Blackberry Creek at Montgomery, IL
River level and flood forecast · Kane County
Normal3.9 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 6.1 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 59 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 | 12.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (July 18, 1996) | 13.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftNumerous residences are threatened off Concord Drive in Montgomery.
- 15.5 ftMultiple residences threatened near US-30 (Base Line Road) and Orchard Road west of Montgomery.
- 15 ftConcord Drive is threatened in Montgomery.
- 13 ftJericho Road is threatened at creek in Montgomery.
- 12 ftWater begins to bypass the main channel eastward toward Montgomery. Numerous residences threatened along Willow Lane, Park Lane, and Brookside Lane between Montgomery and Yorkville.
- 11.5 ftRoadways are threatened at Jericho Lake Park in Montgomery.
- 11 ftWillow Lane, Park Lane, and Brookside Lane threatened near the creek between Montgomery and Yorkville.
- 9 ftLow-lying sections of Blackberry Trail Park are inundated in Montgomery.
- 8.5 ftLow-lying trails along the creek are threatened.
Highest crests on record
- 13.5 ft — July 18, 1996
- 10.69 ft — September 14, 2008
- 9.3 ft — April 19, 2013
- 8.73 ft — June 17, 2015
- 8.63 ft — December 28, 2008
Recent crests: 8.54 ft (May 18, 2020) · 7.91 ft (May 1, 2019) · 8.26 ft (February 21, 2018) · 8.15 ft (October 15, 2017) · 7.59 ft (May 1, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BBMI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.