Buffalo Creek (IL) at Wheeling
Cook County, Illinois
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 12.5 ft
Arlington Heights Road may be threatened in Buffalo Grove.
- 11 ft
Buffalo Grove Road threatened at Lake Cook Road.
- 10.5 ft
Buffalo Grove Village Hall threatened. A few residential structures threatened along Raupp Boulevard in Buffalo Grove.
- 10 ft
Holmes Middle School threatened in Wheeling.
- 9.5 ft
Raupp Boulevard threatened in Buffalo Grove.
- 9 ft
Widespread inundation of roadways and structures begins between Elmhurst Road and Eugene Field School in Wheeling. Water begins to bypass the main channel to the southeast along McHenry Road and Wheeling Road causing widespread inundation of roadways and structures near Wheeling Town Center. Elmhurst Road (IL-83) threatened in Wheeling. Parking lots threatened at Buffalo Grove Village Hall. Large portions of Buffalo Grove Golf Club inundated.
- 8.5 ft
Multiple commercial structures threatened near Elmhurst Road and Dundee Road in Wheeling. Widespread inundation of roadways and structures begins near Wolf Road and Jeffery Avenue in Wheeling. Multiple structures threatened along Northgate Parkway in Wheeling. McHenry Road threatened in Wheeling.
- 8 ft
Residential structures threatened along Valley Stream Drive, Manda Lane, and side streets in Wheeling. Lake Cook Road threatened in Buffalo Grove. Weiland Road threatened at McHenry Road (IL-83) in Wheeling.
- 7.5 ft
A few structures threatened along Dundee Road in Wheeling. Valley Stream Drive, Manda Lane, and side streets threatened in Wheeling.
- 7 ft
A few structures threatened near Buffalo Grove Road and Lake Cook Road. A few structures threatened along St Marys Parkway near Lincoln Terrace in Buffalo Grove. Wolf Road and Jeffery Avenue threatened in Wheeling. Athletic fields threatened near Emmerich Park in Buffalo Grove. Agricultural land inundated in northwest Wheeling.
- 6.5 ft
Residential parking lots threatened along McHenry Road. Low-lying portions of Buffalo Grove Golf Club inundated. Athletic fields threatened at Heritage Park in Wheeling.
- 6 ft
Low-lying portions of Heritage Park inundated in Wheeling.
- 5 ft
Parking lots threatened along Buffalo Grove Road.
- 4.5 ft
Trails threatened near Arlington Heights Road in Buffalo Grove. Low-lying portions of Emmerich Park inundated in Buffalo Grove.
- 4 ft
Water overtops low-lying banks in Buffalo Grove and Wheeling.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2013 | 8.46 ft | 1,170 cfs |
| Jul 21, 1982 | 7.94 ft | 887 cfs |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 7.83 ft | 916 cfs |
When the water runs low
- 1.0
River nears zero flow.
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