Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, IL
River level and flood forecast · Shelby County
Normal536.4 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 12.6 ft below flood stage (549 ft).
Flow: 66 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 | 558 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 557 ft |
| Flood stage | 549 ft |
| Action stage | 548 ft |
| Record crest (June 29, 1957) | 558.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 549 ftSome low lying areas begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 558.15 ft — June 29, 1957
- 556.95 ft — May 19, 1943
- 556.9 ft — May 8, 1908
- 556.41 ft — January 5, 1950
- 555.48 ft — May 27, 1968
Recent crests: 545.23 ft (April 5, 2022) · 547.34 ft (January 19, 2020) · 543.48 ft (May 7, 2019) · 545.21 ft (April 19, 2019) · 545.94 ft (February 1, 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 (SLVI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.