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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:21 AM Apr. 10, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* 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 20.0 feet, Agricultural areas in La Salle, Spring
Valley, and Peru are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 20.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain near 20 feet
through early next week.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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