Kaskaskia River

States: Illinois 9 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Kaskaskia River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading .

Station Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft) Condition Flood Stage (ft)
Kaskaskia River Below Ficklin, IL
IL
71 2.98 Normal
Kaskaskia River Near Cowden, IL
IL
1,180 6.93 Normal 15.0 ft
Kaskaskia River Near Venedy Station, IL
IL
4,680 12.29 Normal
Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, IL
IL
3,390 14.81 Normal 16.5 ft
Kaskaskia River at Chesterville, IL
IL
Unknown
Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills, IL
IL
254 3.87 Normal
Kaskaskia River at New Athens, IL
IL
5,590 69.67 Very High 79.0 ft
Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, IL
IL
918 9.16 Normal 549.0 ft
Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, IL
IL
2,020 9.53 Normal 18.0 ft

About the Kaskaskia River

The Kaskaskia River is monitored by 9 active USGS stream gauges across Illinois. 1 of 9 gauges are running above normal for this date. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Kaskaskia River at New Athens, IL (5,590 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System