River Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
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274 FGUS83 KLOT 081741 RVSLOT Hydrologic Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1130 AM CST Mon Dec 08 2025 /1230 PM EST Mon Dec 08 2025/ Summary of recent river ice conditions based upon spotter reports. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Forecaster Comments Many rivers across the area have extensive ice cover. At least two minor ice jams appear to be ongoing on the Rock River, but no flooding has been reported. Temperatures the next few days are unlikely to cause significant ice melt, followed by a return to much colder temperatures this weekend into next week, which will be favorable for additional ice formation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are river ice reports submitted to the National Weather Service during the preceding 30 hours. Fox River... *South End Park, West Dundee Time: 2025/12/07 19:34 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-02 Open (5% ice cover) Melting or Breaking Quickly *Downstream of Stolp Island Time: 2025/12/08 12:46 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-05 Open (10% ice cover) Forming Slowly *0.25 mi south of Main Street Carpentersville Time: 2025/12/08 13:39 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-01 Open (0% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Yorkville Time: 2025/12/08 14:05 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-36 Partly Frozen (30% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Aldis Park, West Dundee Time: 2025/12/08 14:10 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-17 Partly Frozen (10% ice cover) Forming Slowly *South End Park, West Dundee Time: 2025/12/08 14:16 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-02 Partly Frozen (50% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Mill Street Bridge, Montgomery Time: 2025/12/08 14:49 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-16 Open (5% ice cover) *Bennett Park, Geneva Time: 2025/12/08 15:07 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-30 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) Forming Rapidly Du Page River... *Route 52 DuPage River Bridge in Shorewood Time: 2025/12/07 22:55 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DU-7 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Lincoln Greenway, Naperville Time: 2025/12/08 14:51 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DU-02 Open (10% ice cover) Forming Slowly Rock River... *Between Rockton and Roscoe Time: 2025/12/08 03:20 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-10 Open (5% ice cover) Forming Slowly *4 miles downstream IL-2, near Grand Detour Time: 2025/12/08 12:59 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-08 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) No Change *Loves Park Time: 2025/12/08 13:18 UTC | Source: Trained spotter rk-3 Mostly Frozen (95% ice cover) No Change *Bergstrom Dr, Machesney Park Time: 2025/12/08 14:04 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-11 Frozen Over (90% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Queen Oaks Dr, Machesney Park Time: 2025/12/08 14:15 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-9 Mostly Frozen (90% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Near Bauer Pkwy, Machesney Park Time: 2025/12/08 14:51 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-02 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Near Latham Rd, Machesney Park Time: 2025/12/08 14:30 UTC | Source: Trained spotter Rk-28 Mostly Frozen (70% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Near Il-2 Rockton Time: 2025/12/08 16:05 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-13 Open (5% ice cover) Forming Slowly Kankakee River... *Momence Rt 17 bridge Time: 2025/12/08 01:00 UTC | Source: Trained spotter kk-43 Open (0% ice cover) *Beckman Park, Kankakee Time: 2025/12/08 08:58 UTC | Source: Trained spotter Kk-13 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) No Change *Rte 113 downstream of Kankakee Time: 2025/12/08 12:41 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-14 Open (15% ice cover) Forming Slowly *2 miles downstream IL-17, Sun River Terrace Time: 2025/12/08 12:46 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-07 Partly Frozen (25% ice cover) No Change *Wilmington Dam Time: 2025/12/08 13:34 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-06 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Momence Anchor Club Time: 2025/12/08 13:48 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-32 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Will/Grundy County Line Time: 2025/12/08 13:48 UTC | Source: Trained spotter kk-04 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) *IN-55, Shelby Time: 2025/12/08 14:07 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-49 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *IN-55, Shelby Time: 2025/12/08 14:21 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-45 Open (0% ice cover) *One mile east of Momence Time: 2025/12/08 14:27 UTC | Source: Trained spotter Kk-03 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Custer Park 1/4 mile east of Wauponsee Trail Bridge Time: 2025/12/08 15:44 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-47 Partly Frozen (5% ice cover) No Change Illinois River... *Hwy 71, Starved Rock State Park Time: 2025/12/08 13:26 UTC | Source: Trained spotter IL-02 Mostly Frozen (85% ice cover) Forming Rapidly Vermilion River... *County Highway 23 Bridge, Oglesby Time: 2025/12/08 13:49 UTC | Source: Trained spotter IL-02 Mostly Frozen (90% ice cover) Forming Rapidly North Branch Chicago River... *Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve Time: 2025/12/08 14:18 UTC | Source: Trained spotter CH-02 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) Forming Slowly Des Plaines River... *Upstream of Ogden Bridge Time: 2025/12/08 14:18 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-38 Partly Frozen (20% ice cover) *Ryerson Conservation Area Time: 2025/12/08 14:40 UTC | Source: Trained spotter CH-02 Open (5% ice cover) No Change *BNSF bridge, Riverside Time: 2025/12/08 14:47 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-34 Partly Frozen (5% ice cover) Forming Slowly *Continental Bridge at Half Day and Daniel Wright Time: 2025/12/08 15:16 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-28 Open (5% ice cover) No Change Little Calumet River... *Northcote Bridge Time: 2025/12/08 14:48 UTC | Source: Trained spotter CL-01 Open (0% ice cover) No Change Other rivers & streams... *Nippersink Creek at Fox Lake Rd Park, Pistakee Highlands, McHenry, IL Time: 2025/12/08 13:24 UTC | Source: Trained spotter NP-1 Frozen Over (100% ice cover) Forming Slowly $$