Rivers in Illinois
Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville
Below flood stage
536.38ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 549.00 ft
- Record crest
- 558.15 ft1957
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 558.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 557.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 549.00 ft |
| Action | 548.00 ft |
- 549.00 ftSome low lying areas begin to flood.
Crest history
85 crests on NOAA’s list since 1908.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 29, 1957 | 558.15 ft |
| 2 | May 19, 1943 | 556.95 ft |
| 3 | May 8, 1908 | 556.90 ft |
| 4 | January 5, 1950 | 556.41 ft |
| 5 | May 27, 1968 | 555.48 ft |
| 6 | April 24, 1944 | 554.28 ft |
| 7 | February 11, 1959 | 554.28 ft |
| 8 | February 22, 1951 | 554.00 ft |
| 9 | September 30, 1911 | 553.90 ft |
| 10 | June 25, 1960 | 553.45 ft |
| 11 | June 7, 1947 | 553.04 ft |
| 12 | December 10, 1966 | 553.00 ft |
| 13 | July 11, 1942 | 553.00 ft |
| 14 | March 22, 1962 | 552.93 ft |
| 15 | April 4, 1945 | 552.90 ft |
| 16 | April 24, 1964 | 552.85 ft |
| 17 | August 2, 1958 | 552.42 ft |
| 18 | May 12, 1961 | 552.31 ft |
| 19 | January 31, 1969 | 552.20 ft |
| 20 | April 14, 1909 | 551.90 ft |
| 21 | March 28, 1948 | 551.86 ft |
| 22 | February 16, 1949 | 551.56 ft |
| 23 | March 21, 1912 | 550.50 ft |
| 24 | January 20, 1910 | 549.70 ft |
| 25 | June 24, 1952 | 549.41 ft |
Most recent crests
- April 5, 2022: 545.23 ft
- January 19, 2020: 547.34 ft
- May 7, 2019: 543.48 ft
- April 19, 2019: 545.21 ft
- February 1, 2019: 545.94 ft
- January 13, 2019: 544.98 ft
- June 18, 2018: 540.42 ft
- April 27, 2018: 542.94 ft
- March 9, 2018: 545.64 ft
- May 23, 2017: 542.62 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. Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.
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.