Kress Creek near West Chicago, IL
River level and flood forecast · Du Page County
Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 2:20 PM
The river is 2.4 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 5 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 | 9.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2008) | 9.37 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.5 ftNeltnor Boulevard (IL-59) and Fabyan Parkway threatened.
- 12.5 ftWinfield Township Highway Department property threatened.
- 11 ftA few residences threatened along Gunness Drive.
- 10.5 ftWilson Street threatened at Joliet Street.
- 9.5 ftJoliet Street threatened south of Wilson Street.
- 9 ftA few residences threatened along May Street.
- 8.5 ftRoosevelt Road (IL-38) threatened near Pearl Road. Town Road threatened.
- 8 ftWidespread inundation of agricultural land between West Chicago and Fermilab.
- 7.5 ftJoy Road, May Street, and Circle Drive threatened.
- 6.5 ftLow-lying roadways threatened at Fermilab.
- 5.5 ftWater overtops low-lying banks near West Chicago.
Highest crests on record
- 9.37 ft — September 14, 2008
- 9.24 ft — July 18, 1996
- 8.8 ft — October 10, 1954
- 7.9 ft — July 18, 1964
- 7.67 ft — May 15, 2020
Recent crests: 5.98 ft (July 28, 2023) · 6.07 ft (March 31, 2023) · 5.98 ft (July 15, 2021) · 6.21 ft (June 26, 2021) · 7.67 ft (May 15, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWest Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near West Chicago, IL
- Mill Creek (IL) at Batavia, IL
- East Branch Du Page River at Lisle, IL
- St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle, IL
- East Branch Du Page River near Downers Grove, IL
- Ferson Creek near St Charles, 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 (WSCI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.