- Wednesday April 5th, 2023 :: 08:03 p.m. CDT
Flood Warning until 04:00PM Saturday 
* 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...From this evening to Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Agricultural areas in La Salle, Spring Valley, and Peru are inundated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 20.1 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday was 20.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.7 feet early Friday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUREAU, IL ... LA SALLE, IL ... PUTNAM, IL
Address/Location
Vermilion Valley Regional Communications Joint Authority
844 W Lincoln St
Pontiac, IL 61764
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-844-0911