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Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie

Highest listed crest 28.06 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft151 crests since 1910

The Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 151 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1910 to 2026. The highest, 28.06 ft on June 7, 2008, was major flooding, 9.06 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 gauge

Highest listed crest
28.06 ft
June 7, 2008; 60,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
1
101st of 177 gauges in Illinois
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
23.89 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Jasper County
Illinois

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie
Action stage17.026Jun 24, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.022Jan 19, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.081Apr 7, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.01Jun 7, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

151 crests from 1910 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie, 1910 to 2026 0102030ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Jul 18, 1910: 20.05 ft, moderate flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1910: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1911: 20.86 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1915: 20.83 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1916: 21.11 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1917: 21.63 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1918: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 8,320 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1919: 19.55 ft, minor flooding; 8,060 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1919: 19.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,390 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1921: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1922: 21.86 ft, moderate flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1923: 21.65 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1924: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1926: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1927: 25.34 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1927: 20.19 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1929: 22.99 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1930: 23.31 ft, moderate flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1931: 12.18 ft, below flood stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1932: 19.21 ft, minor flooding; 8,340 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1933: 21.84 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1934: 12.47 ft, below flood stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1935: 20.55 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1936: 18.72 ft, action stage; 8,450 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1937: 21.79 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1938: 25.12 ft, moderate flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1939: 21.93 ft, moderate flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1940: 19.32 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1941: 14.34 ft, below flood stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1942: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1943: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1944: 20.38 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1945: 21.87 ft, moderate flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1946: 20.29 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1947: 18.34 ft, action stage; 7,100 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1948: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1949: 21.36 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 25.95 ft, moderate flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1951: 21.54 ft, moderate flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1952: 18.75 ft, action stage; 8,500 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1953: 14.76 ft, below flood stage; 5,090 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1954: 2.53 ft, below flood stage; 408 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1955: 14.32 ft, below flood stage; 4,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1956: 19.34 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1957: 26.54 ft, moderate flooding; 39,800 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1957: 21.86 ft, moderate flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1959: 21.43 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1960: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 26.08 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1962: 21.83 ft, moderate flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1963: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1964: 18.16 ft, action stage; 7,680 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1965: 13.61 ft, below flood stage; 4,700 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1966: 15.92 ft, below flood stage; 6,050 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1966: 21.64 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1967: 26.00 ft, moderate flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 22.75 ft, moderate flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 21.50 ft, moderate flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1971: 18.67 ft, action stage; 8,310 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1972: 17.96 ft, action stage; 7,460 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1973: 20.11 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1974: 22.48 ft, moderate flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 21.42 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1976: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1977: 17.95 ft, action stage; 7,460 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1978: 20.85 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 23.07 ft, moderate flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1980: 18.06 ft, action stage; 7,560 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1981: 17.97 ft, action stage; 7,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1982: 22.13 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1982: 21.61 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1984: 23.78 ft, moderate flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 24.38 ft, moderate flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1985: 22.23 ft, moderate flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1987: 14.25 ft, below flood stage; 5,460 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1987: 21.54 ft, moderate floodingFeb 3, 1988: 21.54 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1989: 20.98 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1990: 23.38 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 23.53 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1992: 18.71 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1992: 22.75 ft, moderate flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1993: 22.81 ft, moderate flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1995: 23.63 ft, moderate flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1996: 23.21 ft, moderate flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1996: 25.17 ft, moderate flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 21.43 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1997: 19.56 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1998: 21.26 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1998: 19.39 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1999: 23.39 ft, moderate flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1999: 21.28 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 2000: 17.52 ft, action stage; 8,920 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2000: 22.38 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 26.36 ft, moderate flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2003: 16.58 ft, below flood stage; 8,660 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2004: 20.86 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 24.88 ft, moderate flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 20.31 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 2006: 20.56 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2007: 20.02 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2008: 19.99 ft, minor flooding; 12,913 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2008: 28.06 ft, major flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2009: 23.02 ft, moderate flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2009: 19.05 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2009: 19.23 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2011: 15.88 ft, below flood stageMar 7, 2011: 20.60 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 23.33 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2012: 17.11 ft, action stage; 9,290 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 22.71 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2014: 19.15 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2015: 19.64 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 26.83 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 24.28 ft, moderate flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2017: 25.56 ft, moderate flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2018: 19.84 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2018: 20.13 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 21.75 ft, moderate flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2018: 22.37 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 17.04 ft, action stage; 9,260 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2019: 17.46 ft, action stage; 9,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2019: 17.82 ft, action stage; 9,940 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2019: 18.06 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 17.92 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 15.57 ft, below flood stage; 8,020 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2019: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2019: 15.57 ft, below flood stage; 7,910 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2020: 23.62 ft, moderate flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 19.02 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2020: 17.95 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 16.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,710 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2020: 17.27 ft, action stage; 9,630 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2020: 18.87 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2021: 17.64 ft, action stage; 9,790 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2021: 17.86 ft, action stage; 9,980 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2021: 16.59 ft, below flood stage; 9,010 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2021: 16.84 ft, below flood stage; 9,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2022: 20.51 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2022: 18.86 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2022: 17.88 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2022: 15.67 ft, below flood stage; 8,200 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2022: 15.72 ft, below flood stage; 8,590 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2023: 17.62 ft, action stage; 9,240 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2023: 20.83 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 23.89 ft, moderate flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2026: 16.61 ft, below flood stage; 9,550 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2026: 16.98 ft, below flood stage; 9,910 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2026: 16.48 ft, below flood stage; 9,420 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2026: 18.03 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.06 ft, Jun 7, 2008 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie 1910s: 9 1920s: 8 1930s: 7 1940s: 8 1950s: 6 1960s: 7 1970s: 7 1980s: 8 1990s: 13 2000s: 12 2010s: 14 14 2020s: 5 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 151 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Embarras River (IL) at Ste Marie
1Jun 7, 200828.06+9.06Major60,400
2Dec 30, 201526.83+7.83Moderate40,700
3Jun 30, 195726.54+7.54Moderate39,800
4May 13, 200226.36+7.36Moderate38,800
5May 9, 196126.08+7.08Moderate37,800
6Dec 23, 196726.00+7.00Moderate37,300
7Jan 4, 195025.95+6.95Moderate44,800
8May 6, 201725.56+6.56Moderate34,100
9May 30, 192725.34+6.34Moderate39,000
10May 9, 199625.17+6.17Moderate31,900
11Apr 1, 193825.12+6.12Moderate37,400
12Jan 6, 200524.88+5.88Moderate30,400
13May 20, 194324.40+5.40Moderate32,000
14Feb 25, 198524.38+5.38Moderate28,200
15May 1, 201724.28+5.28Moderate27,600
16Apr 7, 202523.89+4.89Moderate25,000
17Apr 23, 198423.78+4.78Moderate27,500
18May 19, 199523.63+4.63Moderate24,500
19Jan 13, 202023.62+4.62Moderate26,600
20Dec 31, 199023.53+4.53Moderate24,100
21Jan 23, 199923.39+4.39Moderate23,500
22May 18, 199023.38+4.38Moderate23,400
23Apr 29, 201123.33+4.33Moderate27,000
24Jan 14, 193023.31+4.31Moderate25,200
25Apr 30, 199623.21+4.21Moderate22,700
26Mar 5, 197923.07+4.07Moderate24,800
27Feb 13, 200923.02+4.02Moderate25,400
28May 20, 192922.99+3.99Moderate23,600
29Nov 16, 199322.81+3.81Moderate21,100
30Jan 31, 196922.75+3.75Moderate23,800
31Nov 14, 199222.75+3.75Moderate20,900
32Apr 20, 201322.71+3.71Moderate24,000
33Jun 1, 197422.48+3.48Moderate21,800
34Oct 7, 200022.38+3.38Moderate19,500
35Jun 14, 201822.37+3.37Moderate22,500
36Nov 21, 198522.23+3.23Moderate19,100
37Mar 28, 194822.15+3.15Moderate29,200
38Feb 23, 198222.13+3.13Moderate22,000
39Mar 13, 193921.93+2.93Moderate23,900
40Apr 1, 194521.87+2.87Moderate25,500
41Mar 15, 192221.86+2.86Moderate28,100
42Dec 22, 195721.86+2.86Moderate21,300
43May 15, 193321.84+2.84Moderate22,500
44Mar 23, 196221.83+2.83Moderate21,000
45Jan 16, 193721.79+2.79Moderate17,300
46Apr 5, 201821.75+2.75Moderate19,900
47Mar 18, 192321.65+2.65Moderate16,600
48Dec 12, 196621.64+2.64Moderate19,200
49Jun 6, 191721.63+2.63Moderate23,600
50Dec 26, 198221.61+2.61Moderate20,200

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 7, 2008: 28.06 ft here, major flooding

  • LawrencevilleIL · Jun 10, 2008 · 42.61 ft · Major · its highest

December 30, 2015: 26.83 ft here, moderate flooding

May 13, 2002: 26.36 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Embarras River (IL)

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Embarras River (IL)
Ste Marie this gaugeIL19.028.06 ft, Jun 7, 20081
LawrencevilleIL30.042.61 ft, Jun 10, 20082

Jasper County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Illinois

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STMI2, 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.