Mill Creek (IL) at Batavia, IL
River level and flood forecast · Kane County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 4.2 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 | 11 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (September 13, 2008) | 9.48 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftMultiple residences threatened along Monterrey Drive west of Batavia. Mill Creek Drive threatened west of Batavia. Residences threatened along Big Woods Drive in Batavia.
- 14 ftResidences threatened along Twin Elms Lane in Batavia. Residences threatened along McKee Street west of Batavia.
- 13.5 ftFabyan Parkway threatened west of Batavia.
- 13 ftBig Woods Drive threatened in Batavia.
- 12.5 ftA few residences threatened along Monterrey Drive west of Batavia. IL-31 threatened between Batavia and North Aurora.
- 12 ftNumerous trails threatened in Hawks Bluff Park in Batavia.
- 11.5 ftRandall Road threatened in multiple locations in Batavia.
- 11 ftWater may near the top of Mooseheart Lake Dam.
- 10.5 ftDeerpath Road threatened in Batavia. Glenwood Drive threatened west of Batavia.
- 10 ftMain Street threatened in Batavia. McKee Street threatened west of Batavia.
- 8 ftWenmoth Road is threatened west of Batavia. Low-lying trails threatened along Mooseheart Lake and near Randall Road.
- 7.5 ftMonterrey Drive threatened west of Batavia.
- 7 ftLow-lying trails inundated at Hawks Bluff Park in Batavia.
- 6.5 ftA few residential driveways threatened along Main Street in Batavia.
- 5 ftWater overtops low-lying banks in and near Batavia.
Highest crests on record
- 9.48 ft — September 13, 2008
- 7.98 ft — June 16, 2015
- 7.52 ft — April 23, 1999
- 7.52 ft — April 18, 2013
- 7.4 ft — May 15, 2020
Recent crests: 7.4 ft (May 15, 2020) · 5.9 ft (March 28, 2020) · 5.3 ft (January 11, 2020) · 5.75 ft (May 29, 2019) · 6.51 ft (May 9, 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 (BMCI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.