Du Page River near Plainfield

The past week

What floods at each level

• 18 ft

  Numerous residences threatened near the river and Plainfield-Naperville Road south of Naperville.

• 16 ft

  Renwick Road is threatened at the river in Plainfield. Lockport Street is threatened at the river in downtown Plainfield. Naperville Road is threatened near downtown Plainfield. West 127th Street is threatened near the river north of Plainfield.

• 15.5 ft

  Numerous structures in downtown Plainfield near the river are threatened. IL-59/US-30 is threated at the underpass near the river in downtown Plainfield.

• 15 ft

  Numerous structures threatened west of Louis Joliet Mall. Numerous residences threatened near Renwick Road and River Road south of Plainfield. Numerous residences are threatened west of Naperville Road near downtown Plainfield.

• 13.5 ft

  West 135th Street is threatened at the river north of Plainfield.

• 13 ft

  Naperville Road is threatened at Marina Drive north of Plainfield.

• 11 ft

  Lower portions of Electric Park in Plainfield are inundated.

• 10.5 ft

  Water covers boat launch west of Naperville-Plainfield Rd at 135th Street. Some backyard flooding occurs along SW corner of Weller Drive.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 6.5

  Approximate stage of the 1-in-10 annual chance flow (7-day average).

• 6.0

  River nears zero flow.

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