Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, IL

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 9.5 ftNumerous residences are inundated in Oak Forest and Midlothian.
• 8.5 ftNumerous residences are threatened in Robbins. 159th Street (US-6) and Cicero Avenue (IL-50) are threatened in Oak Forest.
• 7.5 ftA few residences are threatened upstream of the gauge.
• 7 ftForest Avenue is threatened in Oak Forest.
• 6.5 ftWaverly Avenue, Oak Avenue, 155th Street, and 160th Street are threatned in Oak Forest. Trails are threatened in Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve.
• 5.5 ftLow-lying areas of Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve are inundated.

Highest crests on record

1. 9.5 ft — April 5, 1947
2. 9 ft — July 13, 1957
3. 8.49 ft — October 10, 1954
4. 7.67 ft — April 22, 1973
5. 6.7 ft — May 12, 1966

Recent crests: 6.15 ft (May 17, 2020) · 4.62 ft (September 29, 2019) · 4.85 ft (February 20, 2018) · 4.85 ft (July 12, 2014) · 4.61 ft (May 20, 2014)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Natalie Creek at Midlothian, IL
• Tinley Creek near Palos Park, IL
• Calumet Union Drainage Canal at Markham, IL
• Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, IL
• Little Calumet River at South Holland, IL
• Thorn Creek at Thornton, IL
• Stony Creek at Worth, IL
• Thorn Creek at Glenwood, IL