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Du Page River at Shorewood Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 10.56 ft at 6:00AM Jan 27, 2023Observed: 10.5 ft at 6:00AM Jan 28, 2023Observed: 10.45 ft at 6:00AM Jan 29, 2023Observed: 10.42 ft at 6:00AM Jan 30, 2023Observed: 10.32 ft at 6:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 11:00AM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.48 ft at 12:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.47 ft at 12:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.46 ft at 12:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.46 ft at 12:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.45 ft at 1:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.44 ft at 1:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.43 ft at 1:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.41 ft at 1:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.39 ft at 2:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.38 ft at 2:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 2:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 2:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 3:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 3:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 3:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.37 ft at 3:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 4:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 4:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 4:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.36 ft at 4:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.35 ft at 5:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 6:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.34 ft at 6:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.33 ft at 6:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.32 ft at 6:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.31 ft at 7:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.31 ft at 7:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.3 ft at 7:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 7:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 8:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.29 ft at 8:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.28 ft at 8:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.27 ft at 8:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.27 ft at 9:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 9:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 9:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 9:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 10:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 10:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 10:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 10:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:00PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:15PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:30PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 11:45PM Jan 31, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 12:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.23 ft at 12:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 12:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 12:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.24 ft at 1:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 1:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 1:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 1:45AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:00AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:15AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:30AM Feb 01, 2023Observed: 10.26 ft at 2:45AM Feb 01, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSORI2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:55AM Feb 1, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 10.26 ft at 2:45 AM CST 1-Feb-2023. Flood Stage is 15.5 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Du Page River at Shorewood are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 17.5
Flood Stage: 15.5
Action Stage: 15
Low Stage (in feet): 10

Historic Crests
(1) 24.03 ft on 07/18/1996
(2) 21.54 ft on 04/19/2013
(3) 21.06 ft on 10/11/1954
(4) 20.10 ft on 03/19/1948
(5) 19.94 ft on 07/02/1983
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.51 ft on 05/18/2020
(2) 16.90 ft on 04/30/2020
(3) 18.81 ft on 05/02/2019
(4) 15.99 ft on 06/23/2018
(5) 18.41 ft on 02/21/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 10.19 ft on 09/15/2021
(2) 11.84 ft on 02/15/2015
(3) 11.88 ft on 02/07/2021
(4) 11.92 ft on 08/08/1988
(5) 11.93 ft on 01/21/2011
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23 Residences off Westshore Drive threatened. I-55 is inundated in numerous locations near Joliet, Shorewood, and Channahon. IL-59 is threatened near the river just north of Caton Farm Road.
22 I-55 is threatened near US-52.
21.5 I-55 is threatened between I-80 and US-6 near Channahon.
21 Access route to numerous residences off Deer Run Trail threatened. Access route to numerous residences off Caton Farm Road near I-55 threatened. Recreation fields near Black Road and I-55 frontage road are inundated.
19.5 Westshore Drive is threatened just west of IL-59. Caton Farm Road is threatened just west of I-55.
18.5 Clark Drive is inundated just west of IL-59. Numerous residential properties are threatened just south of Caton Farm Road near I-55.
17.5 Numerous sections of Rolf Road and Lily Cache Road west of Louis Joliet Mall are inundated. Lower portions of Electric Park in Plainfield are inundated. The west I-55 frontage road is threatened between Black Road and Jefferson Street.
15 Trails are inundated at Hammel Woods in Shorewood.
14 Water overtops low-lying banks along the river.
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10.0 Approximate stage of the 1-in-10 annual chance flow (7-day average).
9.5 River nears zero flow.
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Latitude: 41.522303° N, Longitude: 88.192869° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15.5 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 564.32 570.82 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  

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Changes to the datum for this gauge location caused all stages to shift upward by 10 feet on January 31, 2023. For more information, see this webpage.

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