Blackberry Creek at Yorkville, IL
River level and flood forecast · Kendall County
Normal3.9 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 3.1 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 70 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 | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6.5 ft |
| Record crest (July 18, 1996) | 13.16 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16.5 ftIL-47 (Bridge Street) is threatened at the creek in Yorkville.
- 15 ftWest Veterans Parkway is threatened in Yorkville.
- 14.5 ftWater begins to bypass the main channel westward toward Bristol.
- 14 ftA few structures are threatened along Lexington Circle in Yorkville.
- 13.5 ftAthletic fields are inundated at Bridge Park in Yorkville.
- 13 ftGalena Road threatened north of Yorkville.
- 12.5 ftStructures are threatened at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Yorkville.
- 12 ftParking lots are threatened at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Yorkville.
- 11.5 ftBristol Ridge Road is threatened in Yorkville. Lexington Circle is threatened in Yorkville. River Street is threatened in Yorkville.
- 8 ftAgricultural land floods along the creek.
- 7 ftNumerous sections of Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Yorkville inundated. Water overtops low-lying banks at Jaycee Pond in Yorkville.
- 6 ftWater overtops low-lying banks near Blackberry Oaks Golf Course in Yorkville.
Highest crests on record
- 13.16 ft — July 18, 1996
- 9.96 ft — February 22, 1997
- 9.94 ft — September 15, 2008
- 9.91 ft — July 3, 1983
- 9.54 ft — April 19, 2013
Recent crests: 6.54 ft (January 27, 2024) · 6.66 ft (February 23, 2022) · 8.58 ft (May 19, 2020) · 8.11 ft (May 2, 2019) · 8.16 ft (February 22, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBlackberry Creek at Montgomery, IL
- DownstreamFox River at Dayton, IL
- Fox River at Yorkville (Palmer Dam), IL
- Waubonse Creek at Oswego, IL
- Fox River at Montgomery, IL
- Mill Creek (IL) at Batavia, IL
- Du Page River near Plainfield, IL
- Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street), IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Naperville, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YRKI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.