# Flood Warning: Lake, IL — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-28 21:00 ingested 2026-09-29 02:53

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Warning — Lake, IL
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Illinois...

Des Plaines River near Russell affecting Lake IL County.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Des Plaines River from IL/WI state line downstream to US-41
in Gurnee, including the Russell gauge.

* WHEN...Until Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Agricultural and park land is inundated near
the river. Residential property is threatened near the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:30 PM CDT Monday was 7.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river will slowly fall below flood stage towards
the end of the week.
- Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.