Kankakee River near Lorenzo

Highest listed crest 508.54 ftFlood stage 508.0 ft8 crests since 2013

The Kankakee River near Lorenzo crested above flood stage 2 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2020. The highest, 508.54 ft on May 18, 2020, was minor flooding, 0.54 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Kankakee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 508.54 ft; May 18, 2020
Flood stage: 508.0 ft; Major flooding from 510.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: May 18, 2020; 508.54 ft, minor flooding
Location: Grundy County; Near Channahon (2.4 mi), Minooka (4.3 mi), Morris (8.5 mi)
Identifiers: NWS KRDI2; USGS 412320088154101

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kankakee River near Lorenzo

Action stage	507.0	1	Feb 21, 2018	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	508.0	2	May 18, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	509.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	510.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2013 to 2020. 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Kankakee River near Lorenzo

1	May 18, 2020	508.54	+0.54	Minor	—
2	Apr 19, 2013	508.18	+0.18	Minor	—
3	Feb 21, 2018	507.65	−0.35	Action	—
4	May 2, 2019	506.36	−1.64	Below flood stage	—
5	Mar 10, 2015	505.62	−2.38	Below flood stage	—
6	Jul 23, 2017	505.47	−2.53	Below flood stage	—
7	Jun 22, 2014	505.32	−2.68	Below flood stage	—
8	May 16, 2019	505.28	−2.72	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Kankakee River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Kankakee River that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 18, 2020: 508.54 ft here, minor flooding

WilmingtonIL · May 18, 2020 · 9.07 ft · Moderate
MomenceIL · May 18, 2020 · 6.87 ft · Moderate

April 19, 2013: 508.18 ft here, minor flooding

DavisIN · Apr 20, 2013 · 12.20 ft · Moderate
Dunns BridgeIN · Apr 24, 2013 · 12.15 ft · Moderate
ShelbyIN · Apr 25, 2013 · 12.05 ft · Moderate
WilmingtonIL · Apr 19, 2013 · 7.87 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Kankakee River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Kankakee River

Davis	IN	10.0	13.80 ft, Mar 11, 2009	9
Dunns Bridge	IN	10.0	13.65 ft, Feb 26, 2018	6
Kouts	IN	11.0	14.52 ft, Mar 24, 1982	3
Shelby	IN	10.5	13.04 ft, Sep 18, 2008	4
Momence	IL	5.0	10.51 ft, Mar 6, 1979	2
Wilmington	IL	6.5	16.70 ft, Feb 5, 1883	17
Lorenzo this gauge	IL	508.0	508.54 ft, May 18, 2020	0

Other gauges in Grundy County

Flood gauges in Grundy County

Morris	11.0	14.52 ft, Aug 24, 2007	1
Morris	16.0	24.91 ft, Apr 19, 2013	12
Coal City	12.0	21.00 ft, Aug 8, 1924	3

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KRDI2, 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.