Rivers in Illinois
Salt Creek (IL) at Rolling Meadows
Below flood stage
2.29ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 29, 4:45 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 8.50 ft
- Record crest
- 14.03 ft1987
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Minor flood | 8.50 ft |
| Action | 7.50 ft |
- 15.00 ftGolf Road bridge is threatened.
- 14.00 ftMeadowbrook Drive bridge is inundated.
- 13.00 ftBarker Avenue bridge is inundated. Central Road bridge is inundated.
- 12.50 ftAlgonquin Road bridge is inundated. Carriageway Drive bridge is inundated.
- 10.00 ftResidences are threatened between Central Road and Algonquin Road.
- 9.00 ftResidences near Algonquin Road and Carriageway Drive are threatened.
- 8.50 ftCentral Road Elementary School property is threatened.
Crest history
64 crests on NOAA’s list since 1974.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 14, 1987 | 14.03 ft |
| 2 | September 13, 2008 | 12.99 ft |
| 3 | December 3, 1982 | 12.56 ft |
| 4 | July 23, 2011 | 12.51 ft |
| 5 | August 4, 1989 | 11.54 ft |
| 6 | April 18, 2013 | 11.40 ft |
| 7 | November 19, 1985 | 11.20 ft |
| 8 | October 13, 2001 | 10.88 ft |
| 9 | April 18, 1975 | 10.82 ft |
| 10 | August 21, 1990 | 10.63 ft |
| 11 | September 19, 2001 | 10.62 ft |
| 12 | August 23, 2007 | 10.57 ft |
| 13 | March 4, 1976 | 10.52 ft |
| 14 | May 15, 2020 | 10.39 ft |
| 15 | March 4, 1985 | 10.26 ft |
| 16 | February 21, 1997 | 10.09 ft |
| 17 | June 19, 2009 | 10.09 ft |
| 18 | March 4, 1979 | 9.98 ft |
| 19 | May 17, 2020 | 9.93 ft |
| 20 | May 1, 2017 | 9.91 ft |
| 21 | May 13, 2010 | 9.86 ft |
| 22 | May 30, 2018 | 9.84 ft |
| 23 | July 2, 1978 | 9.83 ft |
| 24 | July 12, 2017 | 9.58 ft |
| 25 | March 13, 1982 | 9.42 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 15, 2024: 7.56 ft
- April 4, 2023: 8.45 ft
- February 27, 2023: 7.75 ft
- June 26, 2021: 8.57 ft
- May 17, 2020: 9.93 ft
- May 15, 2020: 10.39 ft
- April 30, 2020: 8.63 ft
- March 28, 2020: 8.66 ft
- September 13, 2019: 8.53 ft
- May 1, 2019: 8.30 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.