East Branch Du Page River near Downers Grove, IL
River level and flood forecast · Du Page County
Normal12.1 ftas of Mon 3:20 PM
The river is 2.4 ft below flood stage (14.5 ft).
Flow: 25 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 | 17 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 14.5 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 2013) | 17.79 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftStructures are threatened at Morton Arboretum.
- 20 ftResidences are threatened off Warrenville Road in Lisle.
- 18 ftWarrenville Road is threatened in Lisle.
- 17 ftResidences are threatened along IL-53 and Arbor Lane south of Glen Ellyn. Roadways are threatened at Morton Arboretum.
- 16 ftNumerous roadways and trails are threatened at Morton Arboretum. Roadways are threatened off IL-53 south of Glen Ellyn.
- 15 ftIL-53 is threatened along the river near Morton Arboretum between I-88 and IL-56 (Butterfield Road).
- 14 ftWater inundates low-lying areas of the floodplain.
Highest crests on record
- 17.79 ft — April 18, 2013
- 17.37 ft — July 24, 2010
- 17.26 ft — September 14, 2008
- 16.94 ft — August 26, 1972
- 16.78 ft — October 10, 1954
Recent crests: 14.03 ft (May 4, 2022) · 13.85 ft (October 25, 2021) · 16.68 ft (May 18, 2020) · 14.44 ft (April 30, 2020) · 16 ft (May 1, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamEast Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook, IL
- St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle, IL
- East Branch Du Page River at Lisle, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Western Springs, IL
- Kress Creek near West Chicago, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DEBI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.