AREAS AFFECTED : LA SALLE, IL
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...
Illinois River at Ottawa affecting La Salle County.
Illinois River at La Salle affecting La Salle, Bureau and Putnam
Counties.
For the Illinois River (Upper)...including Ottawa, La Salle...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River from Heritage Harbor east of Ottawa
downstream to Starved Rock Lock and Dam, including the Ottawa
gauge.
* WHEN...Until early Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 464.0 feet, Backwater causes the Fox River to reach
bankfull near St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 463.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 464.5
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 463.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood