Vermilion River at Pontiac

The past week

What floods at each level

• 22 ft

  Pontiac water treatment plant is threatened. IL-116 is threatened at the river in Pontiac.

• 21 ft

  Widespread inundation of the floodplain south of downtown Pontiac floods reaches up to 5 blocks from the river.

• 20 ft

  Lincoln Elementary School is threatened in Pontiac.

• 19 ft

  Numerous residences threatened along Water Street north of the river in Pontiac. Widespread inundation of the floodplain south of downtown Pontiac reaches up to 2 blocks from the river. Residences along Mockingbird Lane and Meadowlark Drive are threatened in Fairway View west of Pontiac. Utility structures are threatened in Pontiac. Livingston County 4-H Park is threatened northwest of Pontiac.

• 18.5 ft

  Mockingbird Lane and Meadowlark Drive are threatened in Fairway View west of Pontiac.

• 18 ft

  IL-116 is threatened east of Pontiac. Inundation of Humiston-Riverside Park reaches Water Street north of the river in Pontiac.

• 17 ft

  Numerous residences threatened along Grove Street south of the river in Pontiac. Washington Elementary School is threatened in Pontiac.

• 16.5 ft

  Low-lying residences threatened along the river between Mill Street and Chataqua Park. Low-lying sections of Southside Cemetery are inundated in Pontiac.

• 15 ft

  Low-lying sections of Pontiac Golf Course are inundated.

• 14 ft

  Widespread areas of Chatauqua Park are inundated in Pontiac.

• 13 ft

  Park Street is threatened in Pontiac. Low-lying sections of Chautauqua Park are inundated in Pontiac.

• 12 ft

  Low-lying sections of Humiston-Riverside Park are inundated in Pontiac.

• 10 ft

  Low-lying sections of Play Park are inundated in Pontiac.

• 8 ft

  Trails along the river in Humiston-Riverside Park are threatened in Pontiac.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 2.0

  River nears zero flow.

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