Fox River at Montgomery, IL
River level and flood forecast · Kane County
Normal11.9 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 1.6 ft below flood stage (13.5 ft).
Flow: 1,760 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Thu, Oct 1, 9:10 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 13.5 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (July 18, 1996) | 16.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21.5 ftBatavia City Hall and Batavia Police Department threatened.
- 19.5 ftNorth Aurora City Hall threatened.
- 19 ftStructures threatened at Stolp Island in downtown Aurora. Structures threatened at Cool Acres Park in Aurora. River Street near Sullivan Road threatened in Aurora. IL-25 threatened near Laurel Street in Batavia.
- 18.5 ftIndustrial structures are threatened along Harrison Street in Oswego.
- 18 ftA few residences threatened along IL-25 (East River Road) in Montgomery. A few residences are threatened along Marina Drive between Montgomery and Oswego. Low-lying parking lots threatened in downtown Aurora.
- 17.5 ftMooseheart wastewater treatment plant property is threatened. A few structures threatened along River Street near South River Street Park in Aurora. River Street is threatened at South River Street Park and near Ashland Avenue in Aurora.
- 17 ftBatavia wastewater treatment plant property is threatened.
- 16.5 ftFox Metro Wastewater Reclamation facility property is threatened south of Montomgery.
- 16 ftIL-25 (East River Road) is threatened near 1st Avenue in Montgomery. Harrison Street is threatened in Oswego. Flinn Street and Shumway Avenue threatened in Batavia.
- 15.5 ftA couple structures threatened in downtown Batavia. IL-25 (East River Road) is threatened near Boulder Hill Pass. Numerous sections of Fox River Trail are threatened in Oswego. Low-lying trails threatened at Lippold Park between Batavia and North Aurora. Athletic fields at South River Street Park are inundated in Aurora.
- 15 ftResidences are threatened along River Street near Ashland Avenue in Montgomery. Veterans Memorial threatened at Illinois Avenue in Aurora. Low-lying sections of Hudson Crossing Park are inundated in Oswego.
- 14.5 ftAthletic fields threatened at Clark Island Park in Batavia.
- 14 ftLow-lying park land inundated along IL-25 between Montomgery and Oswego. Low-lying sections of Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, Hurds Island and Gregory Island Park in Aurora, and Riverfront Park in North Aurora are inundated.
- 13.5 ftLow-lying parking lots at city hall and Boy Scout Island are threatened in St. Charles. Fox River Trail is threatened at St. Mary Park in St. Charles.
- 13 ftWater overtops low-lying banks near Montgomery, St. Charles, and Clark Island Park in Batavia.
Highest crests on record
- 16.5 ft — July 18, 1996
- 15.14 ft — April 18, 2013
- 15.12 ft — September 14, 2008
- 14.77 ft — August 24, 2007
- 14.66 ft — May 18, 2020
Recent crests: 13.06 ft (July 14, 2024) · 13.18 ft (April 8, 2024) · 13.26 ft (April 5, 2023) · 12.96 ft (May 4, 2022) · 14.66 ft (May 18, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamFox River at South Elgin Dam, IL
- DownstreamFox River at Yorkville (Palmer Dam), IL
- Waubonse Creek at Oswego, IL
- Blackberry Creek at Montgomery, IL
- Blackberry Creek at Yorkville, IL
- Mill Creek (IL) at Batavia, IL
- Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street), IL
- Du Page River near Plainfield, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MNGI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.