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Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville Tailwater (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 538.32 ft at 2:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 3:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 3:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 4:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 4:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 5:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 5:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 6:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 6:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 7:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 7:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 8:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 8:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 9:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 9:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 10:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 10:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 11:00AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 11:30AM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 12:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 12:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 1:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 1:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.31 ft at 2:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 2:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.31 ft at 3:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.31 ft at 3:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.31 ft at 4:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 4:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.31 ft at 5:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 5:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 6:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.32 ft at 6:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 7:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 7:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 8:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 8:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 9:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 9:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 10:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 10:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 11:00PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 11:30PM May 03, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 12:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 12:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 1:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 1:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 2:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 2:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 3:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 3:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 4:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 4:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 5:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 5:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.36 ft at 6:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.36 ft at 6:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.36 ft at 7:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 7:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 8:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 8:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.35 ft at 9:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 9:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 10:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 10:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 11:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 11:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 12:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 12:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 1:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 1:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 2:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 2:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 3:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 3:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 4:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 4:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 5:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 5:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 6:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.33 ft at 6:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 7:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.34 ft at 7:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 8:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 8:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 9:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 9:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 10:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 10:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 11:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 11:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 12:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 12:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 1:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 1:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 2:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 2:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 3:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 3:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 4:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 4:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 5:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 5:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 6:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 6:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 7:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 7:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 8:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 8:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 9:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 9:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 10:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 10:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 11:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 11:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 12:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 12:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 1:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 1:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 2:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.36 ft at 2:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 3:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 3:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.36 ft at 4:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 4:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.36 ft at 5:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.36 ft at 5:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 6:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 6:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.37 ft at 7:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 7:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 8:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 8:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 9:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 9:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 10:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 10:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 11:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.38 ft at 11:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 12:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 12:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 1:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 1:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 2:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 2:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 3:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 3:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 4:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 4:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 5:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 5:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 6:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 6:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.4 ft at 7:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 7:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 8:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 8:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 9:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 9:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 10:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 10:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 11:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.39 ft at 11:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 12:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 12:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 1:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 1:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 2:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 2:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 3:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 3:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 4:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 4:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 5:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 5:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 6:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.41 ft at 6:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.41 ft at 7:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 7:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 8:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 8:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 9:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 9:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 10:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 10:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 11:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 11:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 12:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 12:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 1:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 1:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 2:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 2:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 3:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 3:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 4:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 4:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 5:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 5:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 6:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 6:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 7:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 7:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 8:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 8:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 9:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 9:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 10:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 10:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 11:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 11:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 12:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 12:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 1:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 1:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 2:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 2:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 3:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 3:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 4:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 4:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 5:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 5:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 6:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 6:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.42 ft at 7:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 7:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 8:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 8:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 9:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 9:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 10:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 10:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 11:00PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 11:30PM May 07, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 12:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 12:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 1:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 1:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 2:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 2:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 3:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 3:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.46 ft at 4:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 4:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.46 ft at 5:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 5:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.46 ft at 6:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.46 ft at 6:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 7:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 7:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 8:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 8:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 9:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 9:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 10:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 10:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 11:00AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 11:30AM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.43 ft at 12:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 12:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 1:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 1:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.44 ft at 2:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.45 ft at 2:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.58 ft at 3:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 538.88 ft at 3:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539 ft at 4:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.02 ft at 4:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.04 ft at 5:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.05 ft at 5:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.05 ft at 6:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.05 ft at 6:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 7:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 7:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 8:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 8:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 9:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 9:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 10:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 10:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 11:00PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 11:30PM May 08, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 12:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 12:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 1:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 1:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 2:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 2:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 3:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 3:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 4:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 4:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 5:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 5:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 6:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 6:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 7:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 7:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 8:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 8:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 9:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 9:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 10:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 10:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 11:00AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 11:30AM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 12:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 12:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 1:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.05 ft at 1:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.05 ft at 2:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.05 ft at 2:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.05 ft at 3:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 3:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 4:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 4:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 5:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 5:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 6:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.06 ft at 6:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 7:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 7:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 8:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 8:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 9:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 9:30PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 10:00PM May 09, 2024Observed: 539.07 ft at 10:30PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 539.08 ft at 11:00PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 539.08 ft at 11:30PM May 09, 2024Highest Observation: 539.08 ft at 12:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 539.08 ft at 12:30AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 539.08 ft at 1:00AM May 10, 2024Highest Observation: 539.08 ft at 1:30AM May 10, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSLVI2(plotting HTIRG) Graph Created (2:23AM May 10, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 539.08 ft at 1:30 AM CDT 10-May-2024. Flood Stage is 549 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Vertical Datum updated from NGVD29 to NAVD88 by gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 558
Moderate Flood Stage: 557
Flood Stage: 549
Action Stage: 548
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 558.15 ft on 06/29/1957
(2) 556.95 ft on 05/19/1943
(3) 556.90 ft on 05/08/1908
(4) 556.41 ft on 01/05/1950
(5) 555.48 ft on 05/27/1968
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 545.23 ft on 04/05/2022
(2) 547.34 ft on 01/19/2020
(3) 543.48 ft on 05/07/2019
(4) 545.21 ft on 04/19/2019
(5) 545.94 ft on 02/01/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov.

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549 Some low lying areas begin to flood.
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Latitude: 39.407000° N, Longitude: 88.781000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 530 ft 549 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 530)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 529.78 ft Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 530.00 ft 549.00 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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