Du Page River near Plainfield, IL
River level and flood forecast · Will County
Normal7.0 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 244 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sat, Oct 3, 10:19 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (April 19, 2013) | 16.57 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftNumerous residences threatened near the river and Plainfield-Naperville Road south of Naperville.
- 16 ftRenwick Road is threatened at the river in Plainfield. Lockport Street is threatened at the river in downtown Plainfield. Naperville Road is threatened near downtown Plainfield. West 127th Street is threatened near the river north of Plainfield.
- 15.5 ftNumerous structures in downtown Plainfield near the river are threatened. IL-59/US-30 is threated at the underpass near the river in downtown Plainfield.
- 15 ftNumerous structures threatened west of Louis Joliet Mall. Numerous residences threatened near Renwick Road and River Road south of Plainfield. Numerous residences are threatened west of Naperville Road near downtown Plainfield.
- 13.5 ftWest 135th Street is threatened at the river north of Plainfield.
- 13 ftNaperville Road is threatened at Marina Drive north of Plainfield.
- 11 ftLower portions of Electric Park in Plainfield are inundated.
- 10.5 ftWater covers boat launch west of Naperville-Plainfield Rd at 135th Street. Some backyard flooding occurs along SW corner of Weller Drive.
Highest crests on record
- 16.57 ft — April 19, 2013
- 15.3 ft — October 11, 1954
- 13.91 ft — October 15, 2017
- 13.7 ft — May 18, 2020
- 13.18 ft — May 2, 2019
Recent crests: 10.98 ft (July 16, 2024) · 10.57 ft (September 11, 2022) · 10.49 ft (May 4, 2022) · 10.07 ft (October 25, 2021) · 10.62 ft (June 26, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWest Branch Du Page River near Naperville, IL
- DownstreamDu Page River at Shorewood, IL
- Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street), IL
- East Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook, IL
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, IL
- Des Plaines River near Lemont, IL
- Waubonse Creek at Oswego, IL
- East Branch Du Page River at Lisle, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NDRI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.