Vermilion River near Danville, IL

Vermilion County, Illinois · USGS 03339000

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Vermilion River at its USGS monitoring location in Vermilion County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalVery high

Streamflow is currently 271 ft³/s, 3.2× the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 23 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 84 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 2.8 ft · 13.2 ft below action stage · Flood stage 18 ft
WATER QUALITY

Current water conditions

Turbidity
7.8 FNU
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM1,160 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM974 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM855 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM770 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM691 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM590 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM468 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM423 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM392 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM360 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM329 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM330 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM312 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM322 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM311 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM308 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM291 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM260 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM250 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM320 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM369 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM488 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM427 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM472 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM482 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM463 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM526 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM479 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM302 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM280 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Vermilion County
Drainage area: 1,290 mi²
Current measurements: 7
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Vermilion River near Danville, ILUSGS 03339000
STREAMFLOW271 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT2.82 ft