Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows, IL
River level and flood forecast · Cook County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 6.2 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).
Flow: 4 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
| Flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 14, 1987) | 14.03 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftGolf Road bridge is threatened.
- 14 ftMeadowbrook Drive bridge is inundated.
- 13 ftBarker Avenue bridge is inundated. Central Road bridge is inundated.
- 12.5 ftAlgonquin Road bridge is inundated. Carriageway Drive bridge is inundated.
- 10 ftResidences are threatened between Central Road and Algonquin Road.
- 9 ftResidences near Algonquin Road and Carriageway Drive are threatened.
- 8.5 ftCentral Road Elementary School property is threatened.
Highest crests on record
- 14.03 ft — August 14, 1987
- 12.99 ft — September 13, 2008
- 12.56 ft — December 3, 1982
- 12.51 ft — July 23, 2011
- 11.54 ft — August 4, 1989
Recent crests: 7.56 ft (June 15, 2024) · 8.45 ft (April 4, 2023) · 7.75 ft (February 27, 2023) · 8.57 ft (June 26, 2021) · 9.93 ft (May 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamSalt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village, IL
- Weller Creek at Des Plaines, IL
- McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale, IL
- Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, IL
- Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling, IL
- Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road), IL
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ROLI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.