Illinois River At Valley City

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Stage Color Key
11 ft - Near Flood 14 ft - Minor Flood 21 ft - Moderate Flood 23 ft - Major Flood

Latest Observation: Monday January 19th, 2026 07:30 PM CST
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 2.17 ft 6.59 kcfs
Record 27 ft 123000 cfs

Forecast
  Date (CST) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
  Wednesday 12/31/1969 06:00 PM 0.00 N/A
  Monday 01/19/2026 06:00 PM 2.80 8.80
  Tuesday 01/20/2026 12:00 AM 2.70 8.45
  Tuesday 01/20/2026 06:00 AM 2.60 8.10
  Tuesday 01/20/2026 12:00 PM 2.60 8.10
  Tuesday 01/20/2026 06:00 PM 2.60 8.10
  Wednesday 01/21/2026 12:00 AM 2.60 8.10

Observation
  Date (CST) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Monday 01/19/2026 09:30 AM 2.63 8.20
Monday 01/19/2026 10:00 AM 2.65 8.27
Monday 01/19/2026 10:30 AM 2.63 8.20
Monday 01/19/2026 11:00 AM 2.61 8.13
Monday 01/19/2026 11:30 AM 2.58 8.03
Monday 01/19/2026 12:00 PM 2.56 7.96
Monday 01/19/2026 12:30 PM 2.58 8.03
Monday 01/19/2026 01:00 PM 2.53 7.85
Monday 01/19/2026 01:30 PM 2.52 7.82
Monday 01/19/2026 02:00 PM 2.43 7.50
Monday 01/19/2026 02:30 PM 2.42 7.47
Monday 01/19/2026 03:00 PM 2.36 7.25
Monday 01/19/2026 03:30 PM 2.31 7.08
Monday 01/19/2026 04:00 PM 2.27 6.94
Monday 01/19/2026 04:30 PM 2.24 6.83
Monday 01/19/2026 05:00 PM 2.23 6.80
Monday 01/19/2026 05:30 PM 2.19 6.66
Monday 01/19/2026 06:00 PM 2.14 6.48
Monday 01/19/2026 06:30 PM 2.16 6.55
Monday 01/19/2026 07:00 PM 2.17 6.59

Hydrograph

Data Courtesy of the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
Script Courtesy of Dennis at East Masonville Weather with mods by Saratoga-weather.org