West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL

DuPage County, Illinois · USGS 05540095

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on West Branch Du Page River at its USGS monitoring location in DuPage 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 typicalHigh

Streamflow is currently 62 ft³/s, 39% above the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 21 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 45 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 7.8 ft · 3.2 ft below action stage · Flood stage 12.5 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM46.7 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM47.5 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM48.1 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM61 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM72 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM57.1 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM52.4 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM48.9 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM50.8 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM45.8 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM42 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM41.2 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM43.5 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM44.8 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM42.8 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM40 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM38.3 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM36.1 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM42.9 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM43.7 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM287 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM170 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM235 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM646 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM551 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM318 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM169 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM119 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM95.6 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: DuPage County
Drainage area: 91 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, ILUSGS 05540095
STREAMFLOW62 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT7.81 ft