin Creek Near Kane, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05587000
14 cfs 3.97 ft · 57°F 445 ft Macoupin
Hurricane Creek Near Mulberry Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592800
13 cfs 3.60 ft · 59°F 551 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Lake Fork At Atwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05590800
12 cfs 1.92 ft · 54°F 661 ft Upper Kaskaskia
South Branch Kishwaukee River At Dekalb, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05439000
11 cfs 3.09 ft · 48°F 846 ft Kishwaukee
Spring Brook At 87th Street Near Naperville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540275
11 cfs 3.12 ft · 54°F 652 ft Des Plaines
Little Wabash River Near Effingham, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03378635
10 cfs 10.54 ft · 57°F 542 ft Little Wabash
Skillet Fork At Wayne City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03380500
10 cfs 5.00 ft · 60°F 387 ft Skillet
Silver Creek Near Troy, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594450
9 cfs 4.09 ft · 62°F 491 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Mill Creek At Old Mill Creek, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527950
9 cfs 5.91 ft · 53°F 677 ft Des Plaines
Farm Creek At Farmdale, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05560500
7 cfs · · 55°F 541 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Deer Creek Near Chicago Heights, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536235
7 cfs 3.22 ft · 54°F 628 ft Chicago
Nippersink Creek Above Wonder Lake, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05548105
6 cfs 4.55 ft · 52°F 806 ft Upper Fox
East Fork Shoal Creek Near Coffeen, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593900
5 cfs 2.06 ft · 57°F 590 ft Shoal
Robinson Creek Near Shelbyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592050
5 cfs 1.73 ft · 55°F 616 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Skokie River Near Highland Park, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535070
5 cfs 2.63 ft · 59°F 632 ft Chicago
Little Crooked Creek Near New Minden, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593575
5 cfs 5.05 ft · 62°F 485 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Bonpas Creek At Browns, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03378000
5 cfs 1.53 ft · 60°F 451 ft Lower Wabash
North Branch Chicago River At Deerfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05534500
4 cfs 4.30 ft · 59°F 642 ft Chicago
Wf Of Nb Chicago River At Northbrook Il, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535500
4 cfs · · 58°F 653 ft Chicago
Kress Creek At West Chicago, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540060
4 cfs 4.05 ft · 54°F 706 ft Des Plaines
Poplar Creek At Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550500
4 cfs 1.03 ft · 53°F 730 ft Upper Fox
Boone Creek Near Mc Henry, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05549000
4 cfs · · 52°F 779 ft Upper Fox
Mill Creek Near Batavia, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551330
4 cfs 2.17 ft · 53°F 690 ft Lower Fox
Whitley Creek Near Allenville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591550
4 cfs 2.55 ft · 54°F 625 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Rayse Creek Near Waltonville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595730
4 cfs 1.22 ft · 61°F 424 ft Big Muddy
Des Plaines River At Russell, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527800
4 cfs 3.35 ft · 54°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Butterfield Creek At Flossmoor, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536255
4 cfs 3.96 ft · 54°F 635 ft Chicago
Lusk Creek Near Eddyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03384450
3 cfs 2.45 ft · 62°F 388 ft Lower Ohio-Bay
Casey Fork At Mount Vernon, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595820
3 cfs 1.50 ft · 61°F 441 ft Big Muddy
Salt Creek At Rolling Meadows, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05530990
3 cfs 2.12 ft · 56°F 694 ft Des Plaines
Boneyard Creek At Lincoln Ave At Urbana, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03337100
3 cfs 7.48 ft · 54°F 714 ft Vermilion
West Okaw River Near Lovington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591700
3 cfs 3.60 ft · 54°F 639 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Long Run Near Lemont, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05537500
2 cfs · · 54°F 641 ft Des Plaines
Addison Creek At Bellwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05532000
2 cfs 1.05 ft · 57°F 627 ft Des Plaines
Boneyard Creek At Urbana, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03337000
2 cfs 10.27 ft · 54°F 717 ft Vermilion
Sangamon River At Rt 48 At Decatur, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05573540
2 cfs 2.00 ft 75°F 54°F 618 ft Upper Sangamon
Crab Orchard Creek Near Marion, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05597500
1 cfs · · 62°F 430 ft Big Muddy
Sawmill Creek Near Lemont, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05533400
1 cfs 8.21 ft · 55°F 647 ft Des Plaines
Buffalo Creek Near Wheeling, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05528500
1 cfs 1.33 ft · 55°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Tinley Creek Near Palos Park, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536500
1 cfs 2.42 ft · 56°F 608 ft Chicago
Midlothian Creek At Oak Forest, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536340
1 cfs 1.49 ft · 56°F 629 ft Chicago
Indian Creek At Wanda, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05588000
1 cfs · · 62°F 447 ft Cahokia-Joachim
Weller Creek At Des Plaines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05530000
1 cfs · · 56°F 648 ft Des Plaines
Skokie River At Lake Forest, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535000
1 cfs 1.81 ft · 57°F 664 ft Chicago
Mc Donald Creek Near Mount Prospect, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05529500
0 cfs · · 56°F 641 ft Des Plaines
St. Joseph Creek At U.S. Route 34 At Lisle, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540195
0 cfs 4.01 ft · 55°F 673 ft Des Plaines
Hickory Creek Nr Brownstown, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592575
0 cfs 4.16 ft · 59°F 507 ft Middle Kaskaskia
East Fork Kaskaskia River Near Sandoval, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592900
0 cfs 2.69 ft · 61°F 491 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Fondulac Creek Near East Peoria, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05561500
0 cfs 1.37 ft · 55°F 521 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
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Flow report FAQ

About Illinois streamflow

Where does the Illinois streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Illinois data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Illinois gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.