Spring Brook at Naperville (87th Street), IL
River level and flood forecast · Will County
Normal2.9 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
Flow: 2 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
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (July 18, 1996) | 10.77 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftA few residences are threatened downstream of gauge in Naperville.
- 11 ftStructures threatened at Springbrook Water Reclamation Center in Naperville.
- 10 ft87th Street, Rock Spring Road, and Gateshead Drive are threatened at the creek in Naperville.
- 8 ftRoadways are threatened at Springbrook Water Reclamation Center in Naperville.
- 6.5 ftMain trail is threatened near Plainfield-Naperville Road in Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve.
- 6 ftMinor trails are threatened at Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve.
- 5.5 ftWater overtops banks near the gauge and 87th Street in Naperville.
Highest crests on record
- 10.77 ft — July 18, 1996
- 9.67 ft — April 18, 2013
- 8.47 ft — October 15, 2017
- 7.77 ft — October 14, 2001
- 7.68 ft — May 9, 1990
Recent crests: 7.41 ft (May 17, 2020) · 7.03 ft (May 1, 2019) · 6.79 ft (February 20, 2018) · 8.47 ft (October 15, 2017) · 7.5 ft (May 1, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamDu Page River near Plainfield, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Naperville, IL
- East Branch Du Page River at Bolingbrook, IL
- West Branch Du Page River near Warrenville, IL
- East Branch Du Page River at Lisle, IL
- St. Joseph Creek (IL) above Lisle, IL
- Des Plaines River near Lemont, IL
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Romeoville, IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SPGI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.