Rivers in Illinois
Ferson Creek near St Charles
Below flood stage
2.06ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:15 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 6.00 ft
- Record crest
- 9.66 ft1965
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 10.50 ft |
| Moderate flood | 9.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 6.00 ft |
| Action | 5.00 ft |
- 13.00 ftA few residences threatened along Babson Lane and Wildrose Spring Drive north of St Charles. Randall Road threatened north of St Charles.
- 12.00 ftResidential structures threatened along Wild Rose Road and Indian Mound Road north of St Charles. Crane Road threatened north of St Charles.
- 11.00 ftA few residential structures threatened along Crane Road north of St Charles.
- 10.50 ftIL-31 threatened north of St Charles.
- 10.00 ftLow-lying residential property threatened along the creek northwest of St Charles.
- 9.50 ftIndian Mound Road threatened north of St Charles.
- 9.00 ftWildrose Spring Drive threatened north of St Charles.
- 6.00 ftWidespread inundation of forest and agricultural land in the floodplain north of St Charles.
- 5.50 ftKane County bike trail threatened between Wild Rose Road and Crane Road.
- 4.50 ftWater overtops low lying banks along the creek north of St Charles.
Crest history
50 crests on NOAA’s list since 1962.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 8, 1965 | 9.66 ft |
| 2 | September 13, 2008 | 8.96 ft |
| 3 | February 21, 1997 | 8.77 ft |
| 4 | December 28, 2008 | 8.28 ft |
| 5 | August 24, 2007 | 8.03 ft |
| 6 | July 18, 1996 | 7.79 ft |
| 7 | May 15, 2020 | 7.72 ft |
| 8 | February 20, 1971 | 7.64 ft |
| 9 | July 24, 2010 | 7.63 ft |
| 10 | April 18, 2013 | 7.48 ft |
| 11 | April 22, 1973 | 7.47 ft |
| 12 | February 20, 1994 | 7.27 ft |
| 13 | February 9, 1966 | 7.26 ft |
| 14 | June 2, 1970 | 7.26 ft |
| 15 | August 17, 1968 | 7.10 ft |
| 16 | May 18, 2020 | 7.08 ft |
| 17 | July 2, 1983 | 7.06 ft |
| 18 | March 19, 1979 | 6.76 ft |
| 19 | June 5, 2002 | 6.73 ft |
| 20 | May 30, 2011 | 6.61 ft |
| 21 | July 2, 1978 | 6.58 ft |
| 22 | April 23, 1999 | 6.54 ft |
| 23 | June 19, 1993 | 6.52 ft |
| 24 | August 14, 1987 | 6.35 ft |
| 25 | February 13, 1984 | 6.25 ft |
Most recent crests
- January 27, 2024: 6.20 ft
- May 18, 2020: 7.08 ft
- May 15, 2020: 7.72 ft
- April 30, 2020: 5.11 ft
- May 9, 2019: 6.03 ft
- June 27, 2018: 5.56 ft
- May 15, 2018: 5.31 ft
- February 20, 2018: 6.04 ft
- January 23, 2018: 5.98 ft
- July 1, 2014: 5.55 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.