AREAS AFFECTED : BUREAU, IL; LA SALLE, IL; PUTNAM, 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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Illinois River from Starved Rock Lock and Dam downstream
to confluence with Big Bureau Creek, including the La Salle gauge.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, Lower parking lot at Starved Rock State
Park is inundated east of La Salle. High water levels begin to
impact shipping interests along the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 21.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:45 AM CDT Saturday was 21.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.4
feet early Monday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage near the end of next week.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood