The Fox River Status Update for September 17, 2026 is available at https://dnr.illinois.gov/waterresources/strattonoperationsupdate.html
SUMMARY
There is currently over 4.0” of rain forecast for the system over the next 7 Days, (Figure 4). Inflows are forecasted to peak on Tuesday 9/22 at 3800 cfs (Figure 1). Fox Lake, the Upper River, and Pool is currently forecasted to peak at near 5.0’ on Thursday and Friday of next week (Figure 2). The Lower River is forecasted to peak on Friday of next week (Figure 3).
Aaron Rotherham
Project Engineer
IDNR Office of Water Resources
