Rivers in Illinois
North Fork Embarras River near Oblong
Below flood stage
2.10ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 10:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 19.00 ft
- Record crest
- 26.26 ft2008
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Minor flood | 19.00 ft |
| Action | 17.00 ft |
Crest history
119 crests on NOAA’s list since 1942.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 7, 2008 | 26.26 ft |
| 2 | January 4, 1950 | 24.38 ft |
| 3 | June 29, 1957 | 24.11 ft |
| 4 | December 22, 1967 | 23.30 ft |
| 5 | May 13, 2002 | 23.17 ft |
| 6 | June 12, 2018 | 23.02 ft |
| 7 | May 9, 1961 | 23.00 ft |
| 8 | December 30, 1990 | 22.96 ft |
| 9 | February 12, 2009 | 22.56 ft |
| 10 | April 5, 2025 | 22.55 ft |
| 11 | December 28, 2015 | 22.40 ft |
| 12 | January 22, 1999 | 22.28 ft |
| 13 | April 30, 2017 | 21.84 ft |
| 14 | May 8, 1996 | 21.82 ft |
| 15 | November 20, 1985 | 21.77 ft |
| 16 | November 13, 1992 | 21.75 ft |
| 17 | January 5, 2005 | 21.69 ft |
| 18 | November 15, 1993 | 21.65 ft |
| 19 | May 5, 2017 | 21.29 ft |
| 20 | October 6, 2000 | 21.26 ft |
| 21 | July 29, 1979 | 21.18 ft |
| 22 | April 22, 1984 | 21.17 ft |
| 23 | May 11, 1943 | 21.13 ft |
| 24 | January 12, 2020 | 20.96 ft |
| 25 | March 20, 2008 | 20.86 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 23, 2026: 17.47 ft
- May 19, 2026: 17.04 ft
- April 29, 2026: 16.60 ft
- March 6, 2026: 18.89 ft
- August 5, 2025: 16.42 ft
- May 5, 2025: 17.51 ft
- April 5, 2025: 22.55 ft
- July 3, 2023: 16.64 ft
- March 25, 2023: 20.14 ft
- March 4, 2023: 20.03 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
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.