Fox River at South Elgin Dam, IL
River level and flood forecast · Kane County
Normal12.9 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 1.6 ft below flood stage (14.5 ft).
Flow: 1,430 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 | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 14.5 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 2013) | 15.04 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftRailroad tracks threatened in downtown Elgin.
- 16 ftStructures threatned along Riverside Drive and Grove Avenue in Elgin.
- 15.5 ftStructures are threatened just upstream of the dam in South Elgin.
- 15 ftFox River Trail threatened south of downtown Elgin.
- 14.5 ftLow-lying areas of Panton Mill Park in South Elgin are inundated.
- 14 ftWater overflows low-lying river banks near the dam in South Elgin. Water overflows low-lying river banks in Elgin.
Highest crests on record
- 15.04 ft — April 18, 2013
- 14.93 ft — July 22, 2017
- 14.92 ft — May 18, 2020
- 14.85 ft — March 30, 1979
- 14.7 ft — April 7, 1960
Recent crests: 14.08 ft (April 7, 2024) · 13.95 ft (April 4, 2023) · 14.92 ft (May 18, 2020) · 14.64 ft (May 15, 2020) · 14.35 ft (April 30, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SELI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.