Rivers in Illinois

Edwards River near New Boston

Mercer County, IllinoisNWS NWBI2USGS 05466500Davenport office

Below flood stage
14.06ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 29, 5:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft
Record crest
24.13 ft2008

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action15.00 ft

Crest history

131 crests on NOAA’s list since 1935.

#DateStage
1September 14, 200824.13 ft
2April 20, 201323.82 ft
3May 31, 201923.72 ft
4December 30, 200823.70 ft
5May 15, 201023.57 ft
6February 7, 201923.46 ft
7April 22, 197323.33 ft
8March 13, 201423.26 ft
9May 3, 201923.25 ft
10February 24, 201423.20 ft
11February 26, 201923.14 ft
12July 7, 201522.92 ft
13May 28, 199622.91 ft
14May 29, 201122.82 ft
15May 31, 201322.69 ft
16February 23, 198222.66 ft
17June 14, 201522.64 ft
18July 4, 201422.63 ft
19May 31, 200422.61 ft
20March 4, 200722.53 ft
21May 3, 200322.52 ft
22October 21, 199822.51 ft
23June 25, 197422.51 ft
24June 20, 199022.49 ft
25February 27, 200122.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 5, 2026: 17.25 ft
  • April 5, 2026: 20.59 ft
  • March 16, 2024: 17.66 ft
  • March 26, 2023: 19.43 ft
  • July 9, 2022: 20.48 ft
  • July 16, 2021: 19.48 ft
  • May 20, 2020: 21.62 ft
  • October 1, 2019: 21.91 ft
  • May 31, 2019: 23.72 ft
  • May 3, 2019: 23.25 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.

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.