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Cameras

Please use the drop down menu to visit one of our live web cameras located at Fawell Dam. Fawell Dam is located across the West Branch DuPage River in the McDowell Grove Forest Preserve. If the camera image does not display after selection you will need to refresh the webpage.

*Please note that the imagery provided herein is provisional. Inaccuracies in the data may be present because of instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the gage location.



Please select a camera view from the drop down list. Camera IDs correspond to numbered "views" on photo above.

Gage Totals

*Please note that the data provided herein are provisional and have not received final approval. Most data relayed by satellite or other telemetry have received little to no review. Inaccuracies in the data may be present because of instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the gage location.

Table 1: Rain Gages
Location Inches
RG8 - DuPage County Airport Link to USGS Site
RG21 - Fermi Laboratory 0.09
RG31 - Naperville Police Department 0.06
RG33 - Wheaton Municipal Building 0.00
RG36 - Springbrook Treatment Plant 0.58
RG40 - Bartlett Treatment Plant Link to USGS Site
RG44 - Carol Stream Treatment Plant 0.00
Table 2: Stream Gage
Stream Gage WSEL, ft.
SG6 - Fawell Dam 675.58
*There is a 20 minute delay on the gage reporting data
**WSEL - Water Surface Elevation
Table 3: USGS Monitored Stream Gages
Stream Gage Description
SG1 - West Branch near West Chicago
SG2 - Kress Creek at West Chicago
SG4 - West Branch near Warrenville
SG5 - West Branch near Naperville
SG6 - Spring Brook #2 at 87th Street near Naperville
*Click on stream gage to see further information. Please note link will open a new browser window and take you away from the DuPage County website.

West Branch DuPage River Watershed Map

To view a flood control facility select by using the drop down menu or by clicking on a Stormwater Facility (blue icon) in the map below.

West Branch Watershed View Fawell Dam Country Lakes Basin Kress Creek Reservoir Gary-Kehoe Reservoir Wayne Oaks Dam RG31 - Naperville Police Dept SG5 - West Branch near Naperville SG7 - Naperville River Walk SG6 - Stream Level @ Dam RG48b - Naperville near McDowell Dam RG67 - Naperville Township Highway Garage SG4 - West Branch near Warrenville RG66 - Blackwell Forest Preserve SG6 - Spring Brook #2 at 87th Street near Naperville SG3 - Kress Creek at West Chicago RG21 - Fermi Labs SG1 - West Branch near West Chicago RG33 - North Wheaton RG44 - Carol Stream Treatment Plant RG8 - DuPage County Airport RG40 - Bartlett Treatment Plant RG24 - Elgin

**Mouse over each Stormwater Facility icon to reveal name,
then click to see further information.

Flood Forecast Simulations

These results are simulated using provisional data with DuPage County Stormwater Management HSPF and FEQ models. These are for guidance purposes only; actual watershed conditions may vary. All local agencies should use individual judgment when making operating decisions.