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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Fox River at Fox Lake. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 7.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 7 Flood Stage: 6 Action Stage: 5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 8.12 ft on 04/05/1960 (2) 7.97 ft on 07/17/2017 (3) 7.91 ft on 04/22/2013 (4) 7.58 ft on 04/02/1979 (5) 7.50 ft on 10/03/1986 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 6.37 ft on 05/23/2020 (2) 5.99 ft on 05/03/2020 (3) 6.35 ft on 10/08/2019 (4) 6.70 ft on 09/17/2019 (5) 5.72 ft on 06/02/2019 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 1.70 ft on 02/10/1972 For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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10	US-12 and Milwaukee District Railroad tracks are threatened near Fox Lake.
9	Widespread inundation of roadways and structures along the Fox River Chain of Lakes reaches up to 2 blocks inland threatening numerous businesses and a post office in Fox Lake.
8.5	Grass Lake Road threatened west of Antioch.
8	Lake County Sheriffs Office Marine Unit threatened west of Fox Lake.
7.5	Numerous residences threatened along Lake Shore Drive north of Fox Lake. Fox Waterway Agency threatened in Fox Lake. Grand Avenue threatened near Lakeland Shopping Center in Fox Lake.
7	Numerous residences threatened along Venn Road, Clark Street, and Witt Road west of Antioch. Residences threatened along Fairfax Road, Lake Lane, and Tremont Road in Fox Lake. Numerous structures threatened at marinas along the lakes. Parking lots are threatened at Lakeland Shopping Center in Fox Lake. Kings Road threatened in Fox Lake, cutting off evacuation route for Kings Island. Lagoon Road are threatened in Fox Lake. Greenwood Avenue is threatened north of Fox Lake.
6.5	A few residences are threatened along Eagle Point Road. Anchorage Drive, Knollwood Road, Oak Lane, and Spring Road are threatened in Fox Lake. Bayview Lane is threatened southwest of Fox Lake. Stanton Point Road is threatened east of Fox Lake. Large portions of Cedar Island are inundated.
6	Low-lying residences threatened along Park Avenue and Marine Drive in Fox Lake. The Island RV Park is threatened off Lakeside Place north of Fox Lake. Lakeside Lane, Wells Street at Oak Street, Eagle Point Road, and roadways at Watts Marina are threatened in Fox Lake.
5.5	Park Avenue, Marine Drive, and Atwater Parkway are threatened in Fox Lake. Water overflows low-lying banks along Fox lake in Fox Lake Hills.
5	Fox Waterway Agency considers "no wake" order for the Fox River Chain of Lakes from Pistakee Lake to the Wisconsin border. Water overflows low-lying banks along Fox Lake, Pistakee Lake, and Nippersink Lake in Fox Lake.

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Latitude: 42.403106° N, Longitude: 88.182619° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 6 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Fox Lake

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