Cahokia Creek at Edwardsville, IL

USGS Site No: 05587900 • Cahokia Creek • Madison County, IL

Cahokia Creek at Edwardsville, IL on the Cahokia Creek is currently at 49 cfs (Normal — 54th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.63 ft.

Reading from

49
CFS Discharge
3.63
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 6
25th Low threshold 15
50th (Median) Normal (median) 35
75th High threshold 124 Today: 49 cfs
95th Very High threshold 763

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

5.3k 2.6k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 56 3.68
May 27, 2026 62 3.72
May 26, 2026 68 3.76
May 25, 2026 82 3.85
May 24, 2026 100 3.94
May 23, 2026 123 4.04
May 22, 2026 162 4.19
May 21, 2026 262 4.49
May 20, 2026 487 5.17
May 19, 2026 1,770 8.65
May 18, 2026 1,260 7.09
May 17, 2026 80 3.83
May 16, 2026 106 3.94
May 15, 2026 65 3.74
Apr 20, 2026 146 4.13
Apr 19, 2026 388 4.87
Apr 18, 2026 434 5.01
Apr 17, 2026 290 4.57
Apr 16, 2026 688 5.77
Apr 15, 2026 44 3.56
Apr 14, 2026 41 3.57
Apr 13, 2026 37 3.53
Apr 12, 2026 40 3.56
Apr 11, 2026 43 3.58
Apr 10, 2026 47 3.62
Apr 9, 2026 54 3.67
Apr 8, 2026 62 3.72
Apr 7, 2026 79 3.83
Apr 6, 2026 121 4.03
Apr 5, 2026 274 4.53

Station Information

USGS Site No
05587900
State
IL
County
Madison County
Coordinates
38.8244, -89.9747
Drainage Area
212 mi²
Datum (ft)
425.1
HUC Code
07140101
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
5,790 cfs
May 20, 2025
Min discharge
1 cfs
Oct 8, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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