Salt Creek (IL) near Greenview, IL
River level and flood forecast · Mason County
Normal1.4 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 14.6 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 214 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (May 19, 1943) | 20.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftWidespread agricultural flooding is in progress.
- 13 ftWater begins to overflow banks into wooded and agricultural areas.
Highest crests on record
- 20.5 ft — May 19, 1943
- 20.21 ft — December 4, 1982
- 19.81 ft — June 24, 1974
- 18.9 ft — April 13, 1979
- 18.17 ft — June 29, 2021
Recent crests: 18.17 ft (June 29, 2021) · 15.17 ft (May 19, 2020) · 16.27 ft (April 27, 2020) · 16.99 ft (May 3, 2019) · 8.05 ft (March 28, 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 (GREI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.