Kankakee River near Kouts, IN

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 17 ftNumerous structures and roads are inundated in northwest sections of De Motte.
• 16 ftWidespread inundation of the floodplain reaches up to 4 miles from the river.
• 15 ftIN-49 threatened south of the river. US-231 threatened north of the river.
• 14.5 ftResidences threatened along 125 West Road/Baums Bridge Road near the river.
• 14 ftStructures threatened along 625 West Road and 700 West Road near the river. Structures threatened near 400 West Road and 250 West Road and the river. A few structures threatened northwest of De Motte.
• 13.5 ft125 West Road/Baums Bridge Road threatened near the river.
• 13 ftStructures threatened near IN-49 and the river. Backwater on a drainage canal threatens 1200 South Road east of IN-49. Widespread inundation of the floodplain reaches up to 3 miles from the river.
• 11 ftLow-lying agricultural land is inundated near the river.
• 10 ftWater overflows low-lying banks along the river.

Highest crests on record

1. 14.52 ft — March 24, 1982
2. 14.46 ft — February 26, 2018
3. 14.02 ft — March 14, 2009
4. 13.98 ft — March 5, 1985
5. 13.75 ft — July 24, 1996

Recent crests: 10.71 ft (May 24, 2020) · 10.76 ft (January 17, 2020) · 10.68 ft (June 1, 2019) · 12.19 ft (May 6, 2019) · 14.46 ft (February 26, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamKankakee River at Dunns Bridge, IN
• DownstreamKankakee River at Shelby, IN
• Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso, IN
• Deep River (IN) near Merrillville, IN
• Kankakee River at Davis, IN
• Yellow River at Knox, IN
• Deep River (IN) at Hobart, IN
• Iroquois River at Rensselaer, IN