ext_124176 ([identity profile] lonotter.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] ronboakes_87114 2009-12-09 10:06 pm (UTC)

I'm not sure if it was ice jams on the Des Plaines, but they've been a problem on other area rivers.

As for rainfall washing off oil, etc., the usual estimate that it happens in the first 15 minutes or so. An hour would only be for a very light rain.

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