Rivers in Illinois
Deer Creek near Chicago Heights
Below low-water threshold
3.38ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 29, 4:00 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 10.00 ft
- Record crest
- 12.87 ft2008
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 13.50 ft |
| Moderate flood | 11.50 ft |
| Minor flood | 10.00 ft |
| Action | 9.00 ft |
- 17.00 ftIndustrial structures east of the creek are threatened south of Ford Heights.
- 15.00 ftCottage Grove Avenue is threatened near the creek in Sauk Village.
- 14.50 ftMedgar Evans Center is threatened in Ford Heights. Industrial structures west of the creek are threatened south of Ford Heights.
- 14.00 ftNumerous residences are threatened along Deer Creek Drive in Ford Heights. US30 is threatened in Ford Heights.
- 13.00 ftNumerous residences are threatened along Deer Creek Drive in Ford Heights. Sauk Trail is threatened near the creek east of Steger. Joe Orr Road is threatened north of Ford Heights.
- 12.00 ftStructures are threatened near Cottage Grove Avenue in Glenwood. Kennedy Lane is threatened in Ford Heights.
- 10.00 ftWater overtops numerous low-lying banks in Steger and Ford Heights.
- 9.00 ftLow-lying agricultural land is inundated north of Ford Heights.
Crest history
59 crests on NOAA’s list since 1954.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 2008 | 12.87 ft |
| 2 | August 24, 2007 | 12.37 ft |
| 3 | April 17, 2006 | 12.16 ft |
| 4 | February 21, 2018 | 11.98 ft |
| 5 | June 27, 2019 | 11.98 ft |
| 6 | June 10, 2011 | 11.83 ft |
| 7 | November 28, 1990 | 11.79 ft |
| 8 | July 13, 1957 | 11.75 ft |
| 9 | March 4, 1979 | 11.58 ft |
| 10 | May 1, 2019 | 11.58 ft |
| 11 | September 28, 2019 | 11.57 ft |
| 12 | January 13, 2005 | 11.55 ft |
| 13 | May 12, 2002 | 11.49 ft |
| 14 | June 13, 1981 | 11.49 ft |
| 15 | December 3, 1983 | 11.49 ft |
| 16 | April 19, 2013 | 11.46 ft |
| 17 | January 8, 2008 | 11.43 ft |
| 18 | July 18, 1996 | 11.41 ft |
| 19 | May 29, 2019 | 11.37 ft |
| 20 | February 21, 1997 | 11.36 ft |
| 21 | June 1, 1989 | 11.36 ft |
| 22 | June 25, 2000 | 11.35 ft |
| 23 | October 17, 1993 | 11.35 ft |
| 24 | July 21, 2003 | 11.33 ft |
| 25 | June 8, 1993 | 11.29 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 9, 2021: 10.23 ft
- May 18, 2020: 11.10 ft
- April 30, 2020: 10.85 ft
- January 11, 2020: 11.11 ft
- October 27, 2019: 10.76 ft
- September 28, 2019: 11.57 ft
- June 27, 2019: 11.98 ft
- May 29, 2019: 11.37 ft
- May 1, 2019: 11.58 ft
- February 21, 2018: 11.98 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.