Sugar Creek (E-IL) at Milford, IL
River level and flood forecast · Iroquois County
Normal2.8 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 15.2 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 22 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 | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (January 8, 2008) | 28.66 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28 ftStructures threatened in Woodland. IL-1 (Chicago Street) threatened in Milford.
- 27.5 ftNumerous residences threatened in southwest Milford. County road 1400N threatened in Woodland.
- 27 ftCounty road 980N threatened in Milford.
- 26 ftWidespread inundation of structures and roadways begins in southwest Watseka. County road 1200N threatened south of Woodland.
- 25 ftStructures threatened in southwest Watseca. County road 980N threatened west of Milford. Widespread flooding of agricultural areas.
- 24 ftUS-24 (Lafayette Street) threatened in west Watseka.
- 19 ftStructures threatened in southwest Milford.
- 18 ftCounty road 1090N threatened east of the river north of Milford. Recreation fields inundated near the river in southwest Milford. Roadways are threatened at Legion Park in Watseka.
- 17 ftLow-lying sections of Legion Park are inundated in Watseka.
- 15 ftLow-lying areas near the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 28.66 ft — January 8, 2008
- 28.49 ft — February 21, 2018
- 28.16 ft — April 12, 1994
- 26.32 ft — December 29, 2015
- 25.85 ft — June 18, 1996
Recent crests: 15.88 ft (March 28, 2021) · 16.25 ft (March 19, 2021) · 16.36 ft (June 29, 2020) · 20.64 ft (May 18, 2020) · 16.76 ft (April 30, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamIroquois River near Chebanse, IL
- Iroquois River at Iroquois, IL
- North Fork Vermilion River near Bismarck, IL
- Iroquois River near Foresman, IN
- Big Pine Creek (IN) at Pine Village, IN
- Redwood Creek near Marshfield, IN, IN
- Carpenter Creek at Remington, IN
- Middle Fork Vermilion River above Oakwood, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MILI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.