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Kishwaukee River at Belvidere

Critical Stages
6' - Action
9' - Flood
10' - Moderate
12' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 10:30 AM CST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 1.09 ft

Flow: 0.118 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10:30 AM 12/6 1.09 0.118
10:15 AM 12/6 1.09 0.118
10:00 AM 12/6 1.09 0.118
9:45 AM 12/6 1.09 0.118
9:30 AM 12/6 1.09 0.118
9:15 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
9:00 AM 12/6 1.09 0.118
8:45 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
8:30 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
8:15 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
8:00 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
7:45 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
7:30 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
7:15 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
7:00 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
6:45 AM 12/6 1.07 0.114
6:30 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
6:15 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
6:00 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
5:45 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
5:30 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
5:15 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
5:00 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
4:45 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
4:30 AM 12/6 1.08 0.116
4:15 AM 12/6 1.07 0.114
4:00 AM 12/6 1.07 0.114
3:45 AM 12/6 1.07 0.114
3:30 AM 12/6 1.07 0.114
3:15 AM 12/6 1.07 0.114
Hydrograph for Kishwaukee River at Belvidere
21' - I-90 may be threatened west of Belvidere.
19' - Union Pacific Railroad tracks threatened in Cherry Valley.
16.5' - Newburg Road threatened west of Belvidere.
16' - Inundation of structures and roadways reaches 1-2 blocks from the river in downtown Belvidere. Roadways and structures threatened at Bel Mo Mobile Home Park in Belvidere. US-20 Business and Appleton Road threatened in Belvidere. Residences threatened along East Street and Van Buren Street in Cherry Valley.
15.5' - Belvidere Sewage Treatment Plant threatened. US-20 and Union Pacific Railroad tracks threatened east of Belvidere. Main Street threatened in Belvidere.
15' - Commercial structures threatened in downtown Belvidere. Widespread inundation of agricultural land and woodland near Belvidere. Water reaches the top of the levee along River Drive in Belvidere. Residential structures threatened along Grove Street and Cherry Street in Cherry Valley. Athletic fields threatened and overflow begins into lake at Baumann Park in Cherry Valley.
14' - Parking lots threatened in downtown Belvidere.
12' - Parking lots threatened at Baumann Park in Cherry Valley.
11.5' - Lawrenceville Road threatened east of Belvidere. Structures in Belvidere Park are threatened. Without flood protection, multiple residential structures threatened along Gaynor Street, Gladys Court, Burgess Road, and River Drive.
11' - Industrial structures threatened along Pleasant Street and Meadow Street in Belvidere. Epworth Road threatened east of Belvidere. Widespread inundation in Belvidere Park.
10.5' - Water begins to bypass the main channel east of Belvidere toward Coon Creek and Belmar Golf Club. Without flood protection, Gaynor Street threatened in Belvidere. Trails threatened at Baumann Park in Cherry Valley.
10' - Trails in Spencer Park threatened. Parking lots threatened in Belvidere Park.
9.5' - Holiday Acres Campground threatened east of Belvidere. Northwoods RV Resort is threatened in Garden Prairie.
9' - Boone-McHenry County Line Road threatened. Low-lying areas are threatened in Belvidere Park.
8' - Trails in Belvidere Park threatened.
6' - Water overtops low-lying banks along the river in and near Belvidere.
DateStage (ft)
Jan 24, 1938 16.9
Feb 20, 1994 14.19
Jun 14, 1999 13.97
Mar 16, 1943 13.1
Jan 6, 1946 12.9
Jul 3, 1978 12.88
Mar 20, 1979 12.76
Feb 20, 1971 12.74
Mar 31, 1960 12.7
Mar 15, 1944 12.56
Apr 19, 2013 12.31
Sep 4, 2018 12
Mar 20, 1948 12
Jul 1, 1993 11.91
Sep 19, 1972 11.8
Feb 22, 1997 11.74
Aug 21, 2007 11.6
May 17, 1974 11.42
Mar 12, 1952 11.24
Sep 14, 2019 11.21

Data provided by the National Weather Service.