Rivers in Illinois
Kaskaskia River below Carlyle Dam Tailwater
Below flood stage
412.80ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 8:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 423.50 ft
- Record crest
- 428.20 ft1970
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 435.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 431.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 423.50 ft |
| Action | 421.50 ft |
- 436.69 ftThis is the RECORD FLOOD LEVEL that was reached on May 21 1943.
- 436.00 ftHeimann levee is overtopped.
- 435.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Santa Fe, Hanover, and Germantown levees begin overtopping.
- 430.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Residential flooding in Bartelso and backwater begins to flood Germantown sanitary sewage facilities.
- 424.50 ftSome cabins just below the dam are inundated.
- 423.50 ftFLOOD STAGE. Rural damage begins. Township roads in Covington become inundated.
- 421.00 ftLeft bank in vicinity of the gage overflows with minor flooding of park lands.
Crest history
44 crests on NOAA’s list since 1966.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 10, 1970 | 428.20 ft |
| 2 | December 15, 1966 | 428.20 ft |
| 3 | February 20, 1969 | 427.70 ft |
| 4 | June 7, 2002 | 427.21 ft |
| 5 | April 15, 1979 | 427.00 ft |
| 6 | January 28, 1993 | 426.40 ft |
| 7 | April 10, 1998 | 426.31 ft |
| 8 | January 4, 2010 | 426.29 ft |
| 9 | February 7, 2019 | 426.27 ft |
| 10 | January 18, 2005 | 426.26 ft |
| 11 | January 18, 2020 | 426.17 ft |
| 12 | April 17, 2025 | 426.16 ft |
| 13 | March 14, 2011 | 426.16 ft |
| 14 | April 27, 2013 | 426.12 ft |
| 15 | May 4, 2013 | 426.11 ft |
| 16 | April 18, 2008 | 426.06 ft |
| 17 | April 14, 2018 | 426.04 ft |
| 18 | May 10, 2017 | 426.03 ft |
| 19 | January 7, 2016 | 426.01 ft |
| 20 | March 26, 2021 | 425.99 ft |
| 21 | February 17, 2020 | 425.96 ft |
| 22 | February 3, 1999 | 425.79 ft |
| 23 | February 16, 2001 | 425.77 ft |
| 24 | April 11, 2009 | 425.57 ft |
| 25 | January 8, 2004 | 425.50 ft |
Most recent crests
- April 17, 2025: 426.16 ft
- March 26, 2021: 425.99 ft
- April 6, 2020: 424.02 ft
- February 17, 2020: 425.96 ft
- January 18, 2020: 426.17 ft
- February 7, 2019: 426.27 ft
- April 14, 2018: 426.04 ft
- May 10, 2017: 426.03 ft
- January 7, 2016: 426.01 ft
- March 28, 2015: 424.45 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. 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.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.