Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village, IL
River level and flood forecast · Cook County
Normal12.1 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 4.9 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Flow: 30 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 | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (May 18, 2020) | 20.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftResidences are threatened along Wasdale Avenue and Carlisle Avenue in Elk Grove Village. Residences threatened along Morrison Boulevard in Elk Grove Village. Arlington Heights Road bridge is inundated.
- 24 ftStructures are threatened at Elk Grove High School. Residences are threatened along Brantwood Avenue in Elk Grove Village.
- 23.5 ftWasdale Avenue and Carlisle Avenue are threatened in Elk Grove Village.
- 23 ftResidences are threatened along Cypress Lane in Elk Grove Village. Structures are threatened along Mittel Boulevard in Wood Dale. Devon Avenue is threatened in Elk Grove Village and Wood Dale. Morrison Boulevard, Brantwood Avenue, and Eden Road are threatened in Elk Grove Village.
- 22 ftCypress Lane is threatened in Elk Grove Village. Mittel Boulevard is threatened in Wood Dale.
- 21.5 ftStructures are threatened at Rainbow Falls Waterpark in Elk Grove Village.
- 21 ftLow-lying sections of Jaycee Park are inundated in Elk Grove Village.
- 20.5 ftThorndale Avenue is threatened in Wood Dale.
- 19.5 ftLow-lying areas of Elk Grove Community Athletic Fields are inundated.
- 19 ftLow-lying athletic fields are inundated at Elk Grove High School. Low-lying sections of Olmstead Park are inundated in Elk Grove Village.
- 17.5 ftLow-lying sections of Burbank Park are inundated in Elk Grove Village.
- 16 ftTrails at Salt Creek Marsh are inundated. Low-lying sections of Salt Creek Golf Club are inundated.
- 14.5 ftWater overflows low-lying banks in Elk Grove Village, Itasca, Wood Dale, and Salt Creek Marsh.
Highest crests on record
- 20.8 ft — May 18, 2020
- 20.56 ft — May 15, 2020
- 19.66 ft — May 1, 2019
- 19.66 ft — May 1, 2017
- 18.66 ft — October 15, 2017
Recent crests: 17.34 ft (July 16, 2024) · 18.27 ft (June 26, 2021) · 20.8 ft (May 18, 2020) · 20.56 ft (May 15, 2020) · 18.36 ft (April 30, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSalt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows, IL
- DownstreamSalt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale, IL
- Weller Creek at Des Plaines, IL
- Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road), IL
- McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, IL
- Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst, IL
- Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EVGI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.