Illinois River at Hardin

The past week

What floods at each level

• 42.7 ft

  Water reaches instrument shelf in gage house.

• 40.6 ft

  Buildings in Eldred begin to flood.

• 39.79 ft

  The levee on Hurricane Creek in Hillview is overtopped at this stage.

• 39.4 ft

  Floodwater reaches the floor the gage house.

• 39 ft

  The Hillview Drainage District levee and Eldred levee are overtopped near this height.

• 38.6 ft

  The Hartwell Levee will be overtopped at this river stage. Also...Illinois Route 100 at Illinois Route 108 begins flooding at the Kampsville Ferry near this height.

• 38.5 ft

  Nutwood levee is overtopped near this height.

• 36.5 ft

  Lorton River House and other Hardin businesses along Highway 100 begin flooding near this level.

• 35.5 ft

  The U.S. Coast Guard will consider closing the Illinois River to all vessel traffic between 10 and 50 miles above the mouth of the river.

• 35 ft

  Flood fighting activities begin in Hillview.

• 34.7 ft

  Illinois River Road, or Highway 1, in South Hardin begins flooding.

• 34.29 ft

  Illinois State Highway 100 north of Kampsville begins flooding and is closed near this height.

• 34 ft

  Route 100 is flooded north of Hardin. Jersey County Grain Company utility buildings begin flooding.

• 33.79 ft

  Route 96 is overtopped in Kampsville. The Kampsville Fire Department begins flooding.

• 33 ft

  River Road in Bedford is overtopped. In Kampsville, the intersection of Illinois 100 and Illinois 96 floods near this height.

• 32.7 ft

  Kampsville Inn begins flooding near this level.

• 32.6 ft

  In Kampsville, an open-sided pavillion at the south end of 2nd Street, nearby restrooms, and businesses along Broadway near Highway 96 begin flooding near this height.

• 32.5 ft

  The parking lot of the Barefoot Restaurant in Hardin begins flooding near this level.

• 32.29 ft

  The sales office at Hurley Dodge in Hardin begins flooding.

• 32.2 ft

  Cottages along South Park Street in south Hardin begin flooding near this level.

• 32 ft

  Water Street in Hardin begins flooding near John F. Kennedy Street.

• 31.8 ft

  The Brussels ferry service is interrupted.

• 25 ft

  Flood Stage. Lowland flooding of unprotected agricultural land begins.

• 18.2 ft

  At and below this height, barge traffic will need to consider lowering tonnage to avoid grounding.

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