Illinois river levels
205 National Weather Service forecast gauges in Illinois. None is in flood now. Each page has the current level, the forecast, and what floods at each level.
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- Addison Creek at Bellwood
- Apple River near Hanover
- Aux Sable Creek near Morris
- Big Bureau Creek at Princeton
- Big Muddy River at Murphysboro
- Big Muddy River at Plumfield
- Blackberry Creek at Montgomery
- Blackberry Creek at Yorkville
- Boneyard Creek at Urbana - Lincoln Ave.
- Boneyard Creek at Urbana - University of Illinois
- Boneyard Creek below Champaign - 6th St
- Bonpas Creek above Browns
- Boone Creek near Mchenry
- Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling
- Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor
- Cache River (IL) above Forman
- Calumet Union Drainage Canal at Markham
- Casey Fork above Mount Vernon
- Chicago River at Chicago (Columbus Dr)
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Chicago (Western Ave)
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lemont
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville· No current reading
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Stickney
- Copper Slough at Champaign
- Crab Orchard Creek above Marion
- Deer Creek near Chicago Heights
- Des Plaines River at Brandon Road Lock (tailwater)
- Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)
- Des Plaines River at Joliet
- Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire
- Des Plaines River at Lyons
- Des Plaines River at River Forest
- Des Plaines River at Riverside
- Des Plaines River near Des Plaines
- Des Plaines River near Gurnee
- Des Plaines River near Lemont
- Des Plaines River near Russell
- Du Page River at Shorewood
- Du Page River near Plainfield
- East Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook
- East Branch Du Page River at Lisle
- East Branch Du Page River near Downers Grove
- Edwards River near New Boston
- Elkhorn Creek (IL) near Penrose
- Embarras River (IL) at Lawrenceville
- Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie
- Embarras River (IL) near Camargo
- Farm Creek at Farmdale
- Ferson Creek near St Charles
- Flag Creek near Willow Springs
- Fondulac Creek near East Peoria· No current reading
- Fox River at Algonquin
- Fox River at Algonquin tailwater
- Fox River at Dayton
- Fox River at Fox Lake
- Fox River at Lake Villa
- Fox River at McHenry (Stratton Lock and Dam) tailwater
- Fox River at Montgomery
- Fox River at South Elgin Dam
- Fox River at Yorkville (Palmer Dam)
- Fox River near Antioch
- Fox River near Johnsburg
- Green River (IL) near Geneseo
- Henderson Creek near Oquawka
- Hickory Creek at Joliet
- Illinois River at Copperas Creek
- Illinois River at Kingston Mines
- Illinois River at Marseilles
- Illinois River at Meredosia
- Illinois River at Morris
- Illinois River at Seneca
- Illinois River at Valley City
- Illinois River near Henry
- Indian Creek (IL) near Wyoming
- Iroquois River at Iroquois
- Iroquois River near Chebanse
- Kankakee River at Momence
- Kankakee River near Lorenzo
- Kankakee River near Wilmington
- Kaskaskia River at Carlyle
- Kaskaskia River at Chesterville
- Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills
- Kaskaskia River at New Athens
- Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville
- Kaskaskia River at Vandalia
- Kaskaskia River below Ficklin
- Kaskaskia River near Cowden
- Kickapoo Creek at Waynesville
- Kishwaukee River at Belvidere
- Kishwaukee River at Marengo
- Kishwaukee River near Perryville
- Kress Creek near West Chicago
- Lake Fork (Central IL) near Cornland
- Lake Fork (E-IL) at Atwood
- Lake Michigan at Chicago (Chicago Lock)
- La Moine River at Colmar
- La Moine River at Ripley
- Lansing Ditch near Lansing
- Little Calumet River at South Holland
- Little Kickapoo Creek near Heyworth
- Little Wabash River at Carmi
- Little Wabash River below Clay City
- Little Wabash River near Effingham
- Long Run near Lemont
- Lusk Creek above Eddyville
- Mackinaw River near Congerville
- Mackinaw River near Green Valley
- Mazon River near Coal City
- McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect
- Middle Fork Saline River above Harrisburg
- Middle Fork Vermilion River above Oakwood
- Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest
- Mill Creek (IL) at Batavia
- Mill Creek (IL) at Milan
- Mill Creek (IL) at Old Mill Creek
- Mississippi River at Alton
- Mississippi River at Chester
- Mississippi River at Fulton
- Mississippi River at Grafton
- Mississippi River at Thebes
- Natalie Creek at Midlothian
- Nippersink Creek at Wonder Lake
- Nippersink Creek near Spring Grove
- North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Grand Ave)
- North Branch Chicago River at Chicago (Pulaski Rd)
- North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield
- North Branch Chicago River at Niles
- North Fork Embarras River near Oblong
- North Fork Salt Creek (IL) near De Witt
- North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck
- Ohio River at Golconda
- Ohio River at Olmsted Lock and Dam Headwater
- Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam
- Pecatonica River at Freeport
- Pecatonica River near Shirland
- Plum Creek (IL) near Crete
- Pope Creek near Keithsburg· No current reading
- Poplar Creek at Elgin
- Rayse Creek above Waltonville
- Robinson Creek (IL) near Shelbyville
- Rock River at Byron
- Rock River at Como
- Rock River at Dixon
- Rock River at Latham Park
- Rock River at Rockford (Auburn Street)
- Rock River at Rockford (Fordam Dam)
- Rock River at Rockton
- Rock River near Joslin
- Saline Branch above Urbana
- Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village
- Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst
- Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook
- Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows
- Salt Creek (IL) at Western Springs
- Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale
- Salt Creek (IL) near Farmer City
- Salt Creek (IL) near Greenview
- Salt Creek (IL) near Rowell
- Salt Fork (IL) near St. Joseph
- Sangamon River at Decatur
- Sangamon River at Fisher
- Sangamon River at Monticello
- Sangamon River at Petersburg
- Sangamon River at Riverton
- Sangamon River near Oakford
- Sangamon River near Springfield
- Sawmill Creek (IL) near Lemont
- Silver Creek near Mascoutah
- Sinsinawa River near Menominee
- Skillet Fork River at Wayne City
- Skokie River at Highland Park
- Skokie River at Lake Forest
- South Branch Kishwaukee River at De Kalb
- South Branch Kishwaukee River near Fairdale
- South Fork Saline River above Carrier Mills
- South Fork Sangamon River below Rochester - AUX
- South Fork Sangamon River near Rochester
- Spoon River (E-IL) near St. Joseph
- Spoon River (W-IL) at London Mills
- Spoon River (W-IL) at Seville
- Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street)
- Spring Creek (IL) at Springfield
- St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle
- Stony Creek at Worth
- Sugar Creek (Central IL) near Bloomington
- Sugar Creek (E-IL) at Milford
- Sugar Creek (W-Central IL) near Springfield
- Summit Conduit at Summit· No current reading
- Thorn Creek at Glenwood
- Thorn Creek at Thornton
- Tinley Creek near Palos Park
- Tyler Creek at Elgin
- Vermilion River at Pontiac
- Vermilion River (E-IL) near Danville
- Vermilion River (N-IL) near Leonore
- Wabash River at Mount Carmel
- Waubonse Creek at Oswego
- Weller Creek at Des Plaines
- West Branch Du Page River near Naperville
- West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville
- West Branch Du Page River near West Chicago
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook
- West Okaw River near Lovington
- Whitley Creek near Allenville
Flood categories and forecasts are the National Weather Service's. Not an official source: in a flood, follow your local officials and weather.gov.