Elkhorn Creek Near Penrose, IL

USGS Site No: 05444000 • Elkhorn Creek • Whiteside County, IL

Elkhorn Creek Near Penrose, IL on the Elkhorn Creek is currently at 60 cfs (Normal — 28th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.94 ft.

Reading from

60
CFS Discharge
2.94
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 37
25th Low threshold 56
50th (Median) Normal (median) 85 Today: 60 cfs
75th High threshold 161
95th Very High threshold 422

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.

806 403 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 61 2.95
May 27, 2026 63 2.97
May 26, 2026 65 2.98
May 25, 2026 68 3.00
May 24, 2026 72 3.03
May 23, 2026 71 3.02
May 22, 2026 71 3.02
May 21, 2026 72 3.03
May 20, 2026 76 3.05
May 19, 2026 80 3.08
May 18, 2026 80 3.09
May 17, 2026 82 3.10
May 16, 2026 85 3.12
May 15, 2026 84 3.11
Apr 20, 2026 276 4.07
Apr 19, 2026 371 4.45
Apr 18, 2026 604 5.26
Apr 17, 2026 347 4.36
Apr 16, 2026 377 4.42
Apr 15, 2026 154 3.49
Apr 14, 2026 160 3.52
Apr 13, 2026 168 3.56
Apr 12, 2026 175 3.60
Apr 11, 2026 205 3.75
Apr 10, 2026 171 3.58
Apr 9, 2026 116 3.28
Apr 8, 2026 127 3.34
Apr 7, 2026 145 3.44
Apr 6, 2026 180 3.62
Apr 5, 2026 257 3.98

Station Information

USGS Site No
05444000
State
IL
County
Whiteside County
Coordinates
41.9028, -89.6964
Drainage Area
146 mi²
Datum (ft)
657.8
HUC Code
07090005
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
604 cfs
Apr 18, 2026
Min discharge
29 cfs
Mar 2, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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