Illinois waters
Illinois rivers
Free-flowing water big enough to float. Levels rise and fall with rain and snowmelt, so the gauge reading is the whole story on the morning you go.
Gauge locations. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
17 rivers in Illinois
| Water | Discharge | Percentile | Temp | 24h | Guides | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple RiverILAPPLE RIVER NEAR HANOVER, IL | 79 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Cache RiverILCACHE RIVER AT FORMAN, IL | 2 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Embarras RiverILEMBARRAS RIVER AT STE. MARIE, IL | 41 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Fox RiverILFOX RIVER AT MONTGOMERY, IL | 973 cfs | 49th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Illinois River (Illinois)ILILLINOIS RIVER AT VALLEY CITY, IL | 9,920 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↑ rising | 0 | none yet |
| Iroquois RiverILIROQUOIS RIVER AT IROQUOIS, IL | 116 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Kankakee RiverILKANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL | 1,320 cfs | 60th | n/a | → steady | 1 | none yet |
| Kaskaskia RiverILKASKASKIA RIVER NEAR VENEDY STATION, IL | 103 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Kishwaukee RiverILKISHWAUKEE RIVER NEAR PERRYVILLE, IL | 493 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Little Wabash RiverILLITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CARMI, IL | 28 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Mackinaw RiverILMACKINAW RIVER NEAR GREEN VALLEY, IL | 96 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Pecatonica RiverILPECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPORT, IL | 938 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Rock RiverILROCK RIVER AT ROCKTON, IL | 3,340 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Sangamon RiverILSANGAMON RIVER AT PETERSBURG, IL | 111 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Spoon RiverILSPOON RIVER AT LONDON MILLS, IL | 761 cfs | n/a | n/a | ↓ falling | 0 | none yet |
| Vermilion RiverILVERMILION RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, IL | 101 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
| Wabash RiverILWABASH RIVER AT MT. CARMEL, IL | 7,890 cfs | n/a | n/a | → steady | 0 | none yet |
Looking for something else in Illinois? See all 23 Illinois waters, with the guides and recognition programs attached to them.