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Forecasts of flows entering and leaving the Chain of Lakes on the Fox River in northeastern Illinois are critical information to water-resource managers operating the Stratton Dam at McHenry, Illinois. These managers determine the optimal operation of the Stratton Dam at McHenry, Ill., to manage Chain of Lakes pool levels and to help mitigate flooding in the Chain of Lakes system. In 2020, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources–Office of Water Resources (IDNR–OWR) began a cooperative study to develop a system to enable engineers and planners to simulate and communicate water-surface elevations and flows and proactively prepare for runoff events forecasted for the Chain...


    map background search result map search result map Archive of the Hydraulic Model used in the Two-Dimensional Simulation of the Chain of Lakes on the Fox River near McHenry, Illinois Archive of the Hydraulic Model used in the Two-Dimensional Simulation of the Chain of Lakes on the Fox River near McHenry, Illinois