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Spring Bay, Illinois

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Spring Bay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61611. It stands on Blue Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spring Bay quadrangle. 474 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 489 feet above sea level.

Spring Bay within Woodford County

Population over time

2 figures

Spring Bay grew from 452 to 474 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010452
2020474+22 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

1 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Spring Bay in 2018, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 July 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources075-18

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Woodford County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Spring Bay: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Caul PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Construction Materials Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Peoria Concrete Construction Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Powley Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Spring Bay SandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Woodford County

Storms near this place

34 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Bay in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 hail, 4 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2013FloodSpring Bay$13,800,000Around 276 homes, two businesses, a fire station and numerous roads along the Illinois river in Spring Bay and Bay View Gardens were inundated, and suffered damage due to record river levels. The river stage at Peoria climbed to a record level of 29.35 feet on April 23rd at 19:30 local time, which was nearly 12 feet above flood stage. High impact flooding continued into the month of May 2013.
June 2013Flash FloodSpring Bay$3,000,000Thunderstorms moving over the same areas multiple times resulted in 2.50 to 6.00 inches of rain in the western half of Woodford County during the early morning hours of June 24th. The locations that experienced the greatest impacts from the flooding included Spring Bay and Germantown Hills where streets and houses were flooded. Several state highways were impassable, including Highway 26, 89 and 116. Most of the flash flooding subsided by late morning.
September 2008Flash FloodSpring Bay$90,000Several homes were flooded in Spring Bay, prompting boat evacuations.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay$30,000A roof was blown off a large shed.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay$25,000Numerous trees were blown down.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay$12,000Numerous trees were blown on Highway 26 about 5 miles southeast of Chillicothe.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay$5,000Several 6-inch diameter trees were blown down.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay$2,000A tree was blown down across the road at the intersection of Route 26 and Lourdes Road.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-Numerous trees and a couple of outbuildings were damaged.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-The siding of a house was damaged.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-Several trees were blown down.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-A tree was blown down and several tree branches were snapped in Bay View Gardens.
July 2020Flash FloodSpring Bay-Several rural roads were flooded east of Germantown Hills and north of Route 116.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-A tree was blown down, knocking down a power line in the process.
May 2018Flash FloodSpring Bay-Heavy rain of 2.00 to 3.00 inches, most of which fell in less than two hours during the early morning hours, resulted in rapid flash flooding in western Woodford County along and just east of the Illinois River. Several roads along the Illinois River were impassable, including parts of Illinois Route 26 from just south of Spring Bay to the Tazewell County line. The flooding subsided by afternoon.
April 2017Flash FloodSpring Bay-Rain amounts of 2.75 to 4.00 inches in about a two hour period during the evening hours resulted in flash flooding across parts of western Woodford County. Streets in Germantown Hills, Metamora, and Roanoke were impassable, as were numerous rural roads in the county. Illinois Route 89 southwest of Washburn was also closed due to high water and flood debris.
April 2017FloodSpring Bay-Rain amounts of 2.75 to 4.00 inches in about a two hour period during the evening hours resulted in flash flooding across parts of western Woodford County. Streets in Germantown Hills, Metamora, and Roanoke were impassable, as were numerous rural roads in the county. Illinois Route 89 southwest of Washburn was also closed due to high water and flood debris. Additional rain of 0.50 to 1.00 inch during the early morning hours kept many roads flooded. Flood waters subsided by early afternoon on the 30th.
June 2017Flash FloodSpring Bay-Torrential rainfall of 3.00 to 5.00 inches was reported across most of Woodford County. Most of this fell within a 90 minute period during the evening hours. The heaviest rain occurred from Eureka to El Paso and locations to the south. Most county highways were impassable in the southern half of the county.
June 2017FloodSpring Bay-Torrential rainfall of 3.00 to 5.00 inches was reported across most of Woodford County. Most of this fell within a 90 minute period during the evening hours. The heaviest rain occurred from Eureka to El Paso and locations to the south. Most county highways were impassable in the southern half of the county. Additional rainfall during the late evening and overnight hours kept many roads flooded. The flooding subsided around daybreak on June 18th.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-A power line was blown down, closing Highway 26 near Spring Bay.
June 2015Flash FloodSpring Bay-Thunderstorms produced 2.50 to 5.00 of rainfall in western Woodford County between 1800 and 2000 local standard time. Flash flooding rapidly developed which made secondary roads from Low Point to Benson and near Bay View Gardens impassable. Parts of Illinois State Highway 26 were also flooded.
May 2013FloodSpring Bay-High impact flooding on the Illinois River continued from April.||Around 276 homes, two businesses, a fire station and numerous roads along the Illinois River in Spring Bay and Bay View Gardens were inundated, and suffered flood damage dur to record river levels. High impact flooding subsided when the river level at Peoria fell below a stage of 22 feet on May 8th.||Damage information was reported in the April Storm Data for this episode.
September 2008Flash FloodSpring Bay-Funks Run Creek overflowed its banks and flooded streets in Spring Bay near Mill Point Park. Some small levees along the creek also gave way, aggravating the flooding in that area.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-A tree was blown down near Spring Bay.|
July 2004Tornado (F0)Spring Bay-A tornado briefly touched down in a field. No damage or injuries were reported.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-A tree was blown down across the road in Spring Bay and several power lines were blown down in Metamora.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-Trees blocked roads in Spring Bay.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-A swath of damage occurred over Woodford County extending from Bayview Garden to Minonk, a 27 mile long path. Numerous trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down. Several machine sheds were destroyed. Homes affected along the path sustained only minor shingle and siding damage.
May 2017HailSpring Bay-no account filed
June 2009HailSpring Bay-no account filed
June 2009HailSpring Bay-no account filed
March 2006HailSpring Bay-no account filed
June 2000HailSpring Bay-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSpring Bay-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Woodford County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Bay View Garden1.1 miles23
Oak Ridge4.6 miles20
Germantown Hills4.9 miles20
Hickory Point6.4 miles20
Metamora8.9 miles19
Cazenovia10.2 miles19
Low Point11.6 miles19
Cruger13.3 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Spring BayAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q597427The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 418920. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.