West Branch Du Page River near Naperville, IL

River level and flood forecast · Will County

Normal4.3 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

Flow: 99 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Action stage9 ft
Record crest (July 18, 1996)14.31 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 14.31 ft — July 18, 1996
  2. 12.47 ft — April 19, 2013
  3. 11.98 ft — September 14, 2008
  4. 11.1 ft — October 11, 1954
  5. 10.98 ft — February 22, 1997

Recent crests: 10.68 ft (May 17, 2020) · 8.8 ft (April 30, 2020) · 9.7 ft (May 2, 2019) · 9.59 ft (February 21, 2018) · 10.04 ft (October 15, 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 (NAWI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.