Addison Creek at Bellwood, IL
River level and flood forecast · Cook County
Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 5 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (July 24, 2010) | 13.57 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftWidespread inundation of structures and roadways in the floodplain reaches multiple blocks from the creek in Northlake, Stone Park, Melrose Park, Bellwood, and Westchester. Kindred Hospital Chicago Northlake may be threatened. Northlake Fire Department may be threatened. Union Pacific West railroad tracks are threatened in Bellwood.
- 13 ftA few residences may be threatened off Cermak Road near the creek in Broadview. North Avenue is threatened in Northlake. Lake Street is threatened in Stone Park. Roosevelt Road is threatened in Westchester.
- 12.5 ftI-280 (Eisenhower Expressway) is threatened in Bellwood and Westchester. Manheim Road is threatened in Stone Park.
- 12 ftNumerous residences are threatened at Meadowcreek Mobile Home Park and near Lake Street and Manheim Road in Melrose Park and Stone Park. A few residences are threatened off Harrison Street near the creek in Bellwood. St Charles Road, Washington Boulevard, and Madison Street are threatened in Bellwood.
- 11 ftNumerous minor roadways are threatened near the creek in Northlake, Stone Park, Melrose Park.
- 10.5 ftA few roadways are threatened at Meadowcreek Mobile Home Park in Melrose Park and Stone Park. Low-lying sections of Stevenson Park are inundated in Bellwood.
- 9.5 ftWater begins to be diverted into Addison Creek Reservoir to reduce flood impacts.
- 8 ftLow-lying trails are threatened near Hansen Park in Northlake.
- 5 ftWater overtops low-lying banks near Hansen Park in Northlake.
Highest crests on record
- 13.57 ft — July 24, 2010
- 13.16 ft — April 18, 2013
- 12.84 ft — August 14, 1987
- 12.32 ft — June 15, 2015
- 11.51 ft — August 22, 2014
Recent crests: 11.18 ft (May 17, 2020) · 8.83 ft (May 15, 2020) · 9.19 ft (May 27, 2019) · 10.94 ft (October 14, 2017) · 12.32 ft (June 15, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BWDI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.