Aux Sable Creek near Morris, IL
River level and flood forecast · Grundy County
Normal3.5 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 7.5 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 109 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (August 24, 2007) | 14.52 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftI-80 may be threatened west of the creek west of Minooka.
- 14 ftMultiple residences threatened at Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park west of Minooka. US-6 threatened west of the creek east of Morris. East Minooka Road threatened west of Minooka.
- 13 ftRoadways threatened at Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park west of Minooka.
- 9 ftWater overtops low-lying banks along the creek between Morris and Minooka.
Highest crests on record
- 14.52 ft — August 24, 2007
- 13.97 ft — April 18, 2013
- 13.07 ft — September 28, 2019
- 12.45 ft — May 17, 2020
- 12.02 ft — May 1, 2019
Recent crests: 12.45 ft (May 17, 2020) · 10.93 ft (April 30, 2020) · 10.93 ft (October 27, 2019) · 13.07 ft (September 28, 2019) · 12.02 ft (May 1, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MOXI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.