Iroquois River at Iroquois, IL

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 29.6 ftWater reaches bottom of Route 52 bridge.
• 27 ftResidences threatened near US-52/Main Street in Iroquois.
• 26.5 ftUS-52/Main Street threatened near the river in Iroquois.
• 26 ftWidespread inundation of structures and roads begins in east Watseka.
• 25 ftFlooding of some buildings near the river begins.
• 21.5 ftCounty Road 1950N threatened north of Watseka.
• 18 ftAgricultural areas near the river begin to flood.

Highest crests on record

1. 26.31 ft — June 13, 1958
2. 26.17 ft — February 22, 2018
3. 25.81 ft — January 9, 2008
4. 25.74 ft — July 12, 2003
5. 25.27 ft — June 21, 2015

Recent crests: 22.03 ft (June 28, 2020) · 17.25 ft (May 19, 2020) · 19.1 ft (January 14, 2020) · 20.59 ft (May 3, 2019) · 17.89 ft (February 8, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamIroquois River near Foresman, IN
• DownstreamIroquois River near Chebanse, IL
• Sugar Creek (E-IL) at Milford, IL
• Carpenter Creek at Remington, IN
• Kankakee River at Momence, IL
• Iroquois River at Rensselaer, IN
• Kankakee River at Shelby, IN
• Big Pine Creek (IN) at Pine Village, IN