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
136%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 13
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Illinois are currently 136% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Thebes reporting the highest discharge in the state at 381,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 26.84 ft.

Meanwhile, the Silver Creek Near Freeburg is seeing a spike today — up 1138% 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.

Active weather warnings for Illinois

# Illinois Natural Disaster Report

**FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT:** Minor flooding is currently occurring and forecast to continue along the Illinois River system through mid-July. The Illinois River at Beardstown and near Havana are under active flood warnings affecting Brown, Schuyler, Cass, Morgan, Mason, and Fulton Counties. Water levels at Beardstown reached 16.7 feet as of Monday morning, with flood stage set at 14.0 feet. Seepage problems in the Lost Creek Drainage and Levee District are anticipated. River levels are expected to fall below flood stage early Sunday morning at Beardstown and Friday evening near Havana, with continued decline expected through July 20. Residents in affected counties should monitor conditions closely and avoid flooded areas.

Source: National Weather Service

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

136%

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

Highest discharge

Mississippi River At Thebes 381,000 cfs

Gauge stage 26.84 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Silver Creek Near Freeburg +1138%

Now 899 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
12 hours ago · USGS 07022000
362,000 cfs 26.01 ft · 70°F 321 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River At Chester, Il
12 hours ago · USGS 07020500
341,000 cfs 21.69 ft · 66°F 358 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Illinois River At Valley City, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05586100
48,200 cfs 13.33 ft · 65°F 433 ft Lower Illinois
Illinois River At Kingston Mines, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05568500
36,700 cfs 15.69 ft · 64°F 441 ft Lower Illinois-Lake Chautauqua
Wabash River At Mt. Carmel, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03377500
29,400 cfs 9.24 ft · 68°F 391 ft Lower Wabash
Illinois River At Henry, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05558300
17,600 cfs 20.01 ft 81°F 63°F 440 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Illinois River At Marseilles, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05543500
9,900 cfs 12.75 ft · 65°F 459 ft Upper Illinois
Kaskaskia River At New Athens, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05595000
6,820 cfs 69.32 ft 73°F 66°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Rock River Near Joslin, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05446500
6,420 cfs 6.74 ft 34°F 67°F 588 ft Lower Rock
Big Muddy River At Rte 127 At Murphysboro, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05599490
6,180 cfs 18.19 ft 78°F 68°F 357 ft Big Muddy
Cache River At Forman, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03612000
6,130 cfs 32.25 ft · 69°F 367 ft Lower Ohio
Rock River At Como, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05443500
5,880 cfs 4.59 ft · 64°F 618 ft Lower Rock
Little Wabash River At Carmi, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 03381500
5,620 cfs 17.00 ft · 67°F 419 ft Little Wabash
Rock River At Byron, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05440700
5,210 cfs 6.52 ft 81°F 66°F 677 ft Lower Rock
Sangamon River Near Oakford, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05583000
4,980 cfs 7.83 ft 81°F 64°F 457 ft Lower Sangamon
Kaskaskia River Near Venedy Station, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05594100
4,460 cfs 11.64 ft · 66°F 395 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Kankakee River Near Wilmington, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05527500
4,360 cfs 2.14 ft 78°F 64°F 511 ft Kankakee
Rock River At Rockton, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05437500
4,080 cfs 4.40 ft · 66°F 712 ft Lower Rock
Kankakee River At Momence, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05520500
3,890 cfs 3.06 ft · 63°F 610 ft Kankakee
Sangamon River At Petersburg, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05578000
3,540 cfs 9.40 ft 79°F 64°F 489 ft Lower Sangamon
Kaskaskia River At Carlyle, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05593000
3,400 cfs 14.66 ft · 68°F 413 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Sangamon River At Riverton, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05576500
3,150 cfs 10.58 ft · 64°F 519 ft Lower Sangamon
South Fork Saline River Nr Carrier Mills, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03382100
2,910 cfs 13.13 ft · 71°F 415 ft Saline
Embarras River At Ste. Marie, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03345500
2,460 cfs 7.05 ft · 66°F 499 ft Embarras
Fox River At Dayton, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05552500
2,370 cfs 7.13 ft · 65°F 472 ft Lower Fox
Embarras River At Lawrenceville, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 03346500
2,340 cfs 21.50 ft 61°F 67°F 424 ft Embarras
Pecatonica River Nr Shirland, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05437050
1,980 cfs 5.93 ft · 66°F 718 ft Pecatonica
Kaskaskia River At Vandalia, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05592500
1,970 cfs 9.39 ft · 65°F 537 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Vermilion River Near Danville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03339000
1,890 cfs 5.92 ft 64°F 63°F 517 ft Vermilion
Kaskaskia River At Shelbyville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05592000
1,790 cfs 11.54 ft · 63°F 568 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River Near Cowden, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05592100
1,760 cfs 8.62 ft · 64°F 553 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Salt Creek Near Greenview, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05582000
1,370 cfs 3.30 ft 83°F 64°F 481 ft Salt
Mackinaw River Near Green Valley, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05568000
1,190 cfs 15.82 ft 75°F 63°F 501 ft Mackinaw
Pecatonica River At Freeport, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05435500
1,100 cfs 5.85 ft · 64°F 754 ft Pecatonica
Spoon River At Seville, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05570000
1,060 cfs 8.05 ft 53°F 64°F 498 ft Spoon
Silver Creek Near Freeburg, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05594800
987 cfs 5.57 ft · 66°F 418 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Fox River At Montgomery, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05551540
957 cfs 11.45 ft · 64°F 613 ft Lower Fox
Sangamon River At Monticello, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05572000
934 cfs 10.14 ft 77°F 63°F 646 ft Upper Sangamon
Sangamon River At Rt 48 At Decatur, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05573540
932 cfs 6.33 ft 75°F 63°F 618 ft Upper Sangamon
Kishwaukee River Near Perryville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05440000
910 cfs 6.57 ft · 66°F 701 ft Kishwaukee
Vermilion River Near Leonore, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05555300
818 cfs 5.24 ft 76°F 65°F 535 ft Vermilion
Fox River At South Elgin, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05551000
817 cfs 12.47 ft · 66°F 696 ft Lower Fox
Mackinaw River Near Congerville, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05567500
815 cfs 3.33 ft 47°F 63°F 611 ft Mackinaw
Green River Near Geneseo, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05447500
735 cfs 4.55 ft 58°F 64°F 586 ft Green
Little Wabash River Below Clay City, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03379500
725 cfs 9.75 ft · 66°F 477 ft Little Wabash
Spoon River At London Mills, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05569500
724 cfs 4.58 ft 71°F 64°F 557 ft Spoon
North Fork Embarras River Near Oblong, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03346000
718 cfs 8.66 ft · 65°F 498 ft Embarras
Fox River At Algonquin (Tailwater), Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05550001
625 cfs 5.20 ft 64°F 66°F 727 ft Upper Fox
Iroquois River Near Chebanse, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05526000
615 cfs 3.79 ft · 63°F 600 ft Iroquois
Du Page River At Shorewood, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05540500
577 cfs 10.93 ft · 64°F 566 ft Des Plaines
Big Muddy River At Plumfield, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05597000
548 cfs 7.55 ft · 71°F 379 ft Big Muddy
Shoal Creek Near Breese, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05594000
502 cfs 4.82 ft · 67°F 456 ft Shoal
La Moine River At Ripley, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05585000
492 cfs 7.20 ft · 65°F 467 ft La Moine
South Fork Sangamon River Nr Rochester, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05576000
396 cfs 10.34 ft 75°F 64°F 518 ft South Fork Sangamon
Des Plaines River At Riverside, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05532500
387 cfs 2.32 ft · 67°F 598 ft Des Plaines
Kishwaukee River At Belvidere, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05438500
385 cfs 2.01 ft · 65°F 740 ft Kishwaukee
South Branch Kishwaukee River Nr Fairdale Il, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05439500
358 cfs 2.90 ft · 66°F 736 ft Kishwaukee
Big Bureau Creek At Princeton, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05556500
355 cfs 3.34 ft · 64°F 603 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Edwards River Near New Boston, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05466500
306 cfs 14.23 ft · 65°F 561 ft Flint-Henderson
Kaskaskia River At Cooks Mills, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05591200
300 cfs 4.15 ft · 63°F 641 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Henderson Creek Near Oquawka, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05469000
290 cfs 14.80 ft · 65°F 611 ft Flint-Henderson
Silver Creek Near Troy, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05594450
289 cfs 8.10 ft · 66°F 491 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Des Plaines River Near Des Plaines, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05529000
270 cfs 9.08 ft · 67°F 625 ft Des Plaines
Shoal Creek Nr Pierron, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05593945
266 cfs 45.16 ft · 66°F 465 ft Shoal
Vermilion River At Pontiac, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05554500
258 cfs 3.77 ft 76°F 61°F 661 ft Vermilion
Salt Creek Near Rowell, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05578500
249 cfs 11.59 ft 77°F 63°F 634 ft Salt
Sugar Creek At Milford, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05525500
239 cfs 5.11 ft · 63°F 644 ft Iroquois
Bonpas Creek At Browns, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 03378000
217 cfs 4.38 ft · 67°F 451 ft Lower Wabash
La Moine River At Colmar, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05584500
187 cfs 4.99 ft · 65°F 511 ft La Moine
Little Calumet River At South Holland, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05536290
167 cfs 6.52 ft · 69°F 596 ft Chicago
Sangamon River At Fisher, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05570910
166 cfs 7.01 ft 82°F 63°F 693 ft Upper Sangamon
Middle Fork Vermilion River Above Oakwood, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 03336645
163 cfs 1.51 ft · 63°F 560 ft Vermilion
Des Plaines River Near Gurnee, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05528000
153 cfs 2.61 ft · 65°F 664 ft Des Plaines
West Branch Du Page River Near Naperville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05540130
151 cfs 4.61 ft · 66°F 637 ft Des Plaines
Cahokia Creek At Edwardsville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05587900
135 cfs 4.09 ft · 66°F 456 ft Cahokia-Joachim
East Branch Du Page River At Bolingbrook, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05540250
130 cfs 15.33 ft · 66°F 640 ft Des Plaines
Iroquois River At Iroquois, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05525000
123 cfs 5.48 ft · 63°F 638 ft Iroquois
Salt Fork Near St. Joseph, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 03336900
118 cfs 4.13 ft · 63°F 661 ft Vermilion
Lake Fork Near Cornland, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05579500
118 cfs 4.84 ft · 64°F 569 ft Salt
Salt Creek At Western Springs, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05531500
115 cfs 1.88 ft · 67°F 634 ft Des Plaines
Kickapoo Creek At Waynesville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05580000
113 cfs 3.33 ft · 63°F 635 ft Salt
Hickory Creek At Joliet, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05539000
108 cfs 11.22 ft · 65°F 535 ft Des Plaines
Mazon River Near Coal City, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05542000
108 cfs 1.84 ft · 64°F 529 ft Upper Illinois
Blackberry Creek Near Yorkville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05551700
107 cfs 4.47 ft · 63°F 617 ft Lower Fox
Macoupin Creek Near Kane, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05587000
103 cfs 4.76 ft · 63°F 445 ft Macoupin
Apple River Near Hanover, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05419000
98 cfs 4.15 ft · 66°F 596 ft Apple-Plum
Blackberry Creek Near Montgomery, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05551675
97 cfs 4.42 ft · 63°F 661 ft Lower Fox
Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05548280
96 cfs 4.19 ft · 66°F 754 ft Upper Fox
Lusk Creek Near Eddyville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03384450
87 cfs 3.43 ft · 71°F 388 ft Lower Ohio-Bay
Elkhorn Creek Near Penrose, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05444000
85 cfs 3.09 ft · 67°F 669 ft Lower Rock
Embarras River Near Camargo, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03343400
78 cfs 4.21 ft · 63°F 644 ft Embarras
Pope Creek Near Keithsburg, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05467000
78 cfs 19.86 ft · 65°F 550 ft Flint-Henderson
Richland Creek Near Hecker, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05595200
77 cfs 29.09 ft · 66°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Thorn Creek At Thornton, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05536275
76 cfs 3.21 ft · 66°F 603 ft Chicago
Spring Creek At Springfield, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05577500
75 cfs 2.94 ft · 64°F 529 ft Lower Sangamon
West Br Du Page River Near Warrenville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05540095
73 cfs 7.98 ft · 66°F 688 ft Des Plaines
Little Wabash River Near Effingham, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03378635
68 cfs 10.78 ft · 64°F 542 ft Little Wabash
Salt Creek At Elmhurst, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05531300
67 cfs 5.25 ft · 68°F 670 ft Des Plaines
West Okaw River Near Lovington, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05591700
65 cfs 4.88 ft · 63°F 639 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Tyler Creek At Elgin, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05550300
64 cfs 6.25 ft · 66°F 751 ft Upper Fox
South Branch Kishwaukee River At Dekalb, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05439000
63 cfs 3.67 ft · 66°F 846 ft Kishwaukee
E Br Du Page River Near Downers Grove, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05540160
55 cfs 12.10 ft · 67°F 675 ft Des Plaines
Bear Creek Near Marcelline, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05495500
53 cfs 2.95 ft · 66°F 523 ft Bear-Wyaconda
Indian Creek Near Wyoming, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05568800
51 cfs 10.06 ft · 63°F 623 ft Spoon
Thorn Creek At Glenwood, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05536215
50 cfs 2.73 ft · 65°F 628 ft Chicago
W Branch Du Page River Nr West Chicago, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05539900
40 cfs 4.14 ft · 66°F 723 ft Des Plaines
Sugar Creek Near Bloomington, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05580950
40 cfs 1.06 ft · 62°F 749 ft Salt
Lake Fork At Atwood, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05590800
40 cfs 3.04 ft · 63°F 661 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Ferson Creek Near St. Charles, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05551200
40 cfs 1.87 ft · 66°F 709 ft Lower Fox
Sinsinawa River Near Menominee, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05414820
34 cfs 4.84 ft · 66°F 645 ft Apple-Plum
North Branch Chicago River At Niles, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05536000
34 cfs · · 71°F 608 ft Chicago
Des Plaines River At Russell, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05527800
30 cfs 4.26 ft · 67°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Mill Creek At Milan, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05448000
28 cfs 1.95 ft · 67°F 574 ft Lower Rock
Mill Creek Near Batavia, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05551330
25 cfs 2.63 ft · 66°F 690 ft Lower Fox
Skillet Fork At Wayne City, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03380500
24 cfs 5.16 ft · 69°F 387 ft Skillet
Addison Creek At Bellwood, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05532000
23 cfs 1.76 ft · 71°F 627 ft Des Plaines
Mill Creek At Old Mill Creek, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05527950
21 cfs 6.33 ft · 67°F 677 ft Des Plaines
Hurricane Creek Near Mulberry Grove, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05592800
21 cfs 3.76 ft · 65°F 551 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Crab Orchard Creek Near Marion, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05597500
20 cfs 1.60 ft · 68°F 430 ft Big Muddy
Flag Creek Near Willow Springs, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05533000
18 cfs 3.34 ft · 67°F 610 ft Des Plaines
Farm Creek At Farmdale, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05560500
17 cfs 1.13 ft · 64°F 541 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Butterfield Creek At Flossmoor, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05536255
17 cfs 4.34 ft · 66°F 635 ft Chicago
Whitley Creek Near Allenville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05591550
16 cfs 3.19 ft · 63°F 625 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Nippersink Creek Above Wonder Lake, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05548105
15 cfs 4.69 ft · 66°F 806 ft Upper Fox
Kress Creek At West Chicago, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05540060
14 cfs 4.31 ft · 66°F 706 ft Des Plaines
Deer Creek Near Chicago Heights, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05536235
14 cfs 3.51 ft · 65°F 628 ft Chicago
Little Crooked Creek Near New Minden, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05593575
13 cfs 5.74 ft · 67°F 485 ft Middle Kaskaskia
East Fork Shoal Creek Near Coffeen, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05593900
13 cfs 2.41 ft · 64°F 590 ft Shoal
Spring Brook At 87th Street Near Naperville, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05540275
12 cfs 3.21 ft · 66°F 652 ft Des Plaines
Indian Creek At Wanda, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05588000
11 cfs · · 66°F 447 ft Cahokia-Joachim
Poplar Creek At Elgin, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05550500
11 cfs 1.27 ft · 66°F 730 ft Upper Fox
Robinson Creek Near Shelbyville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05592050
11 cfs 1.94 ft · 63°F 616 ft Upper Kaskaskia
North Branch Chicago River At Deerfield, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05534500
8 cfs 4.56 ft · 68°F 642 ft Chicago
East Fork Kaskaskia River Near Sandoval, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05592900
8 cfs 3.04 ft · 67°F 491 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Skokie River Near Highland Park, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05535070
7 cfs 2.72 ft · 68°F 632 ft Chicago
Long Run Near Lemont, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05537500
6 cfs · · 67°F 641 ft Des Plaines
Salt Creek At Rolling Meadows, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05530990
6 cfs 2.28 ft · 67°F 694 ft Des Plaines
Sawmill Creek Near Lemont, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05533400
6 cfs 8.55 ft · 67°F 647 ft Des Plaines
Boone Creek Near Mc Henry, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05549000
6 cfs 1.06 ft · 66°F 779 ft Upper Fox
Wf Of Nb Chicago River At Northbrook Il, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05535500
5 cfs · · 68°F 653 ft Chicago
Hickory Creek Nr Brownstown, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05592575
5 cfs 4.45 ft · 66°F 507 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Casey Fork At Mount Vernon, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05595820
4 cfs 1.63 ft · 67°F 441 ft Big Muddy
St. Joseph Creek At U.S. Route 34 At Lisle, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05540195
4 cfs 4.32 ft · 67°F 673 ft Des Plaines
Boneyard Creek At Lincoln Ave At Urbana, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03337100
4 cfs 7.52 ft · 64°F 714 ft Vermilion
Boneyard Creek At Urbana, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 03337000
3 cfs 10.42 ft · 64°F 717 ft Vermilion
Rayse Creek Near Waltonville, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05595730
2 cfs 1.10 ft · 70°F 424 ft Big Muddy
Midlothian Creek At Oak Forest, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05536340
2 cfs 1.59 ft · 69°F 629 ft Chicago
Buffalo Creek Near Wheeling, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05528500
2 cfs 1.50 ft · 67°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Tinley Creek Near Palos Park, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05536500
2 cfs 2.49 ft · 67°F 608 ft Chicago
Skokie River At Lake Forest, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05535000
1 cfs 1.90 ft · 67°F 664 ft Chicago
Weller Creek At Des Plaines, Il
13 hours ago · USGS 05530000
1 cfs · · 70°F 648 ft Des Plaines
Mc Donald Creek Near Mount Prospect, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05529500
1 cfs · · 67°F 641 ft Des Plaines
Fondulac Creek Near East Peoria, Il
14 hours ago · USGS 05561500
0 cfs 2.18 ft · 64°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.