River Forecast
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438 FGUS53 KMSR 212319 RVFKDF RIVER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN 618 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026 : THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER : FORECAST CENTER. PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS : WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. : : FORECAST GROUP IS KDF : : FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS : :************************************************************ :DES PLAINES RIVER, RUSI2 :RUSSELL, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 6.5 FTMINOR STAGE 7.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 10.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.5 FT AT 2030 Z ON SEP 21 .AR :CREST: RUSI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 8.7 :Crest near 8.7 FT around 06 Z on Tue, Sep 22 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 21 Z ON 09/26/2026 .ER RUSI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 8.7 .E2 : 0922 : / 8.7 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.4 .E3 : 0923 : / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 7.9 .E4 : 0924 : / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.5 .E5 : 0925 : / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E6 : 0926 : / 7.1 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 6.9 .E7 : 0927 : / 6.8 / 6.8 / 6.7 / 6.6 .E8 : 0928 : / 6.6 / 6.5 / 6.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES PLAINES RIVER, GUNI2 :GURNEE 3SW, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 6.5 FTMINOR STAGE 7.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 9.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 11.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.6 FT AT 2230 Z ON SEP 21 :RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 Z ON 09/22/2026 .AR :CREST: GUNI2 0924 Z DC202609212318/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 8.0 :Crest near 8.0 FT around 06 Z on Thu, Sep 24 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 00 Z ON 09/26/2026 .ER GUNI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 6.8 .E2 : 0922 : / 7.0 / 7.2 / 7.4 / 7.6 .E3 : 0923 : / 7.7 / 7.9 / 7.9 / 8.0 .E4 : 0924 : / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.7 / 7.5 .E5 : 0925 : / 7.4 / 7.2 / 7.0 / 6.8 .E6 : 0926 : / 6.6 / 6.4 / 6.3 / 6.1 .E7 : 0927 : / 6.0 / 5.9 / 5.7 / 5.6 .E8 : 0928 : / 5.5 / 5.4 / 5.3 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES PLAINES RIVER, LDRI2 :LINCOLNSHIRE, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 11.5 FTMINOR STAGE 12.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 15.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 10.7 FT AT 1945 Z ON SEP 21 .AR :CREST: LDRI2 0924 Z DC202609212318/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 12.3 :Crest near 12.3 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Sep 24 .ER LDRI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 10.9 .E2 : 0922 : / 11.0 / 11.1 / 11.3 / 11.5 .E3 : 0923 : / 11.7 / 11.9 / 12.1 / 12.2 .E4 : 0924 : / 12.3 / 12.3 / 12.2 / 12.0 .E5 : 0925 : / 11.8 / 11.5 / 11.3 / 11.1 .E6 : 0926 : / 10.8 / 10.6 / 10.4 / 10.2 .E7 : 0927 : / 10.0 / 9.8 / 9.7 / 9.6 .E8 : 0928 : / 9.5 / 9.3 / 9.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES PLAINES RIVER, DSPI2 :DES PLAINES 3N, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 13.5 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 18.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 13.1 FT AT 2245 Z ON SEP 21 .AR :CREST: DSPI2 0925 Z DC202609212318/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 14.0 :Crest near 14.0 FT around 00 Z on Fri, Sep 25 .ER DSPI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 13.1 .E2 : 0922 : / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.1 / 13.2 .E3 : 0923 : / 13.3 / 13.5 / 13.6 / 13.8 .E4 : 0924 : / 13.9 / 13.9 / 14.0 / 13.9 .E5 : 0925 : / 13.8 / 13.7 / 13.5 / 13.3 .E6 : 0926 : / 13.1 / 12.9 / 12.7 / 12.5 .E7 : 0927 : / 12.4 / 12.2 / 12.1 / 11.9 .E8 : 0928 : / 11.8 / 11.7 / 11.5 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DES PLAINES RIVER, LEMI2 :LEMONT 1NW, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 9.5 FTMINOR STAGE 10.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 15.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.5 FT AT 2100 Z ON SEP 21 .ER LEMI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 9.4 .E2 : 0922 : / 9.3 / 9.1 / 9.0 / 8.8 .E3 : 0923 : / 8.7 / 8.6 / 8.5 / 8.4 .E4 : 0924 : / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.4 / 8.4 .E5 : 0925 : / 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.4 .E6 : 0926 : / 8.4 / 8.3 / 8.2 / 8.1 .E7 : 0927 : / 8.0 / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.7 .E8 : 0928 : / 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.4 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :EAST BRANCH DU PAGE RIVER, BOLI2 :BOLINGBROOK, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 18.0 FTMINOR STAGE 20.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 22.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 24.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 18.2 FT AT 2040 Z ON SEP 21 .ER BOLI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 17.6 .E2 : 0922 : / 17.3 / 17.1 / 16.9 / 16.8 .E3 : 0923 : / 16.6 / 16.4 / 16.2 / 16.1 .E4 : 0924 : / 15.9 / 15.8 / 15.7 / 15.6 .E5 : 0925 : / 15.5 / 15.4 / 15.3 / 15.3 .E6 : 0926 : / 15.2 / 15.2 / 15.1 / 15.1 .E7 : 0927 : / 15.0 / 15.0 / 15.0 / 14.9 .E8 : 0928 : / 14.9 / 14.9 / 14.9 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DU PAGE RIVER, NDRI2 :PLAINFIELD, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 15.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.9 FT AT 2145 Z ON SEP 21 .ER NDRI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 9.6 .E2 : 0922 : / 9.2 / 8.9 / 8.7 / 8.5 .E3 : 0923 : / 8.3 / 8.1 / 8.0 / 7.8 .E4 : 0924 : / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.5 / 7.5 .E5 : 0925 : / 7.4 / 7.4 / 7.3 / 7.3 .E6 : 0926 : / 7.3 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E7 : 0927 : / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.1 .E8 : 0928 : / 7.1 / 7.1 / 7.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :DU PAGE RIVER, SORI2 :SHOREWOOD, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 14.5 FTMINOR STAGE 15.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 17.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 19.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 14.7 FT AT 1945 Z ON SEP 21 .ER SORI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 13.5 .E2 : 0922 : / 12.9 / 12.5 / 12.1 / 11.9 .E3 : 0923 : / 11.7 / 11.6 / 11.4 / 11.3 .E4 : 0924 : / 11.2 / 11.2 / 11.1 / 11.0 .E5 : 0925 : / 11.0 / 11.0 / 10.9 / 10.9 .E6 : 0926 : / 10.9 / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.8 .E7 : 0927 : / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.8 / 10.7 .E8 : 0928 : / 10.7 / 10.7 / 10.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :FOX RIVER, NMSW3 :NEW MUNSTER 2N, WI - MKX : :ACTION STAGE 10.0 FTMINOR STAGE 11.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 13.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 14.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 12.2 FT AT 2100 Z ON SEP 21 .AR :CREST: NMSW3 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 12.3 :Crest near 12.3 FT around 06 Z on Tue, Sep 22 :FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/25/2026 .ER NMSW3 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 12.3 .E2 : 0922 : / 12.3 / 12.2 / 12.2 / 12.1 .E3 : 0923 : / 12.0 / 11.9 / 11.9 / 11.8 .E4 : 0924 : / 11.8 / 11.7 / 11.4 / 11.2 .E5 : 0925 : / 10.9 / 10.7 / 10.5 / 10.3 .E6 : 0926 : / 10.1 / 10.0 / 9.8 / 9.7 .E7 : 0927 : / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.4 / 9.3 .E8 : 0928 : / 9.2 / 9.1 / 9.1 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :FOX RIVER, DAYI2 :DAYTON, IL - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 11.0 FTMINOR STAGE 12.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 24.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 12.0 FT AT 2145 Z ON SEP 21 .ER DAYI2 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 11.7 .E2 : 0922 : / 11.4 / 11.1 / 10.8 / 10.6 .E3 : 0923 : / 10.4 / 10.1 / 9.9 / 9.8 .E4 : 0924 : / 9.6 / 9.5 / 9.3 / 9.2 .E5 : 0925 : / 9.1 / 9.1 / 9.0 / 8.9 .E6 : 0926 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E7 : 0927 : / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.8 / 8.7 .E8 : 0928 : / 8.7 / 8.7 / 8.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :KANKAKEE RIVER, DAVI3 :DAVIS, IN - IWX : :ACTION STAGE 9.0 FTMINOR STAGE 10.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 12.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 13.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 9.4 FT AT 2200 Z ON SEP 21 .AR :CREST: DAVI3 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH0600/HGIFFXZ 9.5 :Crest near 9.5 FT around 06 Z on Tue, Sep 22 .ER DAVI3 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 9.5 .E2 : 0922 : / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 / 9.5 .E3 : 0923 : / 9.4 / 9.4 / 9.3 / 9.2 .E4 : 0924 : / 9.2 / 9.1 / 9.0 / 9.0 .E5 : 0925 : / 8.9 / 8.9 / 8.8 / 8.8 .E6 : 0926 : / 8.7 / 8.7 / 8.6 / 8.6 .E7 : 0927 : / 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.4 / 8.4 .E8 : 0928 : / 8.3 / 8.3 / 8.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :KANKAKEE RIVER, DBRI3 :DUNNS BRIDGE (WHEATFIELD 5NE), IN - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 9.5 FTMINOR STAGE 10.0 FT :MODERATE STAGE 12.0 FTMAJOR STAGE 13.0 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 7.1 FT AT 2100 Z ON SEP 21 .ER DBRI3 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 7.7 .E2 : 0922 : / 8.2 / 8.5 / 8.7 / 8.9 .E3 : 0923 : / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 8.9 .E4 : 0924 : / 8.8 / 8.6 / 8.4 / 8.1 .E5 : 0925 : / 7.9 / 7.7 / 7.6 / 7.4 .E6 : 0926 : / 7.2 / 7.0 / 6.9 / 6.8 .E7 : 0927 : / 6.7 / 6.6 / 6.5 / 6.4 .E8 : 0928 : / 6.3 / 6.3 / 6.2 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : :************************************************************ :KANKAKEE RIVER, SLBI3 :SHELBY, IN - LOT : :ACTION STAGE 9.5 FTMINOR STAGE 10.5 FT :MODERATE STAGE 11.5 FTMAJOR STAGE 12.5 FT : :THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.2 FT AT 2145 Z ON SEP 21 .AR :CREST: SLBI3 0924 Z DC202609212318/DH1200/HGIFFXZ 9.9 :Crest near 9.9 FT around 12 Z on Thu, Sep 24 .ER SLBI3 0922 Z DC202609212318/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6 :RIVER FORECAST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0921 : / 8.5 .E2 : 0922 : / 8.7 / 8.9 / 9.1 / 9.2 .E3 : 0923 : / 9.4 / 9.6 / 9.7 / 9.8 .E4 : 0924 : / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.9 / 9.8 .E5 : 0925 : / 9.7 / 9.6 / 9.4 / 9.2 .E6 : 0926 : / 9.0 / 8.9 / 8.7 / 8.6 .E7 : 0927 : / 8.4 / 8.2 / 8.1 / 8.0 .E8 : 0928 : / 7.9 / 7.8 / 7.7 : : ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE : AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM : WATERSHEDS*** : :QPF (IN) / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z : 0921 / 0.00 : 0922 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 : : 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 23 is 0.00 inches : :FORECASTER COMMENTS... : : : :******************************************************************* : $$ : FCSTR EXT: 2569 : :...END of MESSAGE...