Vermilion River (E-IL) near Danville, IL
River level and flood forecast · Vermilion County
Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
The river is 15.4 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 121 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 16 ft |
| Record crest (April 13, 1994) | 31.56 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 36.7 ftWater overtops Danville Sanitary District berm.
- 28 ftFlooding begins to a small trailer park in Eugene Indiana and damage begins to a few homes in Cayuga Indiana.
- 26 ftFlooding begins downstream in Eugene and Cayuga Indiana.
- 18 ftMinor flooding begins to some secondary roads and agricultural land not protected by levees.
Highest crests on record
- 31.56 ft — April 13, 1994
- 28.59 ft — March 13, 1939
- 27.42 ft — February 22, 2018
- 27.09 ft — May 19, 1943
- 26.95 ft — February 11, 1959
Recent crests: 25.02 ft (August 16, 2026) · 15.48 ft (March 31, 2022) · 16.65 ft (February 17, 2022) · 17.7 ft (October 26, 2021) · 18.02 ft (June 28, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DNVI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.