Fox River at Fox Lake, IL
River level and flood forecast · Lake County
Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 1 PM
The river is 1.9 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
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 | 7.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (April 5, 1960) | 8.12 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftUS-12 and Milwaukee District Railroad tracks are threatened near Fox Lake.
- 9 ftWidespread inundation of roadways and structures along the Fox River Chain of Lakes reaches up to 2 blocks inland threatening numerous businesses and a post office in Fox Lake.
- 8.5 ftGrass Lake Road threatened west of Antioch.
- 8 ftLake County Sheriffs Office Marine Unit threatened west of Fox Lake.
- 7.5 ftNumerous residences threatened along Lake Shore Drive north of Fox Lake. Fox Waterway Agency threatened in Fox Lake. Grand Avenue threatened near Lakeland Shopping Center in Fox Lake.
- 7 ftNumerous residences threatened along Venn Road, Clark Street, and Witt Road west of Antioch. Residences threatened along Fairfax Road, Lake Lane, and Tremont Road in Fox Lake. Numerous structures threatened at marinas along the lakes. Parking lots are threatened at Lakeland Shopping Center in Fox Lake. Kings Road threatened in Fox Lake, cutting off evacuation route for Kings Island. Lagoon Road are threatened in Fox Lake. Greenwood Avenue is threatened north of Fox Lake.
- 6.5 ftA few residences are threatened along Eagle Point Road. Anchorage Drive, Knollwood Road, Oak Lane, and Spring Road are threatened in Fox Lake. Bayview Lane is threatened southwest of Fox Lake. Stanton Point Road is threatened east of Fox Lake. Large portions of Cedar Island are inundated.
- 6 ftLow-lying residences threatened along Park Avenue and Marine Drive in Fox Lake. The Island RV Park is threatened off Lakeside Place north of Fox Lake. Lakeside Lane, Wells Street at Oak Street, Eagle Point Road, and roadways at Watts Marina are threatened in Fox Lake.
- 5.5 ftPark Avenue, Marine Drive, and Atwater Parkway are threatened in Fox Lake. Water overflows low-lying banks along Fox lake in Fox Lake Hills.
- 5 ftFox Waterway Agency considers "no wake" order for the Fox River Chain of Lakes from Pistakee Lake to the Wisconsin border. Water overflows low-lying banks along Fox Lake, Pistakee Lake, and Nippersink Lake in Fox Lake.
Highest crests on record
- 8.12 ft — April 5, 1960
- 7.97 ft — July 17, 2017
- 7.91 ft — April 22, 2013
- 7.58 ft — April 2, 1979
- 7.5 ft — May 4, 1973
Recent crests: 6.37 ft (May 23, 2020) · 5.99 ft (May 3, 2020) · 6.35 ft (October 8, 2019) · 6.7 ft (September 17, 2019) · 5.72 ft (June 2, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NFLI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.