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: Sunday January 11th, 2026 04:30 PM CST
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 3.92 ft 12.7 kcfs
Record 27 ft 123000 cfs

Forecast
  Date (CST) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
  Wednesday 12/31/1969 06:00 PM 0.00 N/A
  Sunday 01/11/2026 06:00 PM 3.90 12.60
  Monday 01/12/2026 12:00 AM 4.00 13.00
  Monday 01/12/2026 06:00 AM 4.10 13.40
  Monday 01/12/2026 12:00 PM 4.30 14.10
  Monday 01/12/2026 06:00 PM 4.40 14.50
  Tuesday 01/13/2026 12:00 AM 4.70 15.70

Observation
  Date (CST) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Sunday 01/11/2026 06:30 AM 3.69 11.90
Sunday 01/11/2026 07:00 AM 3.72 12.00
Sunday 01/11/2026 07:30 AM 3.70 11.90
Sunday 01/11/2026 08:00 AM 3.70 11.90
Sunday 01/11/2026 08:30 AM 3.74 12.10
Sunday 01/11/2026 09:00 AM 3.75 12.10
Sunday 01/11/2026 09:30 AM 3.75 12.10
Sunday 01/11/2026 10:00 AM 3.76 12.20
Sunday 01/11/2026 10:30 AM 3.77 12.20
Sunday 01/11/2026 11:00 AM 3.80 12.30
Sunday 01/11/2026 11:30 AM 3.79 12.30
Sunday 01/11/2026 12:00 PM 3.81 12.30
Sunday 01/11/2026 12:30 PM 3.82 12.40
Sunday 01/11/2026 01:00 PM 3.83 12.40
Sunday 01/11/2026 01:30 PM 3.85 12.50
Sunday 01/11/2026 02:00 PM 3.87 12.50
Sunday 01/11/2026 02:30 PM 3.86 12.50
Sunday 01/11/2026 03:00 PM 3.89 12.60
Sunday 01/11/2026 03:30 PM 3.89 12.60
Sunday 01/11/2026 04:00 PM 3.91 12.70

Hydrograph

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