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This probabilistic forecast is issued by the North Central River Forecast Center.

	Hydrograph			River at a Glance			Download			Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental) Not Available

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Forecasts for the Illinois River near La Salle are issued routinely year-round.

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Downstream Gauge

Zoom Level:15

Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	31
Moderate Flood Stage:	27
Flood Stage:	20
Action Stage:	19
Low Stage (in feet):	8.7

Historic Crests
(1) 34.44 ft on 04/20/2013
(2) 33.79 ft on 09/16/2008
(3) 33.14 ft on 05/20/2020
(4) 32.14 ft on 05/03/2019
(5) 32.05 ft on 12/05/1982
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 33.14 ft on 05/20/2020
(2) 26.54 ft on 05/01/2020
(3) 23.69 ft on 01/13/2020
(4) 24.56 ft on 11/01/2019
(5) 26.77 ft on 09/30/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.80 ft on 08/28/1868

	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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34.5	North Utica Village Hall, police department, and wastewater treatement plant property are threatened.
33	A couple structures are threatened near the river in downtown La Salle.
32	Numerous industrial and utility properties are threatened along Water Street near downtown LaSalle. A few residences threatened in North Utica. IL-178 (Clark Street) threatened in North Utica.
31	A couple structures threatened in North Utica.
30	La Salle water pumping station property is threatened.
28.5	Water Street is threatened in Peru.
28	Dee Bennet Road is threatened between Ottawa and Utica.
22	Lower parking lot at Starved Rock State Park is inundated east of La Salle.
20	Agricultural areas in La Salle, Spring Valley, and Peru lowlands are flooded.
17.5	Low-lying agricultural land near the river is inundated.

Low Water Impacts

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8.7	Low water levels begin to impact shipping interests along the river.

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Collaborative Agencies

The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. For details, please click here.

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