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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:36 PM Apr. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and forecasted to continue.

* WHERE...Fox River from Johnsburg downstream to Red Gate Road in
St. Charles, including the Algonquin Lock & Dam tailwater gauge.

* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Fox River Drive threatened in East Dundee.
Boathouses threatened along the river in Cary.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise crest near 9.7 ft
this afternoon. The river will then begin falling and fall
below flood stage Saturday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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