# 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 2026-08-16 21:13 ingested 2026-08-17 06:52

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

## extract

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

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

For the Illinois River (Upper)...including Morris, Ottawa, La
Salle...Minor flooding is forecast.

* 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 Tuesday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 20.6 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:45 PM CDT Sunday was 20.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.8 feet
tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
morning.
- 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.