Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest

1. 9.50 ftNumerous residences are inundated in Oak Forest and Midlothian.
2. 8.50 ftNumerous residences are threatened in Robbins. 159th Street (US-6) and Cicero Avenue (IL-50) are threatened in Oak Forest.
3. 7.50 ftA few residences are threatened upstream of the gauge.
4. 7.00 ftForest Avenue is threatened in Oak Forest.
5. 6.50 ftWaverly Avenue, Oak Avenue, 155th Street, and 160th Street are threatned in Oak Forest. Trails are threatened in Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve.
6. 5.50 ftLow-lying areas of Midlothian Meadows Forest Preserve are inundated.

Most recent crests

• May 17, 2020: 6.15 ft
• September 29, 2019: 4.62 ft
• February 20, 2018: 4.85 ft
• July 12, 2014: 4.85 ft
• May 20, 2014: 4.61 ft
• February 22, 2014: 5.17 ft
• April 18, 2013: 5.65 ft
• June 9, 2011: 5.69 ft
• May 31, 2010: 5.23 ft
• December 27, 2008: 5.31 ft

• Natalie Creek at Midlothian
• Tinley Creek at Palos Park
• Calumet Union Drainage Canal at Markham
• Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor
• Little Calumet River at South Holland
• Thorn Creek at Thornton
• Stony Creek at Worth
• Thorn Creek at Glenwood

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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.