Kaskaskia River at Carlyle
Clinton County, Illinois
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 32.79 ft
Heimann levee is overtopped.
- 31.8 ft
Santa Fe, Hanover, and Germantown levees begin overtopping near this height.
- 26.8 ft
Residential flooding in Bartelso begins and backwater begins to flood Germantown sanitary sewage facilities.
- 23.6 ft
Near this height, wastewater treatmeant ponds along the left bank are threatened by floodwaters.
- 21.3 ft
Cabins on the left bank below the gage begin flooding.
- 20.3 ft
Township roads downstream in Covington begin flooding near this height.
- 18.5 ft
Near this level, the Corps will call partners to alert them to these elevated flows anticipated at or above 5000 cfs.
- 17.8 ft
Near this height, the left bank below the dam near the tailwater gage begins flooding. Minor flooding of park grounds begins.
- 16.5 ft
Near this height, downstream agricultural fields begin flooding.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1943 | 33.69 ft | 54,400 cfs |
| Jan 6, 1950 | 31.17 ft | 40,700 cfs |
| May 9, 1961 | 31.12 ft | 34,400 cfs |
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