Des Plaines River near Gurnee
Lake County, Illinois
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 13.5 ft
Structures are threatened at Libertyville Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- 12.5 ft
Structures are threatened at Mundelein Water Reclamation Facility near Libertyville.
- 12 ft
Libertyville Wastewater Treatment Plant property is threatened.
- 11 ft
US-41 (Skokie Highway) threatened near the river in Gurnee. Mundelein Water Reclamation Facility property is threatened near Libertyville.
- 10 ft
Residences threatened along Kilbourne Road and near O'Plaine Road and McClure Avenue in Gurnee. Businesses threatened along Old Grand Avenue near IL-132 in Gurnee. IL-132 (Grand Avenue) is threatened east of the river in Gurnee.
- 9 ft
Kilbourne Road and Emerald Avenue threatened near Grand Avenue in Gurnee.
- 7 ft
Forest land inundated near the river in Gurnee.
- 6.5 ft
Low-lying sections of the Des Plaines River trail inundated.
- 6 ft
Water overtops low-lying banks in Gurnee.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2017 | 12.09 ft | 3,440 cfs |
| Sep 26, 1986 | 11.95 ft | 3,530 cfs |
| May 25, 2004 | 11.76 ft | 3,890 cfs |
When the water runs low
- 1.0
River nears zero flow.
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