Fox River flooding expected to continue through Friday

Flooding along portions of the Fox, DuPage and Des Plaines Rivers that began over the weekend will continue this week until Friday, according to statements from the National Weather Service.

Near Aurora, rainfall of one to two inches Sunday caused the Fox River to rise from just under 13 feet to about 13.6 feet Monday, officials said. That brought into the "flood stage," at which the river is considered to be flooded, according to the statement.

Officials said minor flooding is expected to continue until Friday, when it is expected to fall back below the flood stage by 6 p.m.

Further North in Algonquin, the river rose from about nine feet to close to 10 feet Monday, bringing it above its flood stage of 9.5 feet, according to the statement.

Officials said the water level there will continue to rise to close to 10.4 feet by Tuesday morning, but will begin to subside later that day and is expected fall back below the flood stage by Friday.

The Des Plaines River and the DuPage River aren't flooded yet, but officials said they expect them to pass their flood stages Monday night.

Officials said the Des Plaines River will reach its highest level at about 7.4 feet by Tuesday evening. At that level, officials said water will flow into surrounding farm areas near the river. It is expected to dip below the flood stage by Thursday evening.

In Bolingbrook, officials said, the DuPage River will begin to flood when it reaches 19.5 feet but will fall back below that point by Tuesday afternoon.

Officials reminded residents to use caution when driving in flooded areas and to turn around if they encounter a flooded roadway.