Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, IL
River level and flood forecast · Cook County
Normal4.0 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 5.0 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (April 17, 2006) | 13.08 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftResidences are threatened along Center Avenue in Homewood and Holbrook Road in Chicago Heights.
- 14.5 ftCenter Avenue is threatened near the creek in Homewood.
- 14 ftHalsted Street is threatened near the creek in Homewood.
- 13 ftHolbrook Road is threatened east of Riegel Road in Chicago Heights.
- 12.5 ftRiegel Road is threatened near the creek in Homewood.
- 12 ftResidences threatened along Ashland Avenue and Hamilton Wood Road in Homewood.
- 10 ftStructures threatened in Veterans Memorial Park in Glenwood.
- 9 ftLow-lying sections of Idlewild Country Club are inundated in Homewood.
- 8 ftLow-lying wooded areas near Riegel Road are inundated.
Highest crests on record
- 13.08 ft — April 17, 2006
- 12.59 ft — July 18, 1996
- 12.34 ft — September 14, 2008
- 11.97 ft — May 22, 1982
- 11.89 ft — November 28, 1990
Recent crests: 10.64 ft (May 18, 2020) · 9.44 ft (April 29, 2020) · 9.14 ft (January 11, 2020) · 10.2 ft (June 27, 2019) · 10.8 ft (May 1, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FLSI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.