Fox River at Yorkville (Palmer Dam)

The past week

What floods at each level

• 22.5 ft

  Sundown Lane threatened near Saw Wee Kee State Park.

• 22 ft

  Structures threatened at Riverfront Park in Yorkville.

• 21.5 ft

  A few residences threatened along River Street in Yorkville.

• 21 ft

  County Highway 24 (Van Emmon Road) threatened east of Yorkville.

• 20.5 ft

  A few structures threatened along Riverview Court between Yorkville and Oswego. Hydraulic Avenue threatened at Riverfront Park in Yorkville.

• 20 ft

  Residences threatened along Riverside Street east of Yorkville. A few structures threatened off County Highway 24 (Van Emmon Road) east of Yorkville. Millhurst Road threatened west of Fox River Drive between Yorkville and Millbrook.

• 19 ft

  Residences threatened along Race Street in Millington.

• 18.5 ft

  Structures threatened at Yorkville Bristol Sanitary in Yorkville. Race Street threatened at Bridge Street in Millington.

• 18 ft

  Multiple structures threatened at Hide Away Lakes Campground.

• 17 ft

  Historic Farnsworth House is threatened south of Plano.

• 16.5 ft

  Yorkville Bristol Sanitary property threatened in Yorkville. Water overtops low-lying banks near Saw Wee Kee State Park.

• 15.5 ft

  Low-lying sections of Hide Away Lakes Campground inundated.

• 14.5 ft

  Trails threatened at Riverfront Park in Yorkville.

• 14 ft

  Water overtops low-lying banks near Silver Springs State Park.

• 13.5 ft

  Water overtops low-lying banks in Yorkville near Riverfront Park.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 12.5

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

• 12.1

  River reaches crest elevation of Palmer Dam. River nears zero flow except for water passing through bypass channel.

• 11.5

  River nears zero flow.

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