Rivers in Illinois

Illinois River at Marseilles

La Salle County, IllinoisNWS MRSI2USGS 05543500Romeoville office

Below flood stage
14.06ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 8:45 AM CDT

Record crest
35.40 ft1916

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action17.00 ft
  1. 25.00 ftResidences are threatened near the river in Marseilles.
  2. 17.00 ftWater overflows low-lying banks just south of the river.

Crest history

126 crests on NOAA’s list since 1892.

#DateStage
1January 21, 191635.40 ft
2May 19, 202028.32 ft
3April 19, 201328.27 ft
4September 16, 200828.13 ft
5February 22, 201827.02 ft
6February 22, 199726.85 ft
7December 4, 198226.78 ft
8May 2, 201926.53 ft
9March 11, 200926.02 ft
10November 29, 199025.79 ft
11February 24, 198525.66 ft
12July 14, 195725.20 ft
13May 13, 197025.08 ft
14April 26, 195024.91 ft
15January 14, 200524.88 ft
16June 14, 198124.73 ft
17July 19, 199624.53 ft
18May 13, 200224.52 ft
19August 25, 200724.43 ft
20May 8, 199824.22 ft
21December 30, 201524.03 ft
22February 7, 194223.94 ft
23March 21, 194323.82 ft
24March 14, 198223.57 ft
25April 6, 194723.57 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 19, 2020: 28.32 ft
  • September 29, 2019: 22.14 ft
  • May 2, 2019: 26.53 ft
  • February 8, 2019: 19.03 ft
  • June 23, 2018: 18.68 ft
  • February 22, 2018: 27.02 ft
  • May 2, 2017: 21.52 ft
  • December 30, 2015: 24.03 ft
  • June 17, 2015: 22.99 ft
  • July 2, 2014: 18.96 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page.

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.