Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale, IL
River level and flood forecast · Du Page County
Normal6.8 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 5.7 ft below flood stage (12.5 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2008) | 16.58 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftI-290 is threatened near Addison.
- 17.5 ftStructures are threatened west of Addison Road near Elizabeth Drive.
- 17 ftIrving Park Road (IL-19) threatened near the creek in Wood Dale.
- 16.5 ftElizabeth Drive and Addison Road threatened in Wood Dale.
- 16 ftNorth Wastewater Treatment Plant is threatned in Addison. Residences threatened east and west of the creek just south of Irving Park Road (IL-19).
- 15 ftCommercial Street and Grove Street threatened in Wood Dale. Athletic fields inundated at Community Park in Addison.
- 14 ftNumerous structures are threatened east and west of the creek just south of Irving Park Road (IL-19).
- 13 ftEdgebrook Road and Forest View Avenue threatened in Wood Dale.
- 11 ftLow-lying sections of Salt Creek Park are inundated. Low-lying sections of Lincolnwood Park are inundated.
Highest crests on record
- 16.58 ft — September 14, 2008
- 15.28 ft — April 18, 2013
- 14.82 ft — May 18, 2020
- 14.36 ft — July 23, 2011
- 14.08 ft — July 24, 2010
Recent crests: 12.07 ft (July 16, 2024) · 11.75 ft (July 2, 2023) · 11.57 ft (April 1, 2023) · 11.91 ft (October 25, 2021) · 12.7 ft (June 27, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSalt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village, IL
- DownstreamSalt Creek (IL) at Elmhurst, IL
- Weller Creek at Des Plaines, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows, IL
- Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road), IL
- Addison Creek at Bellwood, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Oak Brook, IL
- Des Plaines River at River Forest, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WDSI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.