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Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater) Tailwater (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 450.43 ft at 6:30PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.4 ft at 7:00PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.44 ft at 7:30PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.34 ft at 8:00PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.37 ft at 8:30PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.19 ft at 9:00PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.14 ft at 9:30PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.14 ft at 10:00PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.11 ft at 10:30PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.07 ft at 11:00PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.07 ft at 11:30PM Mar 11, 2019Observed: 450.06 ft at 12:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 450.05 ft at 12:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 450.01 ft at 1:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 450 ft at 1:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.98 ft at 2:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.96 ft at 2:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 450 ft at 3:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.93 ft at 3:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.93 ft at 4:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.94 ft at 4:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.99 ft at 5:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.94 ft at 5:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.91 ft at 6:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.87 ft at 6:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.91 ft at 7:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.85 ft at 7:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 450.03 ft at 8:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.89 ft at 8:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.89 ft at 9:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 450.12 ft at 9:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.83 ft at 10:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.83 ft at 10:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.8 ft at 11:00AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.8 ft at 11:30AM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.83 ft at 12:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.86 ft at 12:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.79 ft at 1:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.83 ft at 1:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.77 ft at 2:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.76 ft at 2:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.73 ft at 3:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.59 ft at 3:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.53 ft at 4:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.52 ft at 4:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.55 ft at 5:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.49 ft at 5:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.47 ft at 6:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.45 ft at 6:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.36 ft at 7:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.41 ft at 7:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.39 ft at 8:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.4 ft at 8:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.31 ft at 9:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.38 ft at 9:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.37 ft at 10:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.36 ft at 10:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.36 ft at 11:00PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.23 ft at 11:30PM Mar 12, 2019Observed: 449.38 ft at 12:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.41 ft at 12:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.29 ft at 1:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.28 ft at 1:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.28 ft at 2:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.26 ft at 2:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.28 ft at 3:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.26 ft at 3:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.42 ft at 4:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.31 ft at 4:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.31 ft at 5:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.31 ft at 5:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.34 ft at 6:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.32 ft at 6:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.32 ft at 7:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.28 ft at 7:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.28 ft at 8:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.32 ft at 8:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.29 ft at 9:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.39 ft at 9:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.33 ft at 10:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.33 ft at 10:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.6 ft at 11:00AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.62 ft at 11:30AM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.85 ft at 12:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.84 ft at 12:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.82 ft at 1:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.84 ft at 1:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.88 ft at 2:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.91 ft at 2:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.92 ft at 3:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.92 ft at 3:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.96 ft at 4:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.93 ft at 4:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.64 ft at 5:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.67 ft at 5:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.65 ft at 6:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.65 ft at 6:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.67 ft at 7:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.62 ft at 7:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.72 ft at 8:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.79 ft at 8:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.81 ft at 9:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.9 ft at 9:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 450.04 ft at 10:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 450.03 ft at 10:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 449.99 ft at 11:00PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 450.05 ft at 11:30PM Mar 13, 2019Observed: 450.07 ft at 12:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.37 ft at 12:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.46 ft at 1:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.48 ft at 1:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.54 ft at 2:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.56 ft at 2:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.6 ft at 3:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.61 ft at 3:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.68 ft at 4:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.67 ft at 4:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.78 ft at 5:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.7 ft at 5:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.74 ft at 6:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.72 ft at 6:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.72 ft at 7:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 450.85 ft at 7:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451 ft at 8:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.09 ft at 8:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.19 ft at 9:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.25 ft at 9:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.22 ft at 10:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.35 ft at 10:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.31 ft at 11:00AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.35 ft at 11:30AM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.38 ft at 12:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.43 ft at 12:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.42 ft at 1:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.55 ft at 1:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.58 ft at 2:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.65 ft at 2:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.69 ft at 3:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.72 ft at 3:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.78 ft at 4:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.71 ft at 4:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.81 ft at 5:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.78 ft at 5:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.81 ft at 6:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.87 ft at 6:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.88 ft at 7:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.9 ft at 7:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.93 ft at 8:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 451.95 ft at 8:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 452.3 ft at 9:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 452.35 ft at 9:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 452.42 ft at 10:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 452.41 ft at 10:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 452.46 ft at 11:00PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 452.53 ft at 11:30PM Mar 14, 2019Observed: 452.57 ft at 12:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.62 ft at 12:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.59 ft at 1:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.61 ft at 1:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.65 ft at 2:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.7 ft at 2:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.66 ft at 3:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.69 ft at 3:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.74 ft at 4:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.81 ft at 4:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.81 ft at 5:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 452.89 ft at 5:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.2 ft at 6:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.12 ft at 6:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.03 ft at 7:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.06 ft at 7:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.03 ft at 8:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.21 ft at 8:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.23 ft at 9:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.34 ft at 9:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.32 ft at 10:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.27 ft at 10:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.33 ft at 11:00AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.37 ft at 11:30AM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.27 ft at 12:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.33 ft at 12:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.3 ft at 1:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.34 ft at 1:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.35 ft at 2:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.34 ft at 2:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.31 ft at 3:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.3 ft at 3:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.35 ft at 4:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.35 ft at 4:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.3 ft at 5:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.36 ft at 5:30PM Mar 15, 2019Highest Observation: 453.42 ft at 6:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.36 ft at 6:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.39 ft at 7:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.32 ft at 7:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.35 ft at 8:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.32 ft at 8:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.4 ft at 9:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.29 ft at 9:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.32 ft at 10:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.35 ft at 10:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.33 ft at 11:00PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.32 ft at 11:30PM Mar 15, 2019Observed: 453.27 ft at 12:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.29 ft at 12:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.31 ft at 1:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.3 ft at 1:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.28 ft at 2:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.3 ft at 2:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.33 ft at 3:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.31 ft at 3:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.28 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.32 ft at 4:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.32 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.29 ft at 5:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.27 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.24 ft at 6:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.18 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.13 ft at 7:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.12 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.16 ft at 8:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.13 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.05 ft at 9:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.06 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.1 ft at 10:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.06 ft at 11:30AM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.02 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.02 ft at 12:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 453.01 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.95 ft at 1:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.96 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.98 ft at 2:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.93 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.96 ft at 3:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.71 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.76 ft at 4:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.74 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.69 ft at 5:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.64 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.65 ft at 6:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.62 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.62 ft at 7:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.57 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.6 ft at 8:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.54 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.54 ft at 9:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.51 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.53 ft at 10:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.51 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.47 ft at 11:30PM Mar 16, 2019Observed: 452.48 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.51 ft at 12:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.49 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.47 ft at 1:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.48 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.48 ft at 2:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.44 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.41 ft at 3:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.43 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.43 ft at 4:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.29 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.15 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.14 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.1 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.09 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.09 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.06 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.05 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.05 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.1 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.23 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.21 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.18 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.05 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.11 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.14 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.02 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.02 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.99 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.03 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.01 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.02 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.99 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.95 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.05 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.96 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.93 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 452.08 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.91 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.96 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.87 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.87 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.72 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.71 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.7 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.69 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2019Observed: 451.65 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.63 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.65 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.6 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.61 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.61 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.68 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.63 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.64 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.63 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.65 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.62 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.65 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.62 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.66 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.68 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.63 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.61 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.66 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.62 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.75 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.73 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.72 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.73 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.79 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.7 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.71 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.72 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.69 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.77 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.71 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.73 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.63 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.63 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2019Observed: 451.5 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2019Highest Forecast: 451.7 ft 7:00PM Mar 18, 2019Forecast: 451.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 19, 2019Forecast: 451.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 19, 2019Forecast: 451.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 19, 2019Forecast: 451.3 ft 7:00PM Mar 19, 2019Forecast: 451.2 ft 1:00AM Mar 20, 2019Forecast: 451.1 ft 7:00AM Mar 20, 2019Forecast: 451 ft 1:00PM Mar 20, 2019Forecast: 450.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 20, 2019Forecast: 450.8 ft 1:00AM Mar 21, 2019Forecast: 450.7 ft 7:00AM Mar 21, 2019Forecast: 450.6 ft 1:00PM Mar 21, 2019Forecast: 450.4 ft 7:00PM Mar 21, 2019Forecast: 450.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 22, 2019Forecast: 450.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 22, 2019Forecast: 450 ft 1:00PM Mar 22, 2019Forecast: 449.9 ft 7:00PM Mar 22, 2019Forecast: 449.7 ft 1:00AM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 449.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 449.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 449.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 23, 2019Forecast: 449 ft 1:00AM Mar 24, 2019Forecast: 448.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 24, 2019Forecast: 448.8 ft 1:00PM Mar 24, 2019Forecast: 448.7 ft 7:00PM Mar 24, 2019Forecast: 448.6 ft 1:00AM Mar 25, 2019Forecast: 448.5 ft 7:00AM Mar 25, 2019USACESRDI2(plotting HTIRG) Graph Created (6:24PM Mar 18, 2019)ObservedForecast (issued 10:14AM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 451.5 ft at 5:00 PM CDT 18-Mar-2019. Flood Stage is 450 ft
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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 Illinois River at Starved Rock Lock (tailwater) are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 450
Action Stage: 0
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 467.81 ft on 04/19/2013
(2) 467.31 ft on 09/16/2008
(3) 464.70 ft on 12/05/1982
(4) 464.60 ft on 02/22/1997
(5) 463.65 ft on 02/22/2018 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 463.65 ft on 02/22/2018 (P)
(2) 453.33 ft on 10/16/2017 (P)
(3) 455.24 ft on 07/23/2017
(4) 459.51 ft on 05/02/2017
(5) 467.81 ft on 04/19/2013
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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459 Dee Bennet Road is threatened between Ottawa and Utica.
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(1) Starved Rock
(2) Gates at lock and dam September 2010.
(3) Looking upstream. September 2010.
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Latitude: 41.324722° N, Longitude: 88.983889° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 450 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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 0 ft 450 ft  

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