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
118%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 13
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2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Illinois are currently 118% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Thebes reporting the highest discharge in the state at 334,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 24.80 ft.

Meanwhile, the Indian Creek At Wanda is seeing a spike today — up 19461% 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

118%

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

Highest discharge

Mississippi River At Thebes 334,000 cfs

Gauge stage 24.80 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Indian Creek At Wanda +19461%

Now 223 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
23 hours ago · USGS 07022000
381,000 cfs 26.84 ft · 73°F 321 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River At Chester, Il
23 hours ago · USGS 07020500
349,000 cfs 22.08 ft · 71°F 358 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Illinois River At Valley City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05586100
49,900 cfs 13.44 ft · 65°F 433 ft Lower Illinois
Illinois River At Kingston Mines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568500
37,800 cfs 16.10 ft · 64°F 441 ft Lower Illinois-Lake Chautauqua
Wabash River At Mt. Carmel, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03377500
30,200 cfs 9.44 ft · 69°F 391 ft Lower Wabash
Illinois River At Henry, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05558300
23,200 cfs 20.67 ft 81°F 63°F 440 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Illinois River At Marseilles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05543500
9,470 cfs 12.65 ft · 64°F 459 ft Upper Illinois
Kaskaskia River At New Athens, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595000
7,680 cfs 71.65 ft 73°F 68°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Rock River Near Joslin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05446500
6,910 cfs 7.02 ft 34°F 61°F 588 ft Lower Rock
Little Wabash River At Carmi, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03381500
6,820 cfs 18.67 ft · 71°F 419 ft Little Wabash
Rock River At Como, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05443500
6,310 cfs 4.78 ft · 61°F 618 ft Lower Rock
Rock River At Byron, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05440700
5,540 cfs 6.67 ft 80°F 63°F 677 ft Lower Rock
Big Muddy River At Rte 127 At Murphysboro, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05599490
4,880 cfs 17.63 ft 75°F 73°F 357 ft Big Muddy
Cache River At Forman, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03612000
4,700 cfs 29.20 ft · 69°F 367 ft Lower Ohio
Kaskaskia River Near Venedy Station, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594100
4,640 cfs 11.97 ft · 68°F 395 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Kankakee River Near Wilmington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527500
4,360 cfs 2.14 ft 76°F 66°F 511 ft Kankakee
Rock River At Rockton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05437500
4,050 cfs 4.38 ft · 62°F 712 ft Lower Rock
Sangamon River Near Oakford, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05583000
3,930 cfs 6.99 ft 81°F 64°F 457 ft Lower Sangamon
Kankakee River At Momence, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05520500
3,810 cfs 3.03 ft · 66°F 610 ft Kankakee
Kaskaskia River At Carlyle, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593000
3,420 cfs 14.71 ft · 68°F 413 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Sangamon River At Riverton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05576500
3,020 cfs 10.33 ft · 65°F 519 ft Lower Sangamon
Sangamon River At Petersburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05578000
2,810 cfs 8.41 ft 79°F 64°F 489 ft Lower Sangamon
Fox River At Dayton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05552500
2,770 cfs 7.46 ft · 64°F 472 ft Lower Fox
Embarras River At Lawrenceville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03346500
2,660 cfs 22.06 ft 61°F 68°F 424 ft Embarras
South Fork Saline River Nr Carrier Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03382100
2,590 cfs 12.25 ft · 71°F 415 ft Saline
Pecatonica River Nr Shirland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05437050
2,050 cfs 6.08 ft · 62°F 718 ft Pecatonica
Sangamon River At Rt 48 At Decatur, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05573540
2,030 cfs 9.56 ft 75°F 65°F 618 ft Upper Sangamon
Kaskaskia River At Vandalia, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592500
1,990 cfs 9.46 ft · 67°F 537 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River Near Cowden, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592100
1,880 cfs 8.91 ft · 66°F 553 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River At Shelbyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592000
1,800 cfs 11.56 ft · 65°F 568 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Mackinaw River Near Green Valley, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568000
1,670 cfs 16.59 ft 75°F 63°F 501 ft Mackinaw
Salt Creek Near Greenview, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05582000
1,470 cfs 3.44 ft 83°F 64°F 481 ft Salt
Embarras River At Ste. Marie, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03345500
1,440 cfs 4.79 ft · 68°F 499 ft Embarras
Vermilion River Near Danville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03339000
1,390 cfs 5.18 ft 64°F 66°F 517 ft Vermilion
Little Wabash River Below Clay City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03379500
1,330 cfs 12.58 ft · 68°F 477 ft Little Wabash
Spoon River At Seville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05570000
1,300 cfs 8.68 ft 53°F 63°F 498 ft Spoon
Mackinaw River Near Congerville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05567500
1,210 cfs 4.17 ft 47°F 63°F 611 ft Mackinaw
Pecatonica River At Freeport, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05435500
1,140 cfs 6.01 ft · 60°F 754 ft Pecatonica
North Fork Embarras River Near Oblong, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03346000
1,130 cfs 10.34 ft · 68°F 498 ft Embarras
Fox River At Montgomery, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551540
1,120 cfs 11.55 ft · 66°F 613 ft Lower Fox
Kishwaukee River Near Perryville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05440000
1,080 cfs 6.80 ft · 64°F 701 ft Kishwaukee
Sangamon River At Monticello, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05572000
1,060 cfs 10.63 ft 77°F 64°F 646 ft Upper Sangamon
Fox River At South Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551000
956 cfs 12.56 ft · 66°F 696 ft Lower Fox
Vermilion River Near Leonore, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05555300
943 cfs 5.49 ft 76°F 64°F 535 ft Vermilion
Silver Creek Near Freeburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594800
899 cfs 5.32 ft · 68°F 418 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Green River Near Geneseo, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05447500
815 cfs 4.82 ft 58°F 60°F 586 ft Green
Spoon River At London Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05569500
765 cfs 4.69 ft 71°F 62°F 557 ft Spoon
Fox River At Algonquin (Tailwater), Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550001
720 cfs 5.40 ft 64°F 65°F 727 ft Upper Fox
Du Page River At Shorewood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540500
686 cfs 11.08 ft · 66°F 566 ft Des Plaines
Shoal Creek Nr Pierron, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593945
587 cfs 47.23 ft · 67°F 465 ft Shoal
Bonpas Creek At Browns, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03378000
554 cfs 7.47 ft · 71°F 451 ft Lower Wabash
Silver Creek Near Troy, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594450
513 cfs 10.37 ft · 68°F 491 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Cahokia Creek At Edwardsville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05587900
503 cfs 5.22 ft · 68°F 456 ft Cahokia-Joachim
Iroquois River Near Chebanse, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05526000
501 cfs 3.56 ft · 65°F 600 ft Iroquois
South Fork Sangamon River Nr Rochester, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05576000
483 cfs 11.35 ft 75°F 65°F 518 ft South Fork Sangamon
South Branch Kishwaukee River Nr Fairdale Il, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05439500
474 cfs 3.19 ft · 64°F 736 ft Kishwaukee
La Moine River At Ripley, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05585000
470 cfs 7.09 ft · 64°F 467 ft La Moine
Kishwaukee River At Belvidere, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05438500
457 cfs 2.18 ft · 63°F 740 ft Kishwaukee
Des Plaines River At Riverside, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05532500
444 cfs 2.46 ft · 70°F 598 ft Des Plaines
Richland Creek Near Hecker, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595200
419 cfs 32.16 ft · 67°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Henderson Creek Near Oquawka, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05469000
409 cfs 15.41 ft · 62°F 611 ft Flint-Henderson
Big Bureau Creek At Princeton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05556500
399 cfs 3.43 ft · 62°F 603 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Big Muddy River At Plumfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05597000
395 cfs 6.18 ft · 72°F 379 ft Big Muddy
Edwards River Near New Boston, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05466500
330 cfs 14.36 ft · 65°F 561 ft Flint-Henderson
Kaskaskia River At Cooks Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591200
326 cfs 4.34 ft · 66°F 641 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Vermilion River At Pontiac, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05554500
321 cfs 3.92 ft 76°F 64°F 661 ft Vermilion
Des Plaines River Near Des Plaines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05529000
302 cfs 9.20 ft · 68°F 625 ft Des Plaines
Sugar Creek At Milford, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05525500
297 cfs 5.56 ft · 65°F 644 ft Iroquois
Lusk Creek Near Eddyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03384450
292 cfs 4.16 ft · 68°F 388 ft Lower Ohio-Bay
Salt Creek Near Rowell, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05578500
281 cfs 11.83 ft 77°F 64°F 634 ft Salt
Sangamon River At Fisher, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05570910
261 cfs 8.13 ft 82°F 64°F 693 ft Upper Sangamon
Little Crooked Creek Near New Minden, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593575
260 cfs 10.98 ft · 68°F 485 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Salt Fork Near St. Joseph, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03336900
257 cfs 5.60 ft · 65°F 661 ft Vermilion
La Moine River At Colmar, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05584500
248 cfs 5.48 ft · 66°F 511 ft La Moine
Little Calumet River At South Holland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536290
216 cfs 6.91 ft · 69°F 596 ft Chicago
West Branch Du Page River Near Naperville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540130
193 cfs 4.77 ft · 68°F 637 ft Des Plaines
Macoupin Creek Near Kane, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05587000
191 cfs 5.17 ft · 64°F 445 ft Macoupin
Des Plaines River Near Gurnee, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05528000
163 cfs 2.69 ft · 66°F 664 ft Des Plaines
Spring Creek At Springfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05577500
162 cfs 3.58 ft · 65°F 529 ft Lower Sangamon
Crab Orchard Creek Near Marion, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05597500
162 cfs 5.15 ft · 71°F 430 ft Big Muddy
Middle Fork Vermilion River Above Oakwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03336645
160 cfs 1.50 ft · 66°F 560 ft Vermilion
Little Wabash River Near Effingham, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03378635
159 cfs 11.06 ft · 66°F 542 ft Little Wabash
East Branch Du Page River At Bolingbrook, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540250
151 cfs 15.50 ft · 68°F 640 ft Des Plaines
Iroquois River At Iroquois, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05525000
150 cfs 5.68 ft · 65°F 638 ft Iroquois
Mazon River Near Coal City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05542000
142 cfs 1.97 ft · 65°F 529 ft Upper Illinois
Blackberry Creek Near Yorkville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551700
138 cfs 4.78 ft · 65°F 617 ft Lower Fox
Hickory Creek At Joliet, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05539000
134 cfs 11.40 ft · 66°F 535 ft Des Plaines
Salt Creek At Western Springs, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05531500
129 cfs 1.97 ft · 69°F 634 ft Des Plaines
Lake Fork Near Cornland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05579500
129 cfs 4.96 ft · 65°F 569 ft Salt
Bear Creek Near Marcelline, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05495500
126 cfs 3.41 ft · 65°F 523 ft Bear-Wyaconda
Kickapoo Creek At Waynesville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05580000
126 cfs 3.43 ft · 64°F 635 ft Salt
Shoal Creek Near Breese, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594000
113 cfs 1.73 ft · 68°F 456 ft Shoal
Blackberry Creek Near Montgomery, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551675
108 cfs 4.54 ft · 65°F 661 ft Lower Fox
Apple River Near Hanover, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05419000
107 cfs 4.17 ft · 62°F 596 ft Apple-Plum
Thorn Creek At Thornton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536275
101 cfs 3.38 ft · 68°F 603 ft Chicago
Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05548280
101 cfs 4.23 ft · 64°F 754 ft Upper Fox
West Br Du Page River Near Warrenville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540095
93 cfs 8.09 ft · 68°F 688 ft Des Plaines
West Okaw River Near Lovington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591700
92 cfs 5.29 ft · 65°F 639 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Pope Creek Near Keithsburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05467000
91 cfs 20.00 ft · 62°F 550 ft Flint-Henderson
Elkhorn Creek Near Penrose, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05444000
90 cfs 3.12 ft · 61°F 669 ft Lower Rock
Tyler Creek At Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550300
79 cfs 6.35 ft · 66°F 751 ft Upper Fox
South Branch Kishwaukee River At Dekalb, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05439000
76 cfs 3.80 ft · 64°F 846 ft Kishwaukee
Indian Creek Near Wyoming, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568800
74 cfs 10.31 ft · 62°F 623 ft Spoon
Salt Creek At Elmhurst, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05531300
73 cfs 5.31 ft · 69°F 670 ft Des Plaines
Indian Creek At Wanda, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05588000
67 cfs 1.74 ft · 67°F 447 ft Cahokia-Joachim
Embarras River Near Camargo, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03343400
66 cfs 3.96 ft · 66°F 644 ft Embarras
E Br Du Page River Near Downers Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540160
65 cfs 12.19 ft · 68°F 675 ft Des Plaines
Thorn Creek At Glenwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536215
55 cfs 2.78 ft · 67°F 628 ft Chicago
W Branch Du Page River Nr West Chicago, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05539900
47 cfs 4.23 ft · 68°F 723 ft Des Plaines
Ferson Creek Near St. Charles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551200
46 cfs 1.95 ft · 66°F 709 ft Lower Fox
Sugar Creek Near Bloomington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05580950
44 cfs 1.09 ft · 63°F 749 ft Salt
Lake Fork At Atwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05590800
39 cfs 3.03 ft · 65°F 661 ft Upper Kaskaskia
North Branch Chicago River At Niles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536000
38 cfs · · 69°F 608 ft Chicago
Des Plaines River At Russell, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527800
37 cfs 4.40 ft · 65°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Hurricane Creek Near Mulberry Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592800
35 cfs 3.92 ft · 67°F 551 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Sinsinawa River Near Menominee, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05414820
34 cfs 4.84 ft · 62°F 645 ft Apple-Plum
Mill Creek At Milan, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05448000
30 cfs 1.98 ft · 63°F 574 ft Lower Rock
Addison Creek At Bellwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05532000
26 cfs 1.81 ft · 69°F 627 ft Des Plaines
Mill Creek At Old Mill Creek, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527950
25 cfs 6.42 ft · 65°F 677 ft Des Plaines
Farm Creek At Farmdale, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05560500
24 cfs 1.25 ft · 63°F 541 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Skillet Fork At Wayne City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03380500
22 cfs 5.14 ft · 70°F 387 ft Skillet
East Fork Shoal Creek Near Coffeen, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593900
21 cfs 2.69 ft · 65°F 590 ft Shoal
Butterfield Creek At Flossmoor, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536255
21 cfs 4.43 ft · 68°F 635 ft Chicago
Mill Creek Near Batavia, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551330
20 cfs 2.51 ft · 66°F 690 ft Lower Fox
Kress Creek At West Chicago, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540060
20 cfs 4.39 ft · 68°F 706 ft Des Plaines
Flag Creek Near Willow Springs, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05533000
19 cfs 3.36 ft · 69°F 610 ft Des Plaines
Whitley Creek Near Allenville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591550
18 cfs 3.27 ft · 65°F 625 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Deer Creek Near Chicago Heights, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536235
18 cfs 3.67 ft · 67°F 628 ft Chicago
Nippersink Creek Above Wonder Lake, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05548105
18 cfs 4.73 ft · 64°F 806 ft Upper Fox
Spring Brook At 87th Street Near Naperville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540275
14 cfs 3.30 ft · 67°F 652 ft Des Plaines
Poplar Creek At Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550500
13 cfs 1.32 ft · 66°F 730 ft Upper Fox
Robinson Creek Near Shelbyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592050
12 cfs 1.99 ft · 65°F 616 ft Upper Kaskaskia
East Fork Kaskaskia River Near Sandoval, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592900
12 cfs 3.17 ft · 68°F 491 ft Middle Kaskaskia
North Branch Chicago River At Deerfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05534500
10 cfs 4.64 ft · 69°F 642 ft Chicago
Skokie River Near Highland Park, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535070
10 cfs 2.80 ft · 69°F 632 ft Chicago
Long Run Near Lemont, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05537500
9 cfs · · 67°F 641 ft Des Plaines
Wf Of Nb Chicago River At Northbrook Il, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535500
8 cfs 1.02 ft · 69°F 653 ft Chicago
Salt Creek At Rolling Meadows, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05530990
7 cfs 2.33 ft · 68°F 694 ft Des Plaines
Sawmill Creek Near Lemont, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05533400
7 cfs 8.60 ft · 68°F 647 ft Des Plaines
Rayse Creek Near Waltonville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595730
6 cfs 1.41 ft · 71°F 424 ft Big Muddy
Boone Creek Near Mc Henry, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05549000
5 cfs 1.05 ft · 64°F 779 ft Upper Fox
Midlothian Creek At Oak Forest, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536340
5 cfs 1.69 ft · 68°F 629 ft Chicago
Boneyard Creek At Lincoln Ave At Urbana, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03337100
5 cfs 7.55 ft · 65°F 714 ft Vermilion
Casey Fork At Mount Vernon, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595820
5 cfs 1.67 ft · 68°F 441 ft Big Muddy
Hickory Creek Nr Brownstown, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592575
4 cfs 4.44 ft · 67°F 507 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Boneyard Creek At Urbana, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03337000
4 cfs 10.53 ft · 65°F 717 ft Vermilion
Tinley Creek Near Palos Park, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536500
3 cfs 2.53 ft · 68°F 608 ft Chicago
St. Joseph Creek At U.S. Route 34 At Lisle, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540195
3 cfs 4.29 ft · 68°F 673 ft Des Plaines
Buffalo Creek Near Wheeling, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05528500
3 cfs 1.55 ft · 67°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Skokie River At Lake Forest, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535000
2 cfs 1.95 ft · 68°F 664 ft Chicago
Mc Donald Creek Near Mount Prospect, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05529500
1 cfs · · 68°F 641 ft Des Plaines
Fondulac Creek Near East Peoria, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05561500
1 cfs 2.22 ft · 63°F 521 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Weller Creek At Des Plaines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05530000
1 cfs · · 69°F 648 ft Des Plaines
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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.