East Branch Du Page River at Lisle, IL
River level and flood forecast · Du Page County
Normal5.7 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 7.3 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 58 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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 2013) | 17.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20.5 ftLisle High School is threatened.
- 19 ftResidences are threatened at Seven Bridges in Woodridge.
- 18 ftLisle Police Department is threatened. Numerous residences threatened off Four Lakes Avenue east of the river in Lisle.
- 17.5 ftUS-34 (Ogden Avenue) is threatened near the river in Lisle.
- 17 ftNumerous roadways off Maple Avenue are threatened west of the river in Lisle. Numerous roadways threatened off Four Lakes Avenue east of the river in Lisle. Roadways threatened at Seven Bridges in Woodridge.
- 16.5 ftResidences are threatened along Lake Drive near Maple Avenue south of Lisle.
- 16 ftWater reaches the top of the levee near downtown Lisle. Maple Avenue is threatened east of the river in Lisle. Four Lakes Avenue is threatened east of the river in Lisle.
- 15.5 ftWithout flood protection, IL-53 is threatened near downtown Lisle. Lake Drive and Forest View Road are threatened near Maple Avenue south of Lisle.
- 15 ftWater reaches the top of levee at Lisle Community Park. Low-lying parking lots are threatened at Lisle High School.
- 13.5 ftWithout flood protection, residences are threatened along Lacey Avenue, River Drive, Dumoulin Avenue, and McKinley Avenue in Lisle. Short Street is threatened west of the river in Lisle. Parking lots are threatened at Lisle Community Park.
- 12.5 ftRiverview Drive threatened in Lisle. Without flood protection, Lacey Avenue, River Drive, Dumoulin Avenue, and McKinley Avenue are threatened near the river in Lisle.
- 12 ftWater overtops low-lying banks at Lisle Community Park.
- 10 ftWater overtops low-lying banks near Seven Bridges in Lisle.
Highest crests on record
- 17.5 ft — April 18, 2013
- 15.91 ft — May 18, 2020
- 14.9 ft — October 10, 1954
- 13.8 ft — April 25, 1950
- 12.39 ft — April 30, 2020
Recent crests: 11.37 ft (July 15, 2024) · 12.38 ft (September 11, 2022) · 11.63 ft (May 3, 2022) · 11.01 ft (February 17, 2022) · 11.06 ft (October 25, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamEast Branch Du Page River near Downers Grove, IL
- DownstreamEast Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook, IL
- St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Naperville, IL
- Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street), IL
- Kress Creek near West Chicago, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EBDI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.