Poplar Creek at Elgin

The past week

What floods at each level

• 14 ft

  US-20 (Elgin Bypass) may threatened near the creek.

• 13.5 ft

  Bluff City Boulevard may be threatened.

• 11.5 ft

  Water begins to bypass the main channel toward IL-25 and Dixon Avenue.

• 11 ft

  Structures threatened at Elgin High School. Villa Street is threatened near the creek.

• 10.5 ft

  IL-25 (St Charles Street) may be threatened near the creek.

• 10 ft

  Widespread inundation of structures and roadways in the floodplain reaches up to two blocks from the creek near IL-25 (St Charles Street) and Unity Park. Water begins to bypass the main channel toward structures along Dixon Avenue near Cookane Avenue. Numerous industrial structures threatened near IL-25 (St Charles Street).

• 9 ft

  Widespread inundation of structures and roadways in the floodplain reaches several blocks from the creek north of Villa Street near Prairie Park.

• 8 ft

  Numerous residences are threatened along Ramona Avenue near Villa Street. Varsity Drive is threatened.

• 7 ft

  Campus Drive is threatened near Elgin High School.

• 6.5 ft

  A few residences are threatened near Unity Park. Raymond Street is threatened.

• 6 ft

  Hammond Avenue is threatened near Illinois Avenue. Low-lying sections of Unity Park inundated.

• 5.5 ft

  Ramona Avenue is threatened near Villa Street.

• 4 ft

  Water overtops low-lying banks in Campus Park.

Highest crests on record

When the water runs low

• 1

  River nears zero flow.

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