Rivers in Illinois
Des Plaines River at Des Plaines (Algonquin Road)
Action stage
12.69ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 13.00 ft
- Record crest
- 21.00 ft2008
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 20.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 18.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 13.00 ft |
| Action | 12.50 ft |
- 25.00 ftWater reaches the top of the levee near Rand Road and Ballard Road.
- 24.00 ftWidespread inundation of structures and roadways in the floodplain may reach Lee Street and Elk Boulevard near downtown Des Plaines.
- 21.50 ftInundation of structures and roadways reaches up to 1 block from the river in Des Plaines.
- 20.50 ftWater reaches the top of the floodwall along Miner Street causing numerous structures and roadways to be threatened near Miner Street and Busse Highway. Structures threatened along Prairie Avenue near South River Road. Algonquin Road threatened east of the river.
- 19.50 ftNumerous residences threatened along Big Bend Drive and Grove Avenue. A few structures threatened along South River Road.
- 19.00 ftWithout flood protection, South River Road is threatened near Thacker Street.
- 18.50 ftBig Bend Drive threatened.
- 17.00 ftCentral Road is threatened and Golf Road is threatened near College Drive.
- 15.00 ftBuildings threatened at Methodist Campground.
- 14.00 ftLow-lying Methodist Campground property and forest preserve property threatened near Des Plaines.
- 13.50 ftCamp Ground Road and Des Plaines River Trail threatened near Miner Street.
Crest history
7 crests on NOAA’s list since 2008.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 14, 2008 | 21.00 ft |
| 2 | May 18, 2020 | 20.24 ft |
| 3 | September 15, 2019 | 17.92 ft |
| 4 | May 2, 2020 | 17.08 ft |
| 5 | March 29, 2020 | 15.59 ft |
| 6 | July 22, 2019 | 15.20 ft |
| 7 | October 27, 2019 | 14.38 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 18, 2020: 20.24 ft
- May 2, 2020: 17.08 ft
- March 29, 2020: 15.59 ft
- October 27, 2019: 14.38 ft
- September 15, 2019: 17.92 ft
- July 22, 2019: 15.20 ft
- September 14, 2008: 21.00 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- UpstreamDes Plaines River at Des Plaines
- DownstreamDes Plaines River at River Forest
- Weller Creek at Des Plaines
- North Branch Chicago River at Niles
- McDonald Creek at Mount Prospect
- Salt Creek (IL) at Elk Grove Village
- Salt Creek (IL) at Wood Dale
- Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows
- West Fork North Branch Chicago River at Northbrook
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.