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
97%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 19
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Illinois are currently 97% of normal, with the Mississippi River At Thebes reporting the highest discharge in the state at 285,000 cfs and a gauge stage of 22.20 ft.

Meanwhile, the Cahokia Creek At Edwardsville is seeing a spike today — up 3521% 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

97%

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

Highest discharge

Mississippi River At Thebes 285,000 cfs

Gauge stage 22.20 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Cahokia Creek At Edwardsville +3521%

Now 1,300 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
274,000 cfs 21.50 ft · 74°F 321 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River At Chester, Il
1 day ago · USGS 07020500
249,000 cfs 17.14 ft · 76°F 358 ft Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Illinois River At Valley City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05586100
42,100 cfs 11.45 ft · 74°F 433 ft Lower Illinois
Illinois River At Kingston Mines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568500
27,900 cfs 12.83 ft · 73°F 441 ft Lower Illinois-Lake Chautauqua
Wabash River At Mt. Carmel, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03377500
20,300 cfs 6.98 ft · 74°F 391 ft Lower Wabash
Illinois River At Henry, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05558300
13,800 cfs 17.10 ft 87°F 73°F 440 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Illinois River At Marseilles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05543500
6,240 cfs 11.85 ft · 74°F 459 ft Upper Illinois
Rock River Near Joslin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05446500
5,120 cfs 5.95 ft 34°F 74°F 588 ft Lower Rock
Rock River At Como, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05443500
4,780 cfs 4.08 ft · 73°F 618 ft Lower Rock
Rock River At Byron, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05440700
4,240 cfs 6.06 ft 85°F 73°F 677 ft Lower Rock
Rock River At Rockton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05437500
3,650 cfs 4.11 ft · 74°F 712 ft Lower Rock
Kankakee River Near Wilmington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527500
2,770 cfs 1.74 ft 84°F 74°F 511 ft Kankakee
Sangamon River Near Oakford, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05583000
2,740 cfs 5.93 ft 81°F 73°F 457 ft Lower Sangamon
Big Muddy River At Rte 127 At Murphysboro, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05599490
2,680 cfs 10.94 ft 82°F 74°F 357 ft Big Muddy
Kaskaskia River Near Venedy Station, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594100
2,480 cfs 8.34 ft · 73°F 395 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River At Vandalia, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592500
2,150 cfs 9.15 ft · 73°F 537 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Kankakee River At Momence, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05520500
2,010 cfs 2.30 ft · 73°F 610 ft Kankakee
Kaskaskia River At Carlyle, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593000
1,970 cfs 11.45 ft · 74°F 413 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River At New Athens, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595000
1,950 cfs 69.00 ft 73°F 73°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River Near Cowden, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592100
1,820 cfs 8.42 ft · 73°F 553 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia River At Shelbyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592000
1,740 cfs 11.41 ft · 72°F 568 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Pecatonica River Nr Shirland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05437050
1,700 cfs 5.34 ft · 74°F 718 ft Pecatonica
Fox River At Dayton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05552500
1,450 cfs 6.26 ft · 74°F 472 ft Lower Fox
Sangamon River At Petersburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05578000
1,450 cfs 6.51 ft 79°F 73°F 489 ft Lower Sangamon
Cache River At Forman, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03612000
1,270 cfs 18.07 ft · 73°F 367 ft Lower Ohio
Little Wabash River At Carmi, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03381500
1,120 cfs 6.01 ft · 73°F 419 ft Little Wabash
Sangamon River At Riverton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05576500
975 cfs 5.43 ft · 73°F 519 ft Lower Sangamon
Embarras River At Lawrenceville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03346500
969 cfs 18.97 ft 61°F 74°F 424 ft Embarras
Pecatonica River At Freeport, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05435500
952 cfs 5.22 ft · 76°F 754 ft Pecatonica
Salt Creek Near Greenview, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05582000
898 cfs 2.55 ft 83°F 73°F 481 ft Salt
Fox River At Montgomery, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551540
687 cfs 11.27 ft · 74°F 613 ft Lower Fox
Spoon River At Seville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05570000
643 cfs 6.87 ft 53°F 73°F 498 ft Spoon
Fox River At South Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551000
639 cfs 12.34 ft · 74°F 696 ft Lower Fox
Kishwaukee River Near Perryville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05440000
631 cfs 6.18 ft · 74°F 701 ft Kishwaukee
Mackinaw River Near Green Valley, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568000
599 cfs 14.60 ft 75°F 73°F 501 ft Mackinaw
Embarras River At Ste. Marie, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03345500
556 cfs 3.26 ft · 74°F 499 ft Embarras
Green River Near Geneseo, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05447500
520 cfs 3.78 ft 58°F 76°F 586 ft Green
Fox River At Algonquin (Tailwater), Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550001
479 cfs 4.87 ft 32°F 74°F 727 ft Upper Fox
Vermilion River Near Danville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03339000
460 cfs 3.36 ft 64°F 73°F 517 ft Vermilion
Spoon River At London Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05569500
444 cfs 3.44 ft 71°F 73°F 557 ft Spoon
Little Wabash River Below Clay City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03379500
403 cfs 8.01 ft · 73°F 477 ft Little Wabash
Vermilion River Near Leonore, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05555300
387 cfs 4.31 ft 76°F 74°F 535 ft Vermilion
Mackinaw River Near Congerville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05567500
359 cfs 2.09 ft 47°F 73°F 611 ft Mackinaw
Du Page River At Shorewood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540500
357 cfs 10.61 ft · 74°F 566 ft Des Plaines
Iroquois River Near Chebanse, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05526000
327 cfs 3.15 ft · 73°F 600 ft Iroquois
La Moine River At Ripley, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05585000
259 cfs 5.95 ft · 74°F 467 ft La Moine
Des Plaines River At Riverside, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05532500
247 cfs 1.92 ft · 77°F 598 ft Des Plaines
Kishwaukee River At Belvidere, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05438500
246 cfs 1.62 ft · 73°F 740 ft Kishwaukee
Big Bureau Creek At Princeton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05556500
223 cfs 3.06 ft · 76°F 603 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Sangamon River At Monticello, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05572000
217 cfs 6.47 ft 77°F 73°F 646 ft Upper Sangamon
Des Plaines River Near Des Plaines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05529000
215 cfs 8.86 ft · 78°F 625 ft Des Plaines
Edwards River Near New Boston, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05466500
213 cfs 13.67 ft · 74°F 561 ft Flint-Henderson
South Branch Kishwaukee River Nr Fairdale Il, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05439500
211 cfs 2.46 ft · 73°F 736 ft Kishwaukee
Sangamon River At Rt 48 At Decatur, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05573540
188 cfs 3.27 ft 75°F 73°F 618 ft Upper Sangamon
Henderson Creek Near Oquawka, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05469000
182 cfs 14.26 ft · 74°F 611 ft Flint-Henderson
Big Muddy River At Plumfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05597000
180 cfs 4.03 ft · 74°F 379 ft Big Muddy
Hickory Creek At Joliet, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05539000
178 cfs 11.67 ft · 74°F 535 ft Des Plaines
Shoal Creek Nr Pierron, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593945
175 cfs 44.42 ft · 73°F 465 ft Shoal
Salt Creek Near Rowell, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05578500
138 cfs 10.62 ft 77°F 73°F 634 ft Salt
Cahokia Creek At Edwardsville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05587900
127 cfs 4.06 ft · 74°F 456 ft Cahokia-Joachim
Vermilion River At Pontiac, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05554500
125 cfs 3.35 ft 76°F 76°F 661 ft Vermilion
Silver Creek Near Troy, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594450
119 cfs 6.06 ft · 74°F 491 ft Lower Kaskaskia
Des Plaines River Near Gurnee, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05528000
115 cfs 2.29 ft · 75°F 664 ft Des Plaines
South Fork Sangamon River Nr Rochester, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05576000
99 cfs 7.03 ft 75°F 74°F 518 ft South Fork Sangamon
South Fork Saline River Nr Carrier Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03382100
98 cfs 3.34 ft · 76°F 415 ft Saline
Little Calumet River At South Holland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536290
97 cfs 5.86 ft · 75°F 596 ft Chicago
La Moine River At Colmar, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05584500
96 cfs 4.28 ft · 74°F 511 ft La Moine
Apple River Near Hanover, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05419000
94 cfs 4.14 ft · 76°F 596 ft Apple-Plum
Middle Fork Vermilion River Above Oakwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03336645
86 cfs 1.20 ft · 73°F 560 ft Vermilion
Salt Creek At Western Springs, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05531500
85 cfs 1.71 ft · 76°F 634 ft Des Plaines
East Branch Du Page River At Bolingbrook, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540250
84 cfs 14.92 ft · 74°F 640 ft Des Plaines
Kaskaskia River At Cooks Mills, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591200
84 cfs 2.67 ft · 72°F 641 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Sangamon River At Fisher, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05570910
82 cfs 5.90 ft 82°F 72°F 693 ft Upper Sangamon
Nippersink Creek Near Spring Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05548280
79 cfs 4.04 ft · 74°F 754 ft Upper Fox
Kickapoo Creek At Waynesville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05580000
78 cfs 3.03 ft · 72°F 635 ft Salt
Lake Fork Near Cornland, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05579500
74 cfs 4.30 ft · 73°F 569 ft Salt
Elkhorn Creek Near Penrose, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05444000
72 cfs 3.01 ft · 75°F 669 ft Lower Rock
Silver Creek Near Freeburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594800
65 cfs · · 73°F 418 ft Lower Kaskaskia
West Branch Du Page River Near Naperville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540130
64 cfs 4.23 ft · 74°F 637 ft Des Plaines
Iroquois River At Iroquois, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05525000
59 cfs 4.83 ft · 73°F 638 ft Iroquois
Blackberry Creek Near Yorkville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551700
59 cfs 3.82 ft · 76°F 617 ft Lower Fox
Salt Fork Near St. Joseph, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03336900
59 cfs 3.37 ft · 73°F 661 ft Vermilion
Shoal Creek Near Breese, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05594000
56 cfs 1.37 ft · 74°F 456 ft Shoal
Sugar Creek At Milford, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05525500
53 cfs 3.38 ft · 73°F 644 ft Iroquois
Pope Creek Near Keithsburg, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05467000
51 cfs 19.55 ft · 73°F 550 ft Flint-Henderson
E Br Du Page River Near Downers Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540160
51 cfs 12.06 ft · 75°F 675 ft Des Plaines
Blackberry Creek Near Montgomery, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551675
51 cfs 3.91 ft · 73°F 661 ft Lower Fox
Thorn Creek At Thornton, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536275
48 cfs 2.97 ft · 75°F 603 ft Chicago
Salt Creek At Elmhurst, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05531300
48 cfs 5.05 ft · 76°F 670 ft Des Plaines
North Fork Embarras River Near Oblong, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03346000
44 cfs 3.44 ft · 74°F 498 ft Embarras
Mazon River Near Coal City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05542000
43 cfs 1.47 ft · 74°F 529 ft Upper Illinois
Thorn Creek At Glenwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536215
43 cfs 2.67 ft · 74°F 628 ft Chicago
West Br Du Page River Near Warrenville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540095
38 cfs 7.70 ft · 74°F 688 ft Des Plaines
Tyler Creek At Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550300
37 cfs 6.03 ft · 74°F 751 ft Upper Fox
Embarras River Near Camargo, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03343400
37 cfs 3.38 ft · 73°F 644 ft Embarras
Sinsinawa River Near Menominee, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05414820
36 cfs 4.86 ft · 74°F 645 ft Apple-Plum
Indian Creek Near Wyoming, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05568800
35 cfs 9.77 ft · 73°F 623 ft Spoon
Sugar Creek Near Bloomington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05580950
29 cfs · · 73°F 749 ft Salt
Ferson Creek Near St. Charles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551200
29 cfs 1.71 ft · 74°F 709 ft Lower Fox
North Branch Chicago River At Niles, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536000
28 cfs · · 77°F 608 ft Chicago
Spring Creek At Springfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05577500
26 cfs 2.36 ft · 74°F 529 ft Lower Sangamon
Hurricane Creek Near Mulberry Grove, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592800
24 cfs 3.74 ft · 73°F 551 ft Middle Kaskaskia
South Branch Kishwaukee River At Dekalb, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05439000
24 cfs 3.28 ft · 73°F 846 ft Kishwaukee
Bonpas Creek At Browns, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03378000
24 cfs 2.15 ft · 76°F 451 ft Lower Wabash
Lake Fork At Atwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05590800
23 cfs 2.34 ft · 73°F 661 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Macoupin Creek Near Kane, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05587000
23 cfs 4.12 ft · 72°F 445 ft Macoupin
W Branch Du Page River Nr West Chicago, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05539900
22 cfs 3.79 ft · 77°F 723 ft Des Plaines
Mill Creek At Milan, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05448000
21 cfs 1.84 ft · 75°F 574 ft Lower Rock
Addison Creek At Bellwood, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05532000
19 cfs 1.67 ft · 77°F 627 ft Des Plaines
Little Wabash River Near Effingham, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03378635
18 cfs 10.59 ft · 73°F 542 ft Little Wabash
Midlothian Creek At Oak Forest, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536340
17 cfs 1.87 ft · 75°F 629 ft Chicago
West Okaw River Near Lovington, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591700
17 cfs 4.03 ft · 73°F 639 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Skillet Fork At Wayne City, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03380500
17 cfs 5.09 ft · 76°F 387 ft Skillet
Flag Creek Near Willow Springs, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05533000
16 cfs 3.30 ft · 75°F 610 ft Des Plaines
Richland Creek Near Hecker, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595200
16 cfs 27.43 ft · 73°F 403 ft Lower Kaskaskia
St. Joseph Creek At U.S. Route 34 At Lisle, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540195
14 cfs 4.52 ft · 75°F 673 ft Des Plaines
Mill Creek Near Batavia, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05551330
14 cfs 2.40 ft · 74°F 690 ft Lower Fox
Mill Creek At Old Mill Creek, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527950
12 cfs 6.04 ft · 75°F 677 ft Des Plaines
Bear Creek Near Marcelline, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05495500
11 cfs 2.50 ft · 75°F 523 ft Bear-Wyaconda
Nippersink Creek Above Wonder Lake, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05548105
11 cfs 4.64 ft · 73°F 806 ft Upper Fox
Little Crooked Creek Near New Minden, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593575
11 cfs 5.55 ft · 74°F 485 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Farm Creek At Farmdale, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05560500
10 cfs · · 73°F 541 ft Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake
Deer Creek Near Chicago Heights, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536235
9 cfs 3.31 ft · 74°F 628 ft Chicago
Skokie River Near Highland Park, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535070
8 cfs 2.74 ft · 77°F 632 ft Chicago
Rayse Creek Near Waltonville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595730
7 cfs 1.46 ft · 74°F 424 ft Big Muddy
Kress Creek At West Chicago, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540060
7 cfs 4.16 ft · 77°F 706 ft Des Plaines
Whitley Creek Near Allenville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05591550
7 cfs 2.73 ft · 72°F 625 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Spring Brook At 87th Street Near Naperville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05540275
7 cfs 2.94 ft · 74°F 652 ft Des Plaines
Robinson Creek Near Shelbyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592050
7 cfs 1.82 ft · 72°F 616 ft Upper Kaskaskia
Lusk Creek Near Eddyville, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03384450
6 cfs 2.67 ft · 75°F 388 ft Lower Ohio-Bay
Poplar Creek At Elgin, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05550500
6 cfs 1.13 ft · 74°F 730 ft Upper Fox
East Fork Shoal Creek Near Coffeen, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05593900
6 cfs 2.11 ft · 72°F 590 ft Shoal
North Branch Chicago River At Deerfield, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05534500
6 cfs 4.41 ft · 78°F 642 ft Chicago
Butterfield Creek At Flossmoor, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536255
5 cfs 4.04 ft · 74°F 635 ft Chicago
Boone Creek Near Mc Henry, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05549000
5 cfs 1.03 ft · 74°F 779 ft Upper Fox
Wf Of Nb Chicago River At Northbrook Il, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535500
4 cfs · · 78°F 653 ft Chicago
Long Run Near Lemont, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05537500
4 cfs · · 74°F 641 ft Des Plaines
Salt Creek At Rolling Meadows, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05530990
4 cfs 2.18 ft · 77°F 694 ft Des Plaines
Casey Fork At Mount Vernon, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05595820
4 cfs 1.58 ft · 74°F 441 ft Big Muddy
Indian Creek At Wanda, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05588000
3 cfs · · 74°F 447 ft Cahokia-Joachim
Tinley Creek Near Palos Park, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05536500
3 cfs 2.55 ft · 75°F 608 ft Chicago
Boneyard Creek At Lincoln Ave At Urbana, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03337100
3 cfs 7.49 ft · 73°F 714 ft Vermilion
Des Plaines River At Russell, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05527800
3 cfs 3.29 ft · 75°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Crab Orchard Creek Near Marion, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05597500
3 cfs · · 74°F 430 ft Big Muddy
Sawmill Creek Near Lemont, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05533400
2 cfs 8.31 ft · 75°F 647 ft Des Plaines
East Fork Kaskaskia River Near Sandoval, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592900
2 cfs 2.81 ft · 74°F 491 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Hickory Creek Nr Brownstown, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05592575
2 cfs 4.36 ft · 73°F 507 ft Middle Kaskaskia
Boneyard Creek At Urbana, Il
1 day ago · USGS 03337000
2 cfs 10.28 ft · 73°F 717 ft Vermilion
Skokie River At Lake Forest, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05535000
2 cfs 1.93 ft · 77°F 664 ft Chicago
Buffalo Creek Near Wheeling, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05528500
1 cfs 1.39 ft · 77°F 667 ft Des Plaines
Weller Creek At Des Plaines, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05530000
1 cfs · · 77°F 648 ft Des Plaines
Mc Donald Creek Near Mount Prospect, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05529500
0 cfs · · 78°F 641 ft Des Plaines
Fondulac Creek Near East Peoria, Il
1 day ago · USGS 05561500
0 cfs 1.37 ft · 73°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.