Ferson Creek near St Charles, IL
River level and flood forecast · Kane County
Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 4.3 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
Flow: 21 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 | 10.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (February 8, 1965) | 9.66 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftA few residences threatened along Babson Lane and Wildrose Spring Drive north of St Charles. Randall Road threatened north of St Charles.
- 12 ftResidential structures threatened along Wild Rose Road and Indian Mound Road north of St Charles. Crane Road threatened north of St Charles.
- 11 ftA few residential structures threatened along Crane Road north of St Charles.
- 10.5 ftIL-31 threatened north of St Charles.
- 10 ftLow-lying residential property threatened along the creek northwest of St Charles.
- 9.5 ftIndian Mound Road threatened north of St Charles.
- 9 ftWildrose Spring Drive threatened north of St Charles.
- 6 ftWidespread inundation of forest and agricultural land in the floodplain north of St Charles.
- 5.5 ftKane County bike trail threatened between Wild Rose Road and Crane Road.
- 4.5 ftWater overtops low lying banks along the creek north of St Charles.
Highest crests on record
- 9.66 ft — February 8, 1965
- 8.96 ft — September 13, 2008
- 8.77 ft — February 21, 1997
- 8.28 ft — December 28, 2008
- 8.03 ft — August 24, 2007
Recent crests: 6.2 ft (January 27, 2024) · 7.08 ft (May 18, 2020) · 7.72 ft (May 15, 2020) · 5.11 ft (April 30, 2020) · 6.03 ft (May 9, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
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- Poplar Creek at Elgin, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near West Chicago, IL
- Kress Creek near West Chicago, IL
- Tyler Creek at Elgin, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL
- Blackberry Creek at Montgomery, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SCHI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.