Skokie River at Highland Park, IL
River level and flood forecast · Lake County
Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 3:40 PM
The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (9 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 | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8.5 ft |
| Record crest (July 13, 2017) | 10.44 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14.5 ftClavey Road Treatment Plant property is threatened in Highland Park.
- 13.5 ftUS-41 (Skokie Highway) may be threatened near Central Avenue/Deerfield Road in Highland Park.
- 12 ftWithout flood protection, widespread inundation of structures and roadways in the floodplain may occur up to a half mile from the river in Winnetka and Wilmette. Numerous residences threatened off US-41 (Skokie Highway) near Fink Memorial Park in Highland Park.
- 11.5 ftCentral Avenue is threatened in Highland Park. Lake Cook Road is threatened in Highland Park.
- 11 ftNumerous residences are threatened off Deerfield Place in Highland Park. Clavey Road is threatened in Highland Park.
- 10 ftNumerous residential streets are threatened off Deerfield Place in Highland Park. Numerous roadways and parking lots are threatened at Chicago Botanical Gardens.
- 9 ftLow-lying sections of numerous golf courses inundated in Highland Park. Athletic fields are threatened at Fink Memorial Park in Highland Park.
Highest crests on record
- 10.44 ft — July 13, 2017
- 9.95 ft — October 14, 2001
- 9.76 ft — April 18, 2013
- 9.47 ft — September 13, 2019
- 9.28 ft — September 3, 2018
Recent crests: 8.87 ft (May 17, 2020) · 8.27 ft (April 30, 2020) · 9.47 ft (September 13, 2019) · 9.28 ft (September 3, 2018) · 8.58 ft (February 20, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSkokie River at Lake Forest, IL
- DownstreamNorth Branch Chicago River at Niles, IL
- North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, IL
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook, IL
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Deerfield, IL
- Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, IL
- Des Plaines River at Lincolnshire, IL
- McDonald Creek near Mount Prospect, IL
- Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HIPI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.