River Statement
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
Issued by NWS Chicago, IL
627 FGUS83 KLOT 091814 RVSLOT Hydrologic Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 114 PM CDT Mon Mar 09 2026 /0201 PM EDT Mon Mar 09 2026/ Summary of recent river ice conditions based upon spotter reports. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Forecaster Comments Due to mild temperatures, no recent river ice has been reported across the area. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are river ice reports submitted to the National Weather Service during the preceding 30 hours. Kankakee River... *SR55 Time: 2026/03/09 11:29 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-49 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Shelby, IN Time: 2026/03/09 12:13 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-45 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Wilmington Dam Time: 2026/03/09 12:16 UTC | Source: Trained spotter KK-06 Open (0% ice cover) No Change Rock River... *4 miles downstream IL 2 Time: 2026/03/09 11:29 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-8 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Near Bauer Parkway near Machesney Park Time: 2026/03/09 13:17 UTC | Source: Trained spotter RK-02 Open (0% ice cover) No Change Des Plaines River... *Continental Bridge Time: 2026/03/09 13:13 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-28 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Ryerson Conservation Area Time: 2026/03/09 14:24 UTC | Source: Trained spotter CH-02 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Footbridge at Rte 60 Time: 2026/03/09 16:39 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-10 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Old Rockland Rd, Libertyville Time: 2026/03/09 16:50 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-10 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Oak Spring Rd, Libertyville Time: 2026/03/09 16:58 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-10 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Rte 137, Libertyville Time: 2026/03/09 17:06 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-10 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Rte 120, Gurnee Time: 2026/03/09 17:20 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-10 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Riverside, downstream of Forest Avenue Time: 2026/03/09 13:30 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-34 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Washington St, Gurnee Time: 2026/03/09 17:32 UTC | Source: Trained spotter DP-10 Open (0% ice cover) No Change Fox River... *0.25 mi south of Main Street Carpentersville Time: 2026/03/09 13:48 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-01 Open (0% ice cover) No Change *Rt 47 bridge Yorkville Time: 2026/03/09 12:04 UTC | Source: Trained spotter FX-36 Open (0% ice cover) Melting or Breaking Quickly North Branch Chicago River... *Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve Time: 2026/03/09 14:03 UTC | Source: Trained spotter CH-02 Open (0% ice cover) Melting or Breaking Quickly $$