Waubonse Creek at Oswego, IL
River level and flood forecast · Kendall County
Normal7.8 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 4.2 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 10 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (October 15, 2017) | 13.35 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18.5 ftA few residences are threatened along Waubonse Circle Drive, Cascade Lane, and Chesterfield Drive in Oswego.
- 17.5 ftUS-34 is threatened east of Boulder Hill Pass in Oswego.
- 16.5 ftPearces Ford Road is threatened in Oswego.
- 15.5 ftOld Post Road is threatened in Oswego.
- 15 ftUS-34 is threatened west of Boulder Hill Pass in Oswego.
- 14 ftLow-lying sections of Pearces Ford Park are inundated in Oswego.
- 11 ftLow-lying sections of Fox Bend Golf Course are inundated in Oswego.
- 10 ftWater overtops banks near the gauge in Oswego.
Highest crests on record
- 13.35 ft — October 15, 2017
- 12.93 ft — April 18, 2013
- 12.37 ft — February 21, 2018
- 12.31 ft — May 1, 2019
- 12.14 ft — May 1, 2017
Recent crests: 10.97 ft (July 15, 2024) · 10.78 ft (June 5, 2024) · 11.35 ft (July 12, 2023) · 10.86 ft (February 27, 2023) · 10.59 ft (December 15, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WBOI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.