# Flood Warning: Bureau, IL; La Salle, IL; Putnam, IL — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-18 20:24 ingested 2026-08-19 06:41

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

## extract

Flood Warning — Bureau, IL; La Salle, IL; Putnam, IL
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Illinois River at La Salle affecting Putnam, Bureau and La Salle
Counties.

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

* WHERE...Illinois River from Starved Rock Lock and Dam downstream to
confluence with Big Bureau Creek, including the La Salle gauge.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Agricultural areas in La Salle, Spring
Valley, and Peru are inundated.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 20.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early
Wednesday morning and continue falling.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.