000 FGUS83 KILX 270116 RVSILX ILZ044-053-280100- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 807 PM CDT MON AUG 26 2002 FOR THE SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICELLO...THE STAGE AS OF 7 PM THIS EVENING WAS AT 12.6 FEET...FLOOD STAGE IS 13 FEET. THE RIVER HAS SHOWN A FLAT CREST OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH RIVER LEVELS AROUND A HALF FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO BEGIN FALLING LATER THIS EVENING OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE FOLLOWING FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED PRECIPITATION AND PRECIPITATION FORECAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS. && FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME TUE WED THU SANGAMON RIVER MONTICELLO 13 12.6 MON 7 PM 9.2 7.8 7.2 $$ SMITH