La Moine River at Colmar, IL
River level and flood forecast · McDonough County
Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 15.3 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 113 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 | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (April 19, 2013) | 28.94 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32 ftWater is over the Illinois Highway 61 bridge railings at Colmar.
- 29.5 ftWater affects Illinois Highway 61 near the La Moine River bridge.
- 28.5 ftWater is at the bottom of the U.S. Highway 136 bridge deck near Tennessee.
- 28 ftWater is at the bottom of the Illinois Highway 101 bridge deck at Brooklyn.
- 27.2 ftWater is at the bottom of the North 270th Road bridge deck.
- 27 ftWater is at the bottom of the Camp Creek Road bridge deck at Birmingham. Water also affects some houses east of Plymouth.
- 26.5 ftWater is at the bottom of the Illinois Highway 61 and County Road 26 bridge decks.
- 25.5 ftWater is at the bottom of the County Road 6 bridge deck near Saint Mary.
- 24 ftWater affects a few houses near the McDonough and Schuyler county line.
- 22.5 ftWater affects lower roads around Birmingham.
- 20 ftWater affects the lowest portions of Lambert Road and affects Lamar Road approximately 100 feet north of the intersection with County Road 26.
Highest crests on record
- 28.94 ft — April 19, 2013
- 27.03 ft — January 3, 1965
- 26.61 ft — March 5, 1985
- 25.76 ft — May 13, 2002
- 25.69 ft — October 4, 1986
Recent crests: 22.48 ft (July 12, 2021) · 22.01 ft (May 19, 2020) · 24.06 ft (May 26, 2019) · 20.24 ft (February 21, 2018) · 21.71 ft (May 2, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CLMI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.