Rivers in Illinois

Sangamon River near Springfield

Sangamon County, IllinoisNWS SRSI2USGS 05576900Lincoln office

No flood stages set
21.60ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:15 AM CDT

Record crest
45.41 ft2015

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 42.00 ftWater over road on Business 55 near Riverside Park entrance.
  2. 35.00 ftRiverside Park is inundated.

Crest history

60 crests on NOAA’s list since 2010.

#DateStage
1December 31, 201545.41 ft
2April 22, 201340.92 ft
3May 6, 201739.58 ft
4June 24, 201939.57 ft
5June 25, 201039.32 ft
6May 19, 202039.20 ft
7January 14, 202038.48 ft
8May 3, 201938.41 ft
9June 20, 201138.39 ft
10May 1, 202038.11 ft
11June 29, 201537.96 ft
12January 3, 201936.83 ft
13July 3, 202136.82 ft
14May 20, 202136.70 ft
15February 23, 201435.87 ft
16February 24, 202235.71 ft
17March 21, 202035.50 ft
18March 16, 201935.41 ft
19April 5, 202235.00 ft
20January 31, 202434.69 ft
21April 5, 201934.67 ft
22January 26, 201934.48 ft
23November 1, 202134.46 ft
24March 6, 202334.45 ft
25April 30, 202634.36 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 23, 2026: 31.16 ft
  • June 23, 2026: 33.85 ft
  • June 13, 2026: 31.80 ft
  • April 30, 2026: 34.36 ft
  • June 6, 2025: 29.01 ft
  • April 10, 2025: 30.54 ft
  • May 26, 2024: 31.23 ft
  • May 1, 2024: 34.03 ft
  • April 4, 2024: 33.80 ft
  • January 31, 2024: 34.69 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.