Rivers in Illinois
Embarras River (IL) near Camargo
Below flood stage
3.14ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 20, 5:15 PM CDT
- Record crest
- 17.33 ft1994
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Action | 10.00 ft |
Crest history
94 crests on NOAA’s list since 1961.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12, 1994 | 17.33 ft |
| 2 | December 29, 2015 | 17.08 ft |
| 3 | April 19, 2013 | 17.05 ft |
| 4 | May 13, 2002 | 17.04 ft |
| 5 | June 23, 1974 | 16.72 ft |
| 6 | May 11, 1996 | 16.43 ft |
| 7 | March 4, 1979 | 16.38 ft |
| 8 | June 4, 2008 | 15.98 ft |
| 9 | February 24, 1985 | 15.83 ft |
| 10 | December 30, 1990 | 15.64 ft |
| 11 | February 6, 2008 | 15.63 ft |
| 12 | May 2, 1983 | 15.17 ft |
| 13 | May 5, 2017 | 15.03 ft |
| 14 | December 12, 1985 | 14.71 ft |
| 15 | February 21, 2014 | 14.70 ft |
| 16 | May 1, 2017 | 14.53 ft |
| 17 | January 14, 2005 | 14.48 ft |
| 18 | May 9, 1961 | 14.39 ft |
| 19 | February 22, 2018 | 14.02 ft |
| 20 | April 23, 1973 | 13.99 ft |
| 21 | February 17, 1976 | 13.98 ft |
| 22 | May 26, 1989 | 13.92 ft |
| 23 | July 31, 1992 | 13.83 ft |
| 24 | November 13, 1992 | 13.82 ft |
| 25 | May 17, 1990 | 13.80 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 19, 2026: 12.38 ft
- June 13, 2026: 10.76 ft
- April 28, 2026: 12.91 ft
- March 12, 2026: 10.12 ft
- April 6, 2025: 11.25 ft
- July 11, 2024: 10.39 ft
- May 26, 2024: 10.52 ft
- April 3, 2024: 10.15 ft
- January 26, 2024: 11.74 ft
- January 13, 2024: 10.18 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- DownstreamEmbarras River (IL) at Newton
- Kaskaskia River at Ficklin
- Kaskaskia River at Chesterville
- Lake Fork (E-IL) at Atwood
- Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills
- Copper Slough at Champaign
- Boneyard Creek at Urbana - Lincoln Ave.
- Boneyard Creek at Urbana - University of Illinois
- Boneyard Creek at Champaign - 6th St
What this means
Forecasts by the Ohio 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.