East Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook, IL
River level and flood forecast · Will County
Normal15.0 ftas of Mon 2:40 PM
The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 112 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 | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 2013) | 25.54 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29 ftWater treatment plant property is threatened at Indian Boundary Park in Bolingbrook.
- 27.5 ftIL-53 threatened north of Royce Road in Bolingbrook.
- 26 ftResidential structures threatened at Seven Bridges in Woodridge.
- 25.5 ftRoadways and parking lots threatened in Trout Farm Park in Bolingbrook.
- 25 ftAthletic fields are threatened at Indian Boundary Park in Bolingbrook.
- 24.5 ftHobson Road threatened in Woodridge.
- 24 ftStructures threatened at the Royce Road Water Reclamation Facility and the Animal Control and Care Facility in Bolingbrook.
- 23 ftRoyce Road is threatened east of the River near Bolingbrook. Weber Road/Washington Street is threatened between Bolingbrook and Naperville.
- 22 ftLow-lying trails of Trout Farm Park are inundated in Bolingbrook.
- 20 ftDuPage River Greenway Trail is threatened east of the river near Royce Road in Bolingbrook. Trails threatened at Green Valley Forest Preserve near Woodridge.
- 18 ftLow-lying areas of the DuPage River Greenway are inundated along the river near Royce Road in Bolingbrook. Low-lying property inundated at the Royce Road Water Reclamation Facility in Bolingbrook.
Highest crests on record
- 25.54 ft — April 18, 2013
- 24.04 ft — September 14, 2008
- 23.75 ft — July 18, 1996
- 22.92 ft — October 15, 2017
- 22.5 ft — February 22, 1997
Recent crests: 18.74 ft (July 15, 2024) · 18.71 ft (January 26, 2024) · 18.28 ft (July 2, 2023) · 18.25 ft (March 25, 2023) · 18.71 ft (February 27, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamEast Branch Du Page River near Downers Grove, IL
- DownstreamDu Page River near Plainfield, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Naperville, IL
- Des Plaines River near Lemont, IL
- Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street), IL
- East Branch Du Page River at Lisle, IL
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, IL
- Sawmill Creek (IL) near Lemont, IL
- St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BOLI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.