Freeport, Illinois — As of 6:30 p.m. today the Pecatonica water levels hit a high of 16.4 feet with levels not expecting to drop until noon time on February 26th.
We took a trip to eight different places around the region today to bring you a current update of what the flooding looks around the Freeport area now.
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Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North. Dock is destroyed. See the hawk(s) in the water?
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North.
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North.
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North.
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North.
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North. Looking into Freeport.
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North. Looking across the Highway east at Van Buren
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North. Looking across the Highway east at Van Buren
Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Highway 26 North. Looking across the Highway northeast
Highway 26 North at Van Buren looking east
Highway 26 North at Van Buren looking southeast
Highway 26 North at Van Buren looking south up the highway
Highway 26 North at Van Buren looking northeast
Highway 26 North at Van Buren
Highway 26 North at Van Buren
Highway 26 North at Van Buren
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path looking over east Van Buren
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path looking over east Van Buren
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path looking over east Van Buren
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path looking north
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path.
Birds are like, you should see the view from here.
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path looking down bike path.
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path.
Highway 26 North on the east side of the highway by the bike path.
Cedarville road looking southeast
Cedarville road looking east
Cedarville road looking west
Cedarville road looking west
Cedarville road looking southwest
Cedarville road looking west
Cedarville road looking west
Further down Cedarville road by Damascus
Cedarville road home
Cedarville road property
Cedarville road
Cedarville road looking north
Cedarville road looking east
Cedarville road looking northwest
Cedarville road looking more north
Cedarville road property
Cedarville road looking west
Cedarville road looking north
Cedarville road looking north
Cedarville road at Damascus
Looking north on Damascus
Cedarville road at Damascus
Cedarville road at Damascus
Cedarville road at Damascus
Looking north up Damascus
Cedarville road at Damascus looking southwest
Cedarville road at Damascus looking southeast
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road.
McNeil’s Damasus Landing on W. Cedarville road looking west.
Cedarville road by the trails and bridge looking north.
Cedarville road by the trails and bridge looking northeast
Cedarville road trail bridge
Cedarville road trail bridge looking southwest
Cedarville road trail bridge looking southeast
Highway 75 coming into Freeport by old Structo plant
Highway 75 coming into Freeport next to old Structo plant looking south
Highway 75 coming into Freeport next to old Structo plant looking southwest
Highway 75 coming into Freeport next to old Structo plant looking west onto 75 into Freeport
Highway 75 coming into Freeport next to old Structo plant looking at 75
Just outside Freeport on Highway 75 looking northwest
Just outside Freeport on Highway 75 looking west into the city
Just outside Freeport on Highway 75 looking back on the highway west
As you get into Freeport looking southwest off Highway 75
As you get into Freeport looking south off Highway 75
Highway 75 looking west into Freeport
Highway 75 into Freeport
Highway 75 into Freeport
Highway 75 into Freeport
Welcome to Freeport
Welcome to Freeport
Highway 75 looking back east
As you get into the city on the east side looking south
As you get into the city highway 75
Looking back west at 75
Highway 75 in Freeport
Highway 75 in Freeport
Highway 75 in Freeport
Highway 75 in Freeport looking northwest
Henderson Road by Sauer-Danfoss and Full House Gaming looking South
Henderson Road by Sauer-Danfoss and Full House Gaming looking South
Henderson Road by Sauer-Danfoss and Full House Gaming looking Southwest
Henderson Road by Sauer-Danfoss and Full House Gaming looking Southwest
Henderson Road by Sauer-Danfoss and Full House Gaming looking Southeast
Henderson Road looking at Full House Gaming
Looking down Henderson road south
Looking west at Sauer-Danfoss
Lancaster Road looking west towards Freeport, Van Buren road and Highway 26
Lancaster Road looking south towards Freeport
Lancaster Road looking east
Lancaster Road looking southeast into Freeport
Lancaster Road looking southwest towards Freeport
Lancaster Road looking east
Lancaster Road looking northwest
Lancaster Road looking directly “towards” the 4 corner stop in Freeport by Walgreens and Lavendar N Lace
Lancaster Road looking towards “4 corners” in Freeport another shot
Lancaster Road looking towards “4 corners” in Freeport another shot
Lancaster Road looking towards “4 corners” in Freeport another shot
Lancaster Road looking towards “4 corners” in Freeport another shot
Lancaster Road looking towards Freeport, Van Buren road and Highway 26
Lancaster Road looking south at housing high rise on Van Buren in Freeport
Lancaster Road looking back east, power lines
Lancaster Road looking east towards Sauer-Danfoss
Krape Park Dam is pretty turbulent
Krape Park looking west over Duck pond
Krape Park looking upstream by dam
Krape Park Duck pond
Krape Park muddy mess
Krape Park upstream closer
No swimming – keep off dam
Krape Park dam. Watch for huge ice chunks caught in the dam.
Krape Park dam.
Krape Park dam looking east
Krape Park park bench. Possibly caused by other means, but the bench’s bolts were forced apart
Krape Park dam. See the ice chunk? Look at the stick behind it. These 2 objects (like a person would if they ever fell into the dam) are continuously forced by the water under the water by the current. If you ever fall into this dam, especially now, you will drown.
Krape Park dam. Another shot of the massive sized ice chunks caught by the dam. The stick is still there too. We watched the ice float down river and fall into the dam.
