Rivers in Illinois
Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor
Below flood stage
5.19ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 6:30 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 9.00 ft
- Record crest
- 13.08 ft2006
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 15.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 11.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 9.00 ft |
| Action | 8.00 ft |
- 16.00 ftResidences are threatened along Center Avenue in Homewood and Holbrook Road in Chicago Heights.
- 14.50 ftCenter Avenue is threatened near the creek in Homewood.
- 14.00 ftHalsted Street is threatened near the creek in Homewood.
- 13.00 ftHolbrook Road is threatened east of Riegel Road in Chicago Heights.
- 12.50 ftRiegel Road is threatened near the creek in Homewood.
- 12.00 ftResidences threatened along Ashland Avenue and Hamilton Wood Road in Homewood.
- 10.00 ftStructures threatened in Veterans Memorial Park in Glenwood.
- 9.00 ftLow-lying sections of Idlewild Country Club are inundated in Homewood.
- 8.00 ftLow-lying wooded areas near Riegel Road are inundated.
Crest history
51 crests on NOAA’s list since 1954.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 17, 2006 | 13.08 ft |
| 2 | July 18, 1996 | 12.59 ft |
| 3 | September 14, 2008 | 12.34 ft |
| 4 | May 22, 1982 | 11.97 ft |
| 5 | November 28, 1990 | 11.89 ft |
| 6 | June 13, 1981 | 11.76 ft |
| 7 | April 18, 2013 | 11.42 ft |
| 8 | December 3, 1983 | 11.40 ft |
| 9 | February 20, 2018 | 11.02 ft |
| 10 | October 10, 1954 | 10.92 ft |
| 11 | May 1, 2019 | 10.80 ft |
| 12 | February 21, 1997 | 10.79 ft |
| 13 | June 8, 1993 | 10.69 ft |
| 14 | May 18, 2020 | 10.64 ft |
| 15 | June 1, 1989 | 10.63 ft |
| 16 | March 4, 1979 | 10.59 ft |
| 17 | May 12, 2002 | 10.52 ft |
| 18 | November 18, 2003 | 10.48 ft |
| 19 | June 9, 2011 | 10.47 ft |
| 20 | June 14, 1994 | 10.42 ft |
| 21 | July 2, 1983 | 10.40 ft |
| 22 | March 16, 1984 | 10.29 ft |
| 23 | June 27, 2019 | 10.20 ft |
| 24 | March 1, 2017 | 10.09 ft |
| 25 | July 12, 2014 | 10.06 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 18, 2020: 10.64 ft
- April 29, 2020: 9.44 ft
- January 11, 2020: 9.14 ft
- June 27, 2019: 10.20 ft
- May 1, 2019: 10.80 ft
- June 21, 2018: 9.31 ft
- February 20, 2018: 11.02 ft
- May 1, 2017: 8.56 ft
- March 30, 2017: 9.96 ft
- March 1, 2017: 10.09 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.