Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, IL
River level and flood forecast · Cook County
Normal3.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 6.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 8 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 | 13.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (September 15, 2008) | 12.87 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftIndustrial structures east of the creek are threatened south of Ford Heights.
- 15 ftCottage Grove Avenue is threatened near the creek in Sauk Village.
- 14.5 ftMedgar Evans Center is threatened in Ford Heights. Industrial structures west of the creek are threatened south of Ford Heights.
- 14 ftNumerous residences are threatened along Deer Creek Drive in Ford Heights. US30 is threatened in Ford Heights.
- 13 ftNumerous residences are threatened along Deer Creek Drive in Ford Heights. Sauk Trail is threatened near the creek east of Steger. Joe Orr Road is threatened north of Ford Heights.
- 12 ftStructures are threatened near Cottage Grove Avenue in Glenwood. Kennedy Lane is threatened in Ford Heights.
- 10 ftWater overtops numerous low-lying banks in Steger and Ford Heights.
- 9 ftLow-lying agricultural land is inundated north of Ford Heights.
Highest crests on record
- 12.87 ft — September 15, 2008
- 12.37 ft — August 24, 2007
- 12.16 ft — April 17, 2006
- 11.98 ft — June 27, 2019
- 11.98 ft — February 21, 2018
Recent crests: 10.23 ft (May 9, 2021) · 11.1 ft (May 18, 2020) · 10.85 ft (April 30, 2020) · 11.11 ft (January 11, 2020) · 10.76 ft (October 27, 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 (CDCI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.