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Skillet Fork River at Wayne City

Highest listed crest 26.68 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft93 crests since 1909

The Skillet Fork River at Wayne City crested at major flood stage 47 times among the 93 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1909 to 2025. The highest, 26.68 ft on May 8, 1961, was major flooding, 11.68 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.68 ft
May 8, 1961; 51,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
47
1st of 177 gauges in Illinois
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
25.57 ft, major flooding
Location
Wayne County
Illinois

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Skillet Fork River at Wayne City
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.04Feb 20, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.042Mar 26, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.047Apr 6, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

93 crests from 1909 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Skillet Fork River at Wayne City, 1909 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 11, 1909: 17.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 1910: 17.73 ft, moderate floodingOct 6, 1910: 17.95 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1912: 17.58 ft, moderate floodingAug 22, 1915: 20.12 ft, major floodingJan 31, 1916: 20.08 ft, major floodingJan 6, 1917: 18.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 13, 1918: 18.25 ft, moderate floodingDec 15, 1918: 18.12 ft, moderate floodingOct 27, 1919: 19.54 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1921: 17.72 ft, moderate floodingMay 15, 1929: 20.01 ft, major floodingJan 14, 1930: 21.00 ft, major flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1931: 19.05 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 1932: 20.17 ft, major floodingMay 13, 1933: 20.49 ft, major floodingMar 12, 1935: 21.20 ft, major flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1935: 17.33 ft, moderate floodingJan 15, 1937: 20.58 ft, major floodingApr 1, 1938: 20.75 ft, major flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1939: 21.76 ft, major floodingApr 20, 1940: 19.25 ft, moderate floodingJul 10, 1942: 18.99 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1943: 21.21 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1944: 20.88 ft, major flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1945: 19.95 ft, moderate floodingAug 16, 1946: 20.50 ft, major floodingApr 26, 1947: 19.48 ft, moderate floodingJan 2, 1948: 19.46 ft, moderate floodingJan 25, 1949: 20.85 ft, major flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1950: 22.16 ft, major floodingFeb 21, 1951: 19.53 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1952: 19.07 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1953: 18.19 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1954: 17.19 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 1955: 18.77 ft, moderate floodingFeb 26, 1956: 17.14 ft, moderate floodingMay 23, 1957: 21.24 ft, major flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1957: 22.03 ft, major floodingJan 23, 1959: 18.10 ft, moderate floodingDec 19, 1959: 18.59 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1961: 26.68 ft, major flooding; 51,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1962: 18.25 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 1963: 18.12 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 1964: 21.34 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1965: 18.61 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1966: 16.57 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1967: 18.24 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 1967: 22.45 ft, major flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 21.51 ft, major flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1970: 18.68 ft, moderate floodingFeb 23, 1971: 18.04 ft, moderate floodingApr 15, 1972: 18.76 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1973: 20.65 ft, major floodingNov 26, 1973: 18.77 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 1975: 20.31 ft, major floodingMar 29, 1977: 20.48 ft, major floodingMar 5, 1979: 20.61 ft, major floodingFeb 1, 1982: 17.28 ft, moderate floodingDec 26, 1982: 21.57 ft, major flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 20.08 ft, major floodingApr 23, 1984: 21.14 ft, major flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1985: 21.65 ft, major flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1985: 24.60 ft, major floodingFeb 2, 1988: 20.00 ft, major floodingApr 4, 1989: 20.04 ft, major floodingMay 17, 1990: 25.75 ft, major floodingJan 1, 1991: 18.42 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 1993: 19.52 ft, moderate flooding; 9,680 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1993: 23.49 ft, major flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 20.77 ft, major floodingMay 18, 1995: 23.71 ft, major flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1996: 22.12 ft, major flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 21.15 ft, major flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2000: 18.65 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 2002: 16.95 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2005: 21.41 ft, major flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2006: 22.53 ft, major flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2008: 23.29 ft, major flooding; 24,880 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2009: 17.68 ft, moderate flooding; 8,516 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 22.88 ft, major flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2013: 19.67 ft, moderate flooding; 11,402 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2014: 20.28 ft, major flooding; 12,672 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 24.08 ft, major flooding; 29,650 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2016: 19.19 ft, moderate flooding; 10,327 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 22.81 ft, major flooding; 17,936 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2018: 18.58 ft, moderate flooding; 9,798 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2019: 17.48 ft, moderate flooding; 8,785 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2020: 20.93 ft, major flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2022: 16.17 ft, minor flooding; 7,694 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2023: 17.23 ft, moderate flooding; 8,573 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 25.57 ft, major flooding Highest, 26.68 ft, May 8, 1961 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Skillet Fork River at Wayne City 1900s: 1 1910s: 9 1920s: 2 1930s: 9 1940s: 9 1950s: 11 11 1960s: 9 1970s: 8 1980s: 8 1990s: 8 2000s: 6 2010s: 8 2020s: 5 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 93 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Skillet Fork River at Wayne City
1May 8, 196126.68+11.68Major51,000
2May 17, 199025.75+10.75Major—
3Apr 6, 202525.57+10.57Major—
4Nov 20, 198524.60+9.60Major—
5Dec 29, 201524.08+9.08Major29,650
6May 18, 199523.71+8.71Major38,100
7Nov 15, 199323.49+8.49Major28,600
8Mar 20, 200823.29+8.29Major24,880
9Apr 28, 201122.88+7.88Major22,600
10May 1, 201722.81+7.81Major17,936
11Mar 12, 200622.53+7.53Major20,800
12Dec 23, 196722.45+7.45Major22,800
13Jan 5, 195022.16+7.16Major—
14Apr 29, 199622.12+7.12Major20,300
15Dec 5, 195722.03+7.03Major—
16Apr 17, 193921.76+6.76Major—
17Apr 1, 198521.65+6.65Major15,300
18Dec 26, 198221.57+6.57Major16,600
19Jan 31, 196921.51+6.51Major18,000
20Jan 7, 200521.41+6.41Major15,900
21Mar 10, 196421.34+6.34Major17,000
22May 23, 195721.24+6.24Major16,500
23May 12, 194321.21+6.21Major17,000
24Mar 12, 193521.20+6.20Major13,300
25Jan 24, 199921.15+6.15Major14,900
26Apr 23, 198421.14+6.14Major16,000
27Jan 14, 193021.00+6.00Major12,300
28Jan 13, 202020.93+5.93Major12,800
29Apr 24, 194420.88+5.88Major15,100
30Jan 25, 194920.85+5.85Major14,500
31Apr 12, 199420.77+5.77Major—
32Apr 1, 193820.75+5.75Major10,400
33Mar 12, 197320.65+5.65Major—
34Mar 5, 197920.61+5.61Major—
35Jan 15, 193720.58+5.58Major—
36Aug 16, 194620.50+5.50Major—
37May 13, 193320.49+5.49Major—
38Mar 29, 197720.48+5.48Major—
39Feb 24, 197520.31+5.31Major—
40Apr 5, 201420.28+5.28Major12,672
41Jan 23, 193220.17+5.17Major—
42Aug 22, 191520.12+5.12Major—
43Jan 31, 191620.08+5.08Major—
44May 2, 198320.08+5.08Major—
45Apr 4, 198920.04+5.04Major—
46May 15, 192920.01+5.01Major—
47Feb 2, 198820.00+5.00Major—
48Mar 7, 194519.95+4.95Moderate—
49Jan 14, 201319.67+4.67Moderate11,402
50Oct 27, 191919.54+4.54Moderate—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WYNI2, 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.