Du Page River at Shorewood

1. 25.00 ftJefferson Street (US-52) and Cottage Street (IL-59) threatened in Shorewood.
2. 24.00 ftIndustrial structures threatened along Amendodge Drive in Shorewood.
3. 23.00 ftResidential structures threatened off Westshore Drive in Shorewood. 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.
4. 22.50 ftStructures threatened along Oakwood Drive in Shorewood.
5. 22.00 ftI-55 is threatened near US-52. Numerous structures threatened along Jefferson Street (US-52) west of the river in Shorewood.
6. 21.50 ftI-55 is threatened between I-80 and US-6 near Channahon. A few residential structures threatened along Valencia Drive in Shorewood.
7. 21.00 ftA few structures threatened along Channahon Street in Shorewood. Access route to numerous residences off Deer Run Trail threatened. Access route to numerous residences off Caton Farm Road near I-55 threatened. Oakwood Drive threatened in Shorewood. Recreation fields near Black Road and I-55 frontage road are inundated.
8. 19.50 ftA residential structure is threatened along Westshore Drive in Shorewood. Westshore Drive is threatened just west of IL-59. Caton Farm Road is threatened just west of I-55.
9. 19.00 ftSeil Road threatened at Raven Road in Shorewood.
10. 18.50 ftA few structures threatened along Jefferson Street (US-52) west of the river in Shorewood. Clark Drive is inundated just west of IL-59. Numerous residential properties are threatened just south of Caton Farm Road near I-55.
11. 17.50 ftNumerous 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. Parking lot threatened at Hammel Woods just north of Jefferson Street (US-52) in Shorewood.
12. 16.00 ftClark Drive threatened in Shorewood.
13. 15.00 ftTrails are inundated at Hammel Woods in Shorewood.
14. 14.00 ftWater overtops low-lying banks along the river.

Chance of flooding, October to December

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 25, 2026.

Most recent crests

• May 18, 2020: 19.51 ft
• April 30, 2020: 16.90 ft
• May 2, 2019: 18.81 ft
• June 23, 2018: 15.99 ft
• February 21, 2018: 18.41 ft
• October 16, 2017: 18.61 ft
• May 1, 2017: 18.49 ft
• March 31, 2017: 16.10 ft
• June 17, 2015: 16.80 ft
• July 1, 2014: 15.28 ft

• UpstreamDu Page River at Plainfield
• DownstreamIllinois River at Morris
• Des Plaines River at Brandon Road Lock (tailwater)
• Des Plaines River at Joliet
• Hickory Creek at Joliet
• Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport Lock (tailwater)
• Illinois River at Dresden Lock (tailwater)
• Kankakee River at Lorenzo
• Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville
• Aux Sable Creek at Morris

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past and future precipitation. The stages/flows that will occur may be different if future rainfall is different than forecast.

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.