Weller Creek at Des Plaines, IL

River level and flood forecast · Cook County

Normal0.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 8.3 ft below flood stage (9 ft).

Flow: 1 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	12.5 ft
Moderate flood stage	11.5 ft
Flood stage	9 ft
Action stage	7.5 ft
Record crest (June 10, 1967)	15.09 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

20 ftResidences may be threatened along Hanbury Drive in Des Plaines. Miner Street (US-14/Northwest Highway) may be threatened in Des Plaines.
19 ftElmhurst Road (IL-83) threatened in Mount Prospect. Wisconsin Central Railroad tracks threatened in Des Plaines. Hanbury Drive threatened in Des Plaines.
18.5 ftWashington Street threatened in Des Plaines. Union Pacific Railroad tracks threatened in Des Plaines.
18 ftResidential structures threatened along Berkshire Lane in Mount Prospect. A few industrial structures threatened along Wieboldt Drive, Seegers Road, and Miner Street (US-14/Northwest Highway) in Des Plaines.
17.5 ftNumerous structures threatened along Mount Prospect Road in Des Plaines. Emerson Street threatened in Mount Prospect.
17 ftNumerous residences threatened near Golfhurst Avenue, Edwards Street, and Sunrise Park in Mount Prospect. Widespread inundation of structures and roadways in the floodplain extends several blocks from the creek near Cumberland Terrace Park and Des Plaines Manor Park. Numerous residences threatened along Cumberland Parkway, Westgate Road, and side streets in Des Plaines. Mount Prospect Road threatened in Des Plaines.
16.5 ftBerkshire Lane threatened in Mount Prospect. Golf Road threatened in Des Plaines.
16 ftTrails and parking lots threatened at Blackhawk Park in Des Plaines.
15.5 ftCouncil Trail threatened in Mount Prospect.
15 ftMultiple structures may be threatened along Rand Road and side streets near downtown Des Plaines.
14.5 ftNumerous residences threatened along Lonquist Boulevard, See-Gwun Avenue, and side streets near Sunrise Park in Mount Prospect. Williams Street threatened in Mount Prospect. Athletic fields inundated at Sunrise Park in Mount Prospect.
14 ftLonquist Boulevard, See-Gwun Avenue, and side streets threatened in Mount Prospect.
13 ftA few residences threatened along Cumberland Parkway in Des Plaines. Man-Awa Trail threatened in Mount Prospect.
12 ftNumerous residential structures threatened along Wolf Road, Harvey Avenue, and Columbia Avenue in Des Plaines. Cumberland Parkway and Wolf Road threatened in Des Plaines. Portions of Mount Prospect Golf Club and Weller Park are inundated.
11 ftElectric utility property threatened along Seegers Road and Rand Road in Des Plaines.
10.5 ftIndustrial parking lots threatened along Seegers Road and Miner Street (US-14/Northwest Highway) in Des Plaines.
7 ftWater overtops low-lying banks in Des Plaines and Mount Prospect.

Highest crests on record

15.09 ft — June 10, 1967
14.8 ft — August 14, 1987
13.41 ft — July 27, 1966
13.37 ft — July 13, 1957
12.91 ft — August 17, 1968

Recent crests: 9.96 ft (May 17, 2020) · 7.82 ft (May 15, 2020) · 6.91 ft (October 3, 2019) · 6.93 ft (May 21, 2018) · 7.1 ft (May 2, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Cook County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 05530000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WLRI2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.