The Fox River Status Update for September 4, 2025 is available at https://dnr.illinois.gov/waterresources/strattonoperationsupdate.html
SUMMARY
There is currently less than 0.10” of rain forecasted for the lakes over the next 7 Days (Figure 4). Inflows are forecasted to remain at low levels (Figure 1). Fox Lake, the Upper River, and Pool are all forecasted to remain near 4.0’ (Figure 2). The Lower River will remain low, as there is no increase to system inflows (Figure 3).
Aaron Rotherham
Project Engineer
IDNR Office of Water Resources
(217)782-4615