Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook, IL
River level and flood forecast · Du Page County
Normal47.9 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 6.1 ft below flood stage (54 ft).
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 | 58 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 56 ft |
| Flood stage | 54 ft |
| Action stage | 53 ft |
| Record crest (April 18, 2013) | 57.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 58.5 ft22nd Street is threatened east of the creek in Oak Brook.
- 58 ftOak Brook Road (31st Street) is threatened in Oak Brook.
- 57.5 ftResidences are threatened along Merry Lane and Yorkshire Woods in Oak Brook. Harger Road and Spring Road are threatened near the creek in Oak Brook.
- 57 ftParking lots are threatened near Harger Road and Spring Road.
- 56 ftResidences are threatened along Forest Trail in Oak Brook.
- 55.5 ftStructures are threatened near 22nd Street and Clearwater Street in Oak Brook.
- 54 ftParking lots are threatened near 22nd Street and Clearwater Street in Oak Brook.
- 53.5 ftLow-lying sections of Oak Brook Golf Club are inundated.
Highest crests on record
- 57.4 ft — April 18, 2013
- 56.02 ft — May 17, 2020
- 55.63 ft — September 14, 2008
- 55.3 ft — May 15, 2020
- 55.25 ft — October 15, 2017
Recent crests: 56.02 ft (May 17, 2020) · 55.3 ft (May 15, 2020) · 54.27 ft (April 30, 2020) · 54.26 ft (October 26, 2019) · 54.33 ft (October 3, 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 (OBKI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.