Rivers in Illinois
Lake Fork (Central IL) near Cornland
No flood stages set
3.46ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 21, 8:30 PM CDT
- Record crest
- 23.40 ft1943
Crest history
125 crests on NOAA’s list since 1943.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 27, 1943 | 23.40 ft |
| 2 | April 12, 1979 | 23.11 ft |
| 3 | June 23, 1974 | 22.53 ft |
| 4 | December 4, 1982 | 22.43 ft |
| 5 | May 6, 1991 | 21.67 ft |
| 6 | June 29, 1951 | 21.60 ft |
| 7 | April 13, 1994 | 21.31 ft |
| 8 | February 10, 1959 | 21.00 ft |
| 9 | December 30, 2015 | 20.86 ft |
| 10 | January 14, 2005 | 20.76 ft |
| 11 | November 28, 1985 | 20.65 ft |
| 12 | May 18, 1995 | 20.44 ft |
| 13 | May 13, 2002 | 20.37 ft |
| 14 | August 3, 1981 | 20.25 ft |
| 15 | May 17, 2009 | 20.22 ft |
| 16 | June 16, 1970 | 19.90 ft |
| 17 | February 7, 2008 | 19.86 ft |
| 18 | August 2, 1992 | 19.23 ft |
| 19 | April 28, 1957 | 18.65 ft |
| 20 | February 3, 1968 | 18.50 ft |
| 21 | May 9, 1961 | 18.40 ft |
| 22 | July 23, 1990 | 18.29 ft |
| 23 | May 11, 1996 | 18.10 ft |
| 24 | February 22, 2014 | 17.74 ft |
| 25 | November 1, 2009 | 17.59 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 21, 2026: 13.47 ft
- June 18, 2026: 15.40 ft
- June 12, 2026: 10.63 ft
- April 28, 2026: 15.72 ft
- June 5, 2024: 10.11 ft
- April 30, 2024: 16.61 ft
- January 26, 2024: 14.19 ft
- May 9, 2023: 7.60 ft
- March 4, 2023: 10.78 ft
- December 15, 2022: 10.04 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.