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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:09 AM Jun. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY
EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Turtle Creek near Clinton.

* WHEN...From late tonight to late Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Water begins to flow across South Creek Rd
into agricultural land north of Beloit and toward the abandoned
river channel along Philhower Rd. Lathers Rd threatened in
Shopiere. Moccasin Trail at Bootmaker Dr, Leeson Park and Leeson
Park Rd threatened in Beloit. Widespread inundation of
agricultural land from Beloit to Shopiere to Carvers Rock Park.
Water overtops low-lying banks just downstream of Broad St in
Beloit and just downstream of Blackhawk Blvd/State St in Beloit
and South Beloit.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 6.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 10.9 feet early
tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.7 feet on 02/20/2018.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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River forecasts are available for some but not all river gaging
locations. The 7 day river forecast takes into account past
precipitation, soil moisture conditions, and predicted
precipitation for the basin. Precipitation is for the next 24 hours
in the future from April through September and for 48 hours in the
future from October through March.

(Stages in ft.)       Bank-       Latest         Forecast stages
-               Flood full       observed        ...for 1 am...
Location        stage stage     stage/time    Fri  Sat  Sun  Mon
Clinton         8.0   6.0   7.06  9 pm 6/18   9.5  6.2  4.8  4.3

-                    Highest       24 hour change
-                    observed      in river stage
-                    stage in        (ft.) up to     Highest stage
-                    the last      latest observed    forecast in
-                     7 days            stage         next 7 days
Clinton         7.06  8 pm 6/18         3.47       10.90 1 pm 6/19


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