Parts of the Pecatonica and Rock Rivers Continue to Rise

Portions of the Pecatonica and Rock rivers will continue to rise within the next day or so before falling back by the weekend.  While the Pecatonica River has already crested in Freeport, it was still rising near Shirland in Winnebago county.  The Rock river will continue a slow rise as flow from the Pecatonica river and upstream rivers in Wisconsin continue to feed into it.  The Rock river has already crested in Byron and the Kishwaukee river near Perryville crested late Saturday night and continues to fall.  With additional flow from the upstream portions of the Rock river now affecting the Byron location, the Rock river may cause a slight new rise.  Click here for the latest river information.