Flooding Issues Continue in Algonquin

It was much of the same story Wednesday when it came to flooding issues in Algonquin.

The Fox River remained at the same level as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday as it was on Tuesday: 12.55 feet, according to the National Weather Service. The flood stage of the river is 9.5 feet. 

Also, the same roads near the river in downtown Algonquin remained closed Wednesday because of localized flooding: 

• LaFox River Drive north of Washington Street
• Fox River Drive north of Rattray Drive
• Fox River Drive north of Beach Drive
• Jayne Street east of South Main Street
• Center Street east of La Fox River Drive
• Willow Street from Center Street to Jayne Street
• Filip Street east of South Main Street

The above information was updated at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24. 

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Flooding continues to be an issue for Algonquin.

The Fox River — from the Wisconsin/Illinois state line to the Montgomery dam – remained closed to boating traffic on Tuesday.

Boating restrictions were placed on the Fox River on April 17 as swift currents, floating debris and submerged structures and piers created hazardous conditions on the fast-flowing river, according to an Illinois Department of Natural Resources memo.

Over the weekend, the Algonquin Police Department arrested three people who went on the river and gave a warning to a woman who let her 7-year-old child get too close to the "raging water," according to the Daily Herald. 

The river was at 12.55 feet as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, which is still well above its flood stage of 9.5 feet. Between .5 and .75 inches of additional rainfall was expected Tuesday and could slow the fall of the river, according to the NWS. 

• READ MORE: Fox River Water Level in Algonquin

A handful of roads in downtown Algonquin were closed Tuesday due to flooding, including: 

• LaFox River Drive north of Washington Street
• Fox River Drive north of Rattray Drive
• Fox River Drive north of Beach Drive
• Jayne Street east of South Main Street
• Center Street east of La Fox River Drive
• Willow Street from Center Street to Jayne Street
• Filip Street east of South Main Street

Cornish Park in Algonquin also remained closed on Tuesday. 

The village has made sandbags available to residents at the following locations: 

• Hubbard Street and Oceola Drive
• Rattray Drive and Beach Drive
• Rattray Drive and Filip Road
• Center Street and Willow Street
• LaFox River Drive at Cornish Park
• Riverfront Park

The village has also made refuse containers available for those hoping to dispose of flood-damaged items at the following locations: 

• Willow Street
• Oceola Drive north of Hubbard Street
• Beach Drive east of Rattray Drive
• LaFox River Drive south of Madison Street

Village officials are asking residents to not dispose of sandbags in the available refuse containers.  The village is planning to make trailers available in neighborhoods adjacent to the Fox River during the week as water levels recede.