Summit Conduit at Summit, IL
River level and flood forecast · Cook County
No current readingas of Sun 6 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flood stages
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (June 26, 2021) | 6.47 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7 ftSummit Conduit reaches capacity. Water may overtop low-lying banks along McCook Ditch upstream of Summit Conduit.
Highest crests on record
- 6.47 ft — June 26, 2021
- 4 ft — October 25, 2021
- 3.7 ft — September 11, 2022
Recent crests: 3.7 ft (September 11, 2022) · 4 ft (October 25, 2021) · 6.47 ft (June 26, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Des Plaines River at Lyons, IL
- Des Plaines River at Riverside, IL
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Stickney, IL
- Salt Creek (IL) at Western Springs, IL
- Flag Creek near Willow Springs, IL
- Des Plaines River at River Forest, IL
- Addison Creek at Bellwood, IL
- Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Chicago (Western Ave), IL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SCOI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.