Fox River at Yorkville (Palmer Dam), IL
River level and flood forecast · Kendall County
Normal13.1 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 2.4 ft below flood stage (15.5 ft).
Flow: 1,840 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 15.5 ft |
| Action stage | 14.5 ft |
| Record crest (July 18, 1996) | 21 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22.5 ftSundown Lane threatened near Saw Wee Kee State Park.
- 22 ftStructures threatened at Riverfront Park in Yorkville.
- 21.5 ftA few residences threatened along River Street in Yorkville.
- 21 ftCounty Highway 24 (Van Emmon Road) threatened east of Yorkville.
- 20.5 ftA few structures threatened along Riverview Court between Yorkville and Oswego. Hydraulic Avenue threatened at Riverfront Park in Yorkville.
- 20 ftResidences threatened along Riverside Street east of Yorkville. A few structures threatened off County Highway 24 (Van Emmon Road) east of Yorkville. Millhurst Road threatened west of Fox River Drive between Yorkville and Millbrook.
- 19 ftResidences threatened along Race Street in Millington.
- 18.5 ftStructures threatened at Yorkville Bristol Sanitary in Yorkville. Race Street threatened at Bridge Street in Millington.
- 18 ftMultiple structures threatened at Hide Away Lakes Campground.
- 17 ftHistoric Farnsworth House is threatened south of Plano.
- 16.5 ftYorkville Bristol Sanitary property threatened in Yorkville. Water overtops low-lying banks near Saw Wee Kee State Park.
- 15.5 ftLow-lying sections of Hide Away Lakes Campground inundated.
- 14.5 ftTrails threatened at Riverfront Park in Yorkville.
- 14 ftWater overtops low-lying banks near Silver Springs State Park.
- 13.5 ftWater overtops low-lying banks in Yorkville near Riverfront Park.
Highest crests on record
- 21 ft — July 18, 1996
- 18 ft — September 14, 2008
- 16.8 ft — April 18, 2013
- 15.77 ft — May 18, 2020
- 15.44 ft — June 16, 2015
Recent crests: 15.77 ft (May 18, 2020) · 14.89 ft (April 30, 2020) · 14.54 ft (October 3, 2019) · 14.71 ft (May 27, 2019) · 15 ft (May 1, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamFox River at Montgomery, IL
- DownstreamFox River at Dayton, IL
- Blackberry Creek at Yorkville, IL
- Waubonse Creek at Oswego, IL
- Blackberry Creek at Montgomery, IL
- Du Page River near Plainfield, IL
- Mill Creek (IL) at Batavia, IL
- Du Page River at Shorewood, IL
- Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street), IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (YKVI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.