RIVER...FOX RIVER...KISHWAUKEE RIVER.
FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER INCLUDING RUSSELL AND RIVERSIDE...THE FOX RIVER
INCLUDING ALGONQUIN TAILWATER...AND THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE.
SIGNIFICANT RISES IN RIVER LEVELS ARE FORECAST WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
RIVER LEVELS TO EXCEED BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY EVEN REACH MINOR FLOODING
IN SPOTS IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE AS HEAVY AS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR RUSSELL, THE LATEST STAGE IS 2.9 FEET
AT 8 PM TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS 6.5 FEET.
WATER LEVELS COULD EXCEED BANKFULL AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING.
FOR THE DES PLAINES RIVER AT RIVERSIDE, THE LATEST STAGE IS 4.9 FEET
AT 9 PM TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH A CREST JUST OVER FLOOD STAGE
THURSDAY MORNING.
FOR THE FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN TAILWATER, THE LATEST STAGE IS 6.6
FEET AT 8 PM TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.5 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS
FEET. WATER LEVELS COULD EXCEED BANKFULL AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING.
FOR THE KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BELVIDERE, THE LATEST STAGE IS 2.6 FEET
AT 8 PM TUESDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. BANKFULL STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
WATER LEVELS COULD EXCEED BANKFULL AS EARLY AS FRIDAY.
