The Embarras River (IL) at Lawrenceville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 150 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2002 to 2026. The highest, 42.61 ft on June 10, 2008, was major flooding, 12.61 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Embarras River (IL) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
Flood categories, Embarras River (IL) at Lawrenceville
Action stage
27.0
33
Jun 14, 2026
The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)
30.0
93
Jun 29, 2026
Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage
37.0
8
Apr 8, 2025
Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage
41.0
2
Jun 10, 2008
Extensive inundation of structures and roads
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Every listed crest
150 crests from 2002 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
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Highest crests
The 50 highest of 150 listed crests.
Highest listed crests, Embarras River (IL) at Lawrenceville
1
Jun 10, 2008
42.61
+12.61
Major
47,500
2
May 16, 2002
41.61
+11.61
Major
39,300
3
Apr 30, 2011
40.82
+10.82
Moderate
38,000
4
Jan 8, 2005
40.73
+10.73
Moderate
42,100
5
May 8, 2017
40.64
+10.64
Moderate
37,700
6
Jan 1, 2016
40.29
+10.29
Moderate
36,200
7
Apr 27, 2013
38.99
+8.99
Moderate
30,600
8
Apr 8, 2025
38.95
+8.95
Moderate
31,300
9
Jan 16, 2020
37.71
+7.71
Moderate
26,200
10
Feb 15, 2009
37.22
+7.22
Moderate
23,200
11
Jul 3, 2013
36.79
+6.79
Minor
23,400
12
Apr 8, 2018
36.50
+6.50
Minor
22,200
13
Jun 16, 2018
36.31
+6.31
Minor
21,700
14
Jan 18, 2007
36.15
+6.15
Minor
—
15
Mar 29, 2023
36.01
+6.01
Minor
20,700
16
Mar 9, 2011
35.93
+5.93
Minor
19,400
17
Apr 6, 2014
35.93
+5.93
Minor
20,900
18
Mar 1, 2018
35.83
+5.83
Minor
20,200
19
Jun 25, 2015
35.42
+5.42
Minor
19,000
20
Feb 10, 2019
35.37
+5.37
Minor
17,300
21
May 18, 2009
35.34
+5.34
Minor
17,800
22
Feb 22, 2022
35.29
+5.29
Minor
18,700
23
Jan 9, 2004
35.21
+5.21
Minor
18,100
24
Mar 14, 2006
35.00
+5.00
Minor
17,000
25
Feb 12, 2008
34.90
+4.90
Minor
—
26
Mar 21, 2020
34.79
+4.79
Minor
17,300
27
Jun 27, 2019
34.48
+4.48
Minor
16,500
28
Mar 15, 2015
34.23
+4.23
Minor
15,900
29
Jun 29, 2026
33.74
+3.74
Minor
15,600
30
Sep 11, 2018
33.52
+3.52
Minor
14,200
31
Apr 12, 2009
33.46
+3.46
Minor
13,700
32
Dec 29, 2009
33.45
+3.45
Minor
13,200
33
Jun 4, 2013
33.43
+3.43
Minor
14,700
34
Mar 8, 2023
33.39
+3.39
Minor
13,900
35
Dec 24, 2013
33.23
+3.23
Minor
14,200
36
Mar 12, 2022
33.22
+3.22
Minor
13,500
37
Mar 9, 2026
32.84
+2.84
Minor
14,500
38
Mar 4, 2021
32.81
+2.81
Minor
14,200
39
Mar 23, 2021
32.74
+2.74
Minor
14,100
40
May 30, 2004
32.70
+2.70
Minor
—
41
Dec 17, 2018
32.67
+2.67
Minor
12,600
42
May 12, 2003
32.53
+2.53
Minor
11,400
43
Apr 23, 2019
32.53
+2.53
Minor
12,400
44
Aug 5, 2020
32.53
+2.53
Minor
12,500
45
Jan 16, 2013
32.41
+2.41
Minor
8,390
46
Jan 31, 2012
32.36
+2.36
Minor
—
47
Jan 28, 2019
32.35
+2.35
Minor
12,200
48
Apr 4, 2019
32.32
+2.32
Minor
12,100
49
Jun 23, 2009
32.28
+2.28
Minor
10,900
50
Jun 28, 2011
32.28
+2.28
Minor
8,270
05
The worst floods along the Embarras River (IL)
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Embarras River (IL) that crested above flood stage within a week.
June 10, 2008: 42.61 ft here, major flooding
Ste MarieIL · Jun 7, 2008 · 28.06 ft · Major · its highest
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LAWI2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.